Rustico/casale in Via Colle Mozzo 15
Nel cuore del comune di Zagarolo, proponiamo un rustico in vendita che offre un'opportunità unica per chi desidera un rifugio tranquillo. Questo immobile di 40 mq, con 6000 mq di terreno, costruito nel 1967, è situato al piano terra e rappresenta una soluzione ideale per chi cerca un ambiente semplice e funzionale. Composto da un unico locale, l'immobile si presta...
What it really costs
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At €63,000 for 40 m² (€1,575/m²), estimated renovation raises the effective cost to about €2,275/m², versus the Lazio farmhouse baseline of €659/m². The 6,000 m² plot adds value, but the unspecified condition and vague “rustico” description do not justify this large premium.
More on the house and the area
The strongest appeal is the generous 6,000 m² olive-growing plot, with attractive open views toward the surrounding hills and countryside. The small stone outbuilding has a sound-looking roof and rustic exterior, but there is no evidence of a usable interior, kitchen, or finished living space, so this is primarily a renovation project rather than a home you can move into.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- No interior photos, so the claimed bathroom and actual livability cannot be verified.
- The building appears to be a basic agricultural rustico rather than a ready home, with likely renovation and utility work required.
- Check planning status, residential conversion rights, water/electricity connections, and access.
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 58/100The cluster is in the Alban Hills and Prenestini area east of Rome, with volcanic and limestone hill country rather than a plain. The nearest named natural feature is the Monti Prenestini just to the east, with higher ground around Palestrina and Capranica Prenestina inside the local landscape. Rome is the nearest large city and shapes daily life with rail links, services and employment. Palestrina is the nearest historic town of note, with the sanctuary complex of Fortuna Primigenia and the archaeological museum in the Barberini Palace. The area is known for hill towns, vineyards and olive groves on the Rome hinterland.