Grazioso Villino con giardino mq.1000
Aprilia zona La Cogna In contesto tranquillo e riservato, proponiamo in vendita grazioso villino indipendente sviluppato su un unico livello (libero su 4 lati no condominio, nulla in comune con altre proprietà), ideale per chi desidera vivere immerso nel verde . L'immobile è composto da un luminoso salone con camino,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,000/m², the €80,000 asking price is already 71% above the Lazio baseline of €586/m²; adding an estimated €16,000 for habitable-condition upkeep brings the effective cost to about €1,200/m². The independent villa, 1,000 m² garden, 43 photos, and location 4 km from the sea support the price, but do not offset the substantial premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable independent villa with a large private garden, mature trees, paved outdoor space and a welcoming fireplace. The interiors are clean, bright and habitable but plain and dated rather than character-rich; the 1,000 sqm garden and €80,000 price create the main dream appeal, especially near the coast.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €9,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Basic, dated interiors and kitchen; likely cosmetic updating needed.
- Water comes from a private well, with GPL heating and only preparation for connection to the public sewer.
- The bathroom is not shown in the gallery, so its condition should be verified.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 39/100This is the Agro Pontino plain between Rome and the Lepini Hills, with low flat reclaimed farmland around the town and the Tyrrhenian coast a few kilometres west. The nearest coast is the stretch between Torvaianica, Lavinio and Anzio-Nettuno, with sandy beaches and dune remnants in places. The Parco Nazionale del Circeo lies farther south and does not fall inside the immediate landscape here. Anzio and Nettuno are the nearest larger coastal centres, with ports, services and railway links; Rome is the major city to the north for work and transport. Aprilia sits in a heavily settled road corridor with industry, logistics and dispersed modern development typical of the Pontine plain.