Casa Indipendente in vendita a Francavilla di Sicilia
Casa Indipendente in vendita a Francavilla di Sicilia. autonomo heating, balcone, terrazzo.
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €375/m², the asking price is only about 9% below the local €413/m² benchmark, so the discount is modest for a 200 m² townhouse. The listing mentions heating, balconies and a terrace, but does not state the condition or renovation needs, which creates meaningful cost uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, genuinely livable Sicilian townhouse with functioning kitchen, three bathrooms, heating, balconies and a rooftop-style terrace. The interiors are clean and maintained, with attractive vintage furniture and traditional terrazzo floors, but the overall style is dated rather than dreamlike; the exterior and setting are fairly ordinary.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €39,000
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 are fully usable but quite dated, especially the wood-paneled kitchen and older bathrooms.
- The home is in a dense town setting with little visible privacy or outdoor garden space.
- The panoramic-view tag is not clearly confirmed by the supplied 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 78/100The cluster is in the Alcantara valley with the Peloritani and Nebrodi farther north and the volcanic mass of Etna within the wider skyline of this part of eastern Sicily. The Alcantara river runs through the area, and the Gole dell’Alcantara are within the local landscape near Motta Camastra. This is the Etna regional park area on the upper side of the valley, with volcanic slopes, lava terrain and river-cut gorges shaping the surroundings. The nearest major centre is Taormina on the coast, with full services and major historic monuments, and Giardini Naxos is the nearest larger coastal service town. The area is known for the Alcantara gorge, for villages on the valley sides, and for being one of the inland approaches to Etna.