Villetta a schiera a Borgo Hermada - Colle la Guardia, Terracina,
Venduta in 24 ore.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
57 m2 villa 3 km from the sea listed at €100,000 (~€1,754/m2); after a modest €200/m2 refresh the effective price is ~€1,954/m2, about 235% above the regional baseline of €583/m2. The description says “Venduta in 24 ore,” which contradicts an active listing and lowers confidence.
More on the house and the area
A neat, move-in-ready small villa with fitted kitchen, gated parking and two modest outdoor patios — functional living very close to the sea. Plain, suburban styling and limited outdoor space keep this a practical, affordable home rather than a postcard Italian dream.
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 – €6,000
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.
- Small footprint (57 m²) and just one bathroom
- Basic, standard finishes — cosmetic updating likely if you want style upgrades
- No sea view despite being ~3 km from the coast
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 55/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the door, with a long sandy shoreline at Terracina. Monte Circeo rises immediately to the north-west, and the Parco Nazionale del Circeo begins within this stretch of coast with dunes, coastal forest and the promontory landscape around San Felice Circeo. Lake Fondi and the coastal plain lie inland to the east and south-east. Terracina is a substantial coastal town with a historic upper town and the Temple of Jupiter Anxur above the sea. The area is known for its coastal setting between the Circeo promontory and the Pontine plain.