Villa in Via Eduardo de Filippo
Villino indipendente con terreno di circa 1.000 mq in vendita a Belpasso Belpasso, Catania Villino indipendente di 50 mq con ampio terrazzo, terreno di circa 1.000 mq e posti auto A Belpasso, in provincia di Catania, proponiamo in vendita un villino indipendente con terreno di circa 1.000 mq, una soluzione ideale per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The 50 m² house needs renovation, bringing estimated total cost to about €110,000, or €2,200/m² after works. This is far above the local low-priced-house benchmark of €372/m², although the 1,000 m² plot, terrace and parking add some value.
More on the house and the area
A pleasant independent Sicilian villino with a substantial private garden, covered terrace, parking, and attractive exposed timber ceilings. It appears to be a real, usable home rather than a shell, though the dated finishes and stated renovation needs keep it below the dream-home tier.
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€10,000 – €18,000
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.
- The listing says the property needs renovation, despite the photos showing a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and sound roof.
- The interiors are dated and modest rather than turnkey-modern.
- Energy class F may imply higher running costs.
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 78/100Mount Etna rises immediately to the north, and Belpasso sits on the southern side of the volcano in a landscape shaped by historic lava flows. The Parco dell'Etna begins nearby on the upper slopes. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna at Rifugio Sapienza, roughly a 25-minute drive in normal conditions. Catania is the nearest large city, with full services, a university, a major railway station and the airport. The area is known for Etna viticulture, pistachios from the southwest Etna belt, and settlements rebuilt after eruptions and earthquakes.