Via Fontevecchia, Colonnetta, fabbricato mq 65 ca + terrreno
Montopoli di Sabina, Via Fontevecchia in zona Colonnetta, immerso tra verdi colline proponiamo terreno agricolo di mq 10.000 con fabbricato disposto su 2 livelli per totali mq 65 comm. Il fabbricato, realizzato in muratura ed accatastato C/2 (magazzino), si presenta in discrete condizioni d'uso ed è composto da un…
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
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Asking €79,000 for 66 m2 (≈€1,197/m2) but the building is cadastral class C/2 (magazzino) on 10,000 m2 of agricultural land, so it cannot legally be used as a dwelling; the text’s mention of an angolo cottura/bagno contradicts the C/2 classification.
More on the house and the area
A small, intact country cottage set in a well-maintained 10,000 sqm olive-and-fruit plot — great for weekend life or a low-cost rural home. Interiors are basic but liveable (kitchen, shower, tiled floors); expect renovation and official change-of-use work to convert to full residential use.
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€13,000 – €23,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Property is cadastral class C/2 (magazzino) — may require change of use/permits to live as a permanent residence
- Needs renovation/refresh (cosmetic work, possible upgrades) despite being roofed and connected to water and electricity
- Rural, set on unpaved drive — some isolation and upkeep for the olive grove (≈80 trees)
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 70/100The cluster sits in the Sabina (Sabine Hills), a belt of low-to-mid altitude limestone hills north of Rome. The Tiber river valley (Valle del Tevere) lies to the west and shapes the local lowland. There is no national park within about 15 km. The nearest ski lifts are on Monte Terminillo in the Reatini mountains, roughly 40–50 km by road. The immediate area is a patchwork of small medieval hill towns and agricultural villages; nearby settlements within 15 km include Magliano Sabina and Fara in Sabina, which provide local shops and municipal services. The territory is crossed by the historic Via Salaria and has a regional railway station (Poggio Mirteto Scalo) with regional train services toward Rome. The area is part of the Sabina olive-growing district and is associated with Sabina DOP extra-virgin olive oil production. Surrounding land use is mainly olive groves, arable fields and areas of woodland on the hills.