Villa in Via Cancellata di Mezzo 89
ZAGAROLO – VILLA UNIFAMILIARE UNICO LIVELLO CON 600 MQ DI GIARDINO __________ codice immobile: RM13167 _______ Zagarolo, in Via Cancellata di Mezzo, una villa unifamiliare di 130 mq disposta interamente al comodo piano terra. L'immobile si presenta attualmente allo stato grezzo, sia internamente che esternamente, e…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 and 130 m², the shell-state villa needs an estimated €143,000 renovation, bringing effective cost to about €1,631/m² versus the Lazio baseline of €586/m². The 600 m² garden and 24 photos are positives, but the required works make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
The home has a pleasant wooded setting, a sizable 600 sqm garden, single-level layout, and potential for a polished modern villa. However, the actual gallery shows a bare shell requiring substantial finishing work, so it is a renovation project rather than a livable cheap Italian dream home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- The property is explicitly sold in a raw, unfinished state, both inside and outside.
- Interiors have bare plaster/concrete floors, unfinished openings, and no visible kitchen or bathrooms.
- The furnished exterior image appears to be a concept rendering rather than the current condition.
- Utilities, permits, heating, and completion costs need careful verification.
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.