Trilocale in Via Simeto 3
APPARTAMENTO CON CANTINA-OTTIMO INVESTIMENTO Proponiamo in vendita un appartamento situato al secondo piano di una piccola e tranquilla palazzina di sole tre unità abitative, inserita in un contesto di edilizia popolare a Villabate. L'immobile, in discrete condizioni generali, si compone con un ingresso, un salone, una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €970/m², plus an estimated €200/m² for its merely discrete condition, the effective cost is about €1,170/m²—well above the local sub-€100k benchmark of €486/m². The cellar, 10 photos, and location about 2 km from the sea add appeal, but the premium is not supported by clear renovation or building-quality details.
More on the house and the area
A solid, genuinely usable Sicilian apartment with generous traditional details such as terrazzo floors, decorative ceiling moldings, wood paneling and classic built-ins. It is more practical than dreamy: the interiors are dated, the exterior and surroundings are ordinary, and there is no standout view or private outdoor space.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Livable but visibly dated, with an old-fashioned kitchen, bathroom and finishes likely needing modernization.
- Second-floor apartment in a building without an elevator.
- Urban residential setting with no meaningful view, garden or outdoor living space.
- The cellar is useful storage but is not living accommodation.
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 38/100The cluster is in the Conca d’Oro on the Tyrrhenian side of Sicily, in the built-up plain east of Palermo. The Oreto valley and the low hills behind the coast frame the area, and the sea is close at the Gulf of Palermo. Palermo is the nearest city and has the full range of services, a large historic centre, port, rail links and airport access. This stretch is known for the metropolitan fringe of Palermo rather than for a distinct rural or protected landscape within the immediate area.