Villa 6 locali, 182 m² in Frazione San Paolo 26, Patti (ME)
Villa 6 locali, 182 m² in Frazione San Paolo 26, Patti (ME). Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, caminetto, cucina, balcone, arredato, esposizione doppia.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,730, the estimated all-in cost is about €66,130, or €363/m² after allowing €200/m² for a habitable home—slightly below the local €373/m² benchmark. The 182 m² villa is 2 km from the sea and includes a garage, heating, fireplace, balcony, and furnishings.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, habitable 182 m² villa with three bedrooms, a balcony, fireplace, autonomous heating, and an attached 3,285 m² agricultural parcel—more like a real family home than a renovation shell. Its strong point is the space and very low advertised price, but the gallery shows no actual interiors, exterior, garden, or views, and the 1980s construction offers limited proven character or visual wow.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- No actual property photos are provided, so the home's visual appeal and current condition cannot be verified.
- Judicial auction purchase involves legal and procedural due diligence.
- The listing information is inconsistent about bathrooms and parking/garage; verify the survey and title documents.
- No air conditioning is listed, and the property is in a peripheral agricultural setting.
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 82/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side of Sicily with the Nebrodi mountains rising inland and the coast of the Gulf of Patti immediately nearby. The sea here is the Tyrrhenian, with a broken shoreline of small headlands and beaches around Capo Calavà and San Giorgio. The Parco dei Nebrodi begins inland within this radius on the higher ground behind the coast. The nearest substantial town is Patti, which has daily services, a railway station and the archaeological area of Tindari just beyond it. The Aeolian Islands are visible offshore in clear weather but they are not part of the local 15 km landscape. The area is known for olive groves, citrus and hazelnuts on the coastal and lower hill slopes, and for summer seaside tourism.