Casa indipendente in Via della Selce
Cave-Via della Selce, Valente Immobiliare propone in vendita un grazioso villino indipendente di 60 mq, sviluppato su unico livello in posizione adiacente a Colle Palma, ideale per chi desidera una soluzione abitativa indipendente con spazi ampi esterni e diverse pertinenze. L'immobile è circondato da un giardino di…
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
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Assuming light works (€200/m²) the effective price is about €108,000 (≈€1,662/m²), well above the local median €631/m², so this is overpriced for Lazio; the listing omits condition, year and energy data.
More on the house and the area
A modest, ready-to-live bungalow set in a large, fully fenced 1,800 m² garden with pergola, BBQ area and good outdoor privacy. Interiors are basic but habitable; the house needs cosmetic refresh and some repairs to exterior finishes and outbuildings. This is a realistic, affordable country-home with excellent outdoor space rather than a high-design renovation project.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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 inside and some exterior plaster damage
- Outbuildings/annexes appear rundown and will need repair
- Small footprint (about 60–65 sqm) — only one proper bedroom
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 cluster is on the Prenestini hills, part of the Anti-Apennine limestone ridge east of Rome. The Sacco valley lies nearby, and the higher Simbruini-Ernici mountains rise farther east beyond the immediate hills. Palestrina itself is a substantial historic hill town with the sanctuary complex of Fortuna Primigenia and a large old centre. Within this radius the landscape is a mix of wooded slopes, olive groves and settled hill country rather than open high mountain terrain. Rome is the nearest major city for higher-order services and transport, but it does not affect the landscape score. The area is known historically for ancient Praeneste and for hill towns on the Roman hinterland ridge.