Via Roma, 53, Pietraperzia
Via Roma, 53, Pietraperzia. Habitable, autonomo heating.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €18,436 (€186/m²), this habitable 99 m² townhouse is unusually cheap, but allowing about €19,800 for standard works puts the effective cost near €386/m², only modestly below comparable homes. Autonomous heating is a plus; the listing does not state the bathrooms or energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, fully finished and apparently habitable 99 m² home with large windows, polished floors, and views across Sicilian rooftops toward wooded hills. The surrounding historic streetscape adds genuine character, while the exceptionally low asking price creates major bargain appeal. It feels more like a practical town base than a romantic countryside house, but it is a real home rather than a renovation shell.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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 home is shown largely empty, with no kitchen visible in the gallery.
- The bathroom images suggest recent renovation, but the listing facts report zero bathrooms, so fixtures and compliance should be verified.
- The urban setting is charming and historic rather than a rural or coastal retreat.
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 52/100This is inland central Sicily with open cereal hills and low ridges. The Salso valley lies in this part of the province, and the wider landscape is agricultural countryside rather than coast or high mountain. Enna is the nearest town of size with full services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for grain farming and inland Sicilian hill country.