Casa bifamiliare in Contrada San Vittore
Porzione di casa di campagna in vendita, situata nell'oasi naturalistica Tevere Farfa. Questo immobile offre un'opportunità unica per creare la casa che vorresti. La proprietà necessita di lavori di ristrutturazione, ma offre un grande potenziale. La casa è disposta su un unico livello e comprende un accogliente soggiorno, una cucina tinello con camino, due camere da letto e...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €40,000 (≈€533/m2) but listing says it “needs renovation”; I estimate €700/m2 → renovation ≈ €52,500, so effective cost ≈ €92,500 (≈€1,233/m2), well above the regional baseline of €600/m2. Good location (Tevere Farfa) and included garden/parking help, but the renovation burden makes this a poor value on paper.
More on the house and the area
A modest, intact countryside house with original beamed ceilings and a fireplace, set in a pleasant gardened plot — clearly a real, livable home. Interiors are dated but functional, so it’s a charming move-in-with-updates opportunity at a low price.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
- Needs renovation and modernisation (cosmetic work, likely kitchen/bath updates).
- Small footprint (75 m²) with basic finishes.
- Energy performance/insulation and systems not shown — may require upgrades.
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 61/100The area sits in the lower Sabina countryside, with low tuff and limestone hills above the Tiber valley. The river closest to daily life is the Tevere, with the Nazzano, Tevere-Farfa Regional Nature Reserve nearby along the river corridor. The nearest larger town is Monterotondo, which has full everyday services and a rail connection toward Rome. Farther south, Rome strongly shapes work and transport patterns, but it is outside the immediate landscape. This part of northern Lazio is known for olive groves, mixed farmland and small hill settlements.