Casa indipendente in Via di Pallavicina
Porzione di Casale nel verde con giardino privato Descrizione Vivere nel verde, Roma a pochi minuti: porzione di vecchio fienile con giardino privato e terrazzo Immagina di tornare a casa e trovare silenzio, alberi, prati e tranquillità intorno a te. Un contesto immerso nella natura, ma senza sentirsi isolati e, soprattutto, senza rinunciare alla possibilità di raggiungere Roma con grande...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective price ~2,000 €/m² (189,000 + est.21,000 renovation = 210,000 / 105 m²) versus the local median ~677 €/m², so this is about 3× the area median. The ad calls it a “vecchio fienile” but gives no condition details (33 photos only); the high price so close to Rome (≈36 km) is inconsistent with the typical stock.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful, ready-to-live-in portion of a converted fienile with warm terracotta floors, arched glazed doors, wood-burning stove and a private garden/pergola — very characterful and cosy. Condition looks solid and immediately usable, with only modest cosmetic updating likely needed.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Portion of a larger casale (shared building) — not a fully detached farmhouse
- Some finishes are a bit dated so minor cosmetic updating may be desired
- Internal staircase is compact/steep which could be awkward for some
- No dramatic long-distance views visible — the charm is in the garden and interiors
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 58/100The cluster is in the Alban Hills and Prenestini area east of Rome, with volcanic and limestone hill country rather than a plain. The nearest named natural feature is the Monti Prenestini just to the east, with higher ground around Palestrina and Capranica Prenestina inside the local landscape. Rome is the nearest large city and shapes daily life with rail links, services and employment. Palestrina is the nearest historic town of note, with the sanctuary complex of Fortuna Primigenia and the archaeological museum in the Barberini Palace. The area is known for hill towns, vineyards and olive groves on the Rome hinterland.