Casa indipendente in Via Selvi
L'agenzia Tempocasa di Viterbo Porta Romana propone in vendita questo CARATTERISTICO TRILOCALE DA RISTRUTTURARE CON GIARDINO in Via Selvi, nel cuore del CENTRO STORICO. IMMOBILE: l'immobile è sito al PRIMO PIANO di una storica palazzina. Internamente ha una metratura di circa 70 mq, ed è così composto: ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, due camere da letto ed un bagno e giardino privato....
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The flat is described as "da ristrutturare" so I estimate ≈€700/m² (€49k), making the all-in price ≈€114k or ≈€1,630/m². That is well above typical local offers (~€677/m²) despite the historic-center location and private garden, so the price looks overpriced.
More on the house and the area
Sweet, characterful medieval shell in the heart of Viterbo with original stone façades, narrow borgo views and a private walled courtyard — very photogenic and genuinely 'Italian'. The building is structurally sound and partly updated (bathroom, some windows), but several rooms show damp, peeling plaster and will need a sensible renovation to make it a comfortable main home.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Interior is partially run-down and will need renovation in places (peeling plaster, exposed pipes, evidence of damp).
- Small footprint (≈70 m²) — rooms are modest and the private garden is compact and requires clearing/repair.
- Mixed finishes: a recently refitted bathroom and some new windows contrast with other rooms that still need work.
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 cluster is in the built-up area of Viterbo, so the setting is an urban provincial city rather than open countryside. The Cimini Mountains rise nearby and Lake Vico lies within this area, inside the Regional Natural Reserve of Lake Vico. Montefiascone and the south-eastern shore of Lake Bolsena are also within reach of the wider Viterbo basin. Viterbo itself has a large medieval center and is known for the Papal Palace and the historic quarter of San Pellegrino. The city is known for thermal waters, with several spa and hot-spring sites around the Viterbo area.