Casa indipendente in Contrada Suvarelli
Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente (villino) da ristrutturare, perfetta per chi desidera creare la propria abitazione personalizzata. Situata su un generoso terreno di 1.000 m², questa proprietà offre infinite possibilità di sviluppo e personalizzazione. La casa si sviluppa su 2 piani per un totale di 100 m²…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €30,000 asking price is attractive at €300/m², but the house is explicitly to be renovated; estimating €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €1,000/m² versus a local benchmark of €407/m². The 1,000 m² plot and panoramic setting add appeal, but the listing does not state the building year, energy performance, or legal/utility status.
More on the house and the area
A characterful Sicilian country house with dramatic covered arcades, expansive terraces, mountain-valley views, and substantial private outdoor space. The photos show a real furnished home with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and solid floors—not an empty shell—but it needs meaningful updating and maintenance.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Advertised as needing renovation, despite showing a roofed and furnished home.
- Interiors and kitchen/bathroom are dated and likely need modernization.
- Exterior terraces, railings, and garden areas need maintenance.
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 56/100The cluster lies in the low hills west of Palermo, in a landscape of ridges, cultivated slopes and scattered settlements between the Gulf of Castellammare side and the Conca d’Oro side of the province. Monte d’Oro rises above Montelepre and Partinico, and the higher limestone relief of the Monti di Palermo is nearby. The coast is not far, with the Gulf of Castellammare around Terrasini and Trappeto as the nearest sea frontage, but the cluster is inland rather than on the shore. Palermo is the nearest large city, with the full services of a regional capital and the airport at Punta Raisi on this side of the province. The area is known for vineyards, olives and citrus in the wider western Palermitan countryside.