Villa in Località Limata
Proponiamo in vendita a Sessa Aurunca, precisamente a Piedimonte, in zona Limata, una villa singola disposta su due livelli e libera su quattro lati. Al piano terra troviamo una cucina, una camera da letto, un bagno e un comodo ripostiglio. Il primo piano, accessibile tramite una scala esterna in ferro, è composto da due camere da letto e un ulteriore...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking price €70,000 for 500 m² = €140/m²; estimated renovation €200/m² (habitable) adds €100,000 so effective cost ≈ €170,000 or ≈ €340/m² vs local median €371/m². Sea 3 km, pool and 29 photos add value, though the listing does not state the building's technical condition explicitly.
More on the house and the area
A very attractive, private tiled courtyard villa with a covered outdoor dining area and a sunny roof terrace with hill views — great for alfresco living and only a few kilometres from the sea. The house appears structurally usable today but is dated and needs cosmetic updating and some garden/terrace maintenance to make it a comfortable full-time home.
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€33,000 – €56,000
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.
- Cosmetic updating needed (dated finishes)
- Single bathroom and compact internal layout
- Outdoor areas need maintenance and clearing
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 68/100Monte Massico is the main relief in this area, with the Aurunci Mountains farther inland. The Tyrrhenian coast is within the local area, with the long sandy shore of Baia Domizia on the Gulf of Gaeta. The Garigliano River reaches the sea just to the north. The Regional Park of Roccamonfina-Foce Garigliano covers part of the wider local landscape around the lower Garigliano plain and volcanic hills inland. Sessa Aurunca is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and Roman remains including the theatre. The area is known for the Falerno del Massico wine zone and for coastal holiday settlements at Baia Domizia.