Bilocale in Via San Giovanni Bosco 37
Nel cuore di Balestrate, precisamente in via San Giovanni Bosco, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di circa 43 mq, posto al piano terra di una palazzina composta da sole tre unità abitative. L’immobile si compone di una cucina-soggiorno, due camere da letto e un bagno, con una distribuzione degli spazi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €42,000, the apartment costs about €1,050/m² before works and roughly €1,250/m² assuming modest updating, well above the local €486/m² reference. Its central, seaside location and stated urban/cadastral compliance add value, but the listing does not say whether it is renovated or immediately habitable.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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.
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 61/100The cluster is on the Gulf of Castellammare coast, with sandy shoreline and low hills behind the town. The nearest larger centres in daily use are Partinico and Castellammare del Golfo; Palermo is farther east and matters mainly for higher-level services and the airport. Within about 15 km the landscape is a mix of coast, cultivated hills, olive groves and vineyards. The area is known for beach tourism and agriculture, especially vines and olives.