Casa bifamiliare in Via Piano San Filippo 4
Aci S. Filippo, precisamente Piano San Filippo, immobile semindipendente posto al piano 1° composto da salotto, cucinino, vano studio o cameretta, camera da letto e bagno. Dispone di piccolo terrazzo a livello. A completare la proprietà un vano bottega a livello strada di 17 mq e 2 vani annessi. Possibilità di acquistare la proprietà adiacente.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €445/m², the asking price is already slightly above the local €411/m² benchmark, and allowing roughly €250/m² for unspecified works makes the effective cost substantially higher. The 3 km sea proximity and terrace help, but the listing does not state the condition, age, or energy performance, and the single bathroom plus mixed bottega/annex spaces reduce appeal.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial historic townhouse with ornate Sicilian façades, balconies, traditional tiled roofing, and a memorable position beside a grand church. The interior is furnished and appears broadly usable, but it is dated and visibly worn rather than move-in ready; the small terrace and €89,000 price add appeal, though renovation and layout work are likely.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€17,000 – €28,000
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.
- Interior walls show extensive peeling paint and damp/age-related wear, so renovation is needed.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 200 sqm, five-bedroom property.
- Urban setting has visible graffiti and the property appears to include mixed residential and shop/annex spaces.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area on the plain at the foot of Mount Etna, with the Ionian coast nearby. The Simeto river plain lies to the south and west, and the lower Etna slopes with citrus groves and lava-built settlements begin to the north. Mount Etna and the Parco dell’Etna are the dominant landscape feature within reach. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, roughly 45–60 minutes by road depending on the starting point and season. Catania is the nearest city of size and has a large historic centre in dark lava stone, major services, a university, port and airport. The area is known for Etna, lava landscapes and citrus cultivation on the plain and lower slopes.