Casa indipendente in Piazza Giacomo Matteotti 33
L' agenzia immobiliare Mediocasa di Castelvetrano propone in vendita in zona Centralissima a Castelvetrano, una casa indipendente ante 1942, dentro cortile comune su 3 elevazioni da ristrutturare. Composizione interna: piano terra camera, cameretta, soggiorno, cucina abitabile, lavanderia e bagno con doccia, al primo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €28,000 (€207/m²), the price looks low, but the house is explicitly to be fully renovated: estimated all-in cost reaches about €176,500, or €1,307/m², far above comparable local pricing. Its central Castelvetrano location and 23 photos are positives, but the extensive work and energy class G make this a weak renovation deal.
More on the house and the area
A large, very inexpensive historic-town house with attractive traditional tiled floors, old shutters, a terrace, and glimpses of Castelvetrano’s stone-built streets. It appears structurally usable and includes a kitchen and bathroom, but the interiors are dated and damp in places, so this is a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready dream home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€53,000 – €79,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including visible damp, dated finishes, and a rough ground-floor/storage area.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 135 sqm, five-bedroom house.
- The setting is central and atmospheric but offers no major landscape or sea view.
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 74/100The cluster sits on the plain around Castelvetrano, with low cultivated ground and olive groves. The coast within reach is the southwest Sicilian shore at Marinella di Selinunte and Triscina, with long sandy stretches and low dunes. The Belice river mouth area is nearby, and the Foce del Belice nature reserve lies on this coast. Selinunte is within the radius, with the archaeological park and temples above the sea. Castelvetrano is the nearest town of size and has the normal services of a small provincial centre. The area is known for olives and olive oil, especially Nocellara del Belice, and for the Selinunte archaeological site.