Villa unifamiliare in Altavilla Milicia
Villa unifamiliare in Altavilla Milicia. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia, 500 m from the sea.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €88,479 asking price becomes roughly €113,079 after allowing €200/m² for a habitable home, or about €919/m²—well above the local €374/m² reference. Its 500 m proximity to the sea, garage and terraces add value, but the listing does not state the number of bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable, furnished villa with a leafy private garden, palms, a covered terrace, balcony, and pleasant indoor-outdoor living spaces. The house appears solid and habitable rather than a renovation shell, though the interiors are dated and the strongest appeal is the garden setting rather than exceptional architecture or views.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and may need cosmetic updating.
- No bathroom is shown in the gallery, despite the property being described as habitable.
- The listing provides no visible sea view; the garden and terrace appear to be the main outdoor appeal.
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 63/100The area is on the north Sicilian coast on the Tyrrhenian, with low coastal hills rising behind the shoreline. The nearest larger city is Palermo, which is the main service and transport centre for the area. Cefalù lies farther east along the same coast and is a significant coastal town for day-to-day regional connections, but it is outside the immediate landscape radius. The local area is known for its coastal setting and for the Marian sanctuary at Altavilla Milicia.