Casa Indipendente
Monte San Giovanni Campano nella frazione di Colli disponiamo di una casa indipendente mono livello composta da Terrazzo con porticato, ingresso, cucina abitabile e tinello, 2 camere da letto e bagno con corte privata.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing is described as habitable; I estimate renovation at €200/m² (≈€15,800 total), giving an effective price of about €80,800 or ~€1,023/m². That is ~75% above the local median of €585/m², so this looks pricey for the area despite the usable condition and 13 photos.
More on the house and the area
A solid, single‑level independent house with a long covered terracotta terrace/portico that makes for very pleasant outdoor living. Interiors are immediately habitable but modest and slightly dated — a realistic, affordable move‑in option in the Lazio hills with good value for the price.
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.
- Located on a narrow, sloping village street so parking and access are limited.
- Interior is dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating (single bathroom).
- Outdoor space is a modest private court/terrace rather than a larger garden.
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 67/100The cluster sits in the middle Liri valley, with the Ernici mountains close to the north and the wider Apennine relief visible around the basin. The river Liri runs through this part of the province and shapes the plain between the hill towns. Monti Simbruini Regional Park lies to the northwest, with the nearest higher Apennine terrain and walking areas reached by road in well under an hour, while the nearest ski lifts are those of Campocatino above Guarcino at about a 45-minute drive. The nearest larger town is Sora, which has the main services and shops for this side of the valley, while Frosinone is the provincial capital for higher-order services. Monte San Giovanni Campano is known for its hilltop historic centre and castle associated with the imprisonment of Thomas Aquinas, and the wider area is known for olive groves and the agricultural valley of the Ciociaria interior.