Casa Singola a Belpasso
Nel cuore di Belpasso, proponiamo in vendita una casa singola di circa 190 mq, disposta su due livelli e caratterizzata da ampi spazi interni e grande potenziale di personalizzazione. L’abitazione si sviluppa principalmente al primo piano ed è composta da circa 6 vani, cucina abitabile e un bagno. Le condizioni…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €388/m², the asking price is close to the local €373/m² benchmark, but the house needs substantial renovation, has no heating, and includes a courtyard requiring work. Estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,088/m², making this a weak deal despite the garage, panoramic views, and central services.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old Sicilian townhouse with attractive period details, including terrazzo floors, tall rooms, balconies, a vaulted stairwell, and a traditional oven area. The main house is a real, roofed property with floors, doors, a functioning-looking bathroom, and garage space, but damp, peeling finishes, and severely deteriorated rear areas make it a serious renovation rather than a move-in 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€41,000 – €72,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including damp and deteriorated plaster throughout.
- Rear outbuildings/courtyard areas appear heavily degraded, with damaged or vulnerable roofing.
- No heating is installed, and the property has only one visible bathroom.
- The advertised panoramic/sea views are not clearly proven by the photos.
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 74/100Mount Etna rises immediately to the north, and the southern slopes of the volcano begin around the town. The Simeto river plain lies to the south and east. Parco dell’Etna is within the area on the upper slopes. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna around Piano Provenzana and Rifugio Sapienza, roughly 45 to 60 minutes by road depending on the side. Catania is the nearest large city, with a full range of services, a major historic centre and the airport. The area is known for Etna’s lava landscapes, vineyards, pistachios from nearby Bronte, and villages built on or beside old lava flows.