Casa indipendente in Via Progresso 35
L'immobile si presenta in ottime condizioni, pronto per essere abitato sin da subito. Grazie ai suoi ampi spazi, la casa è perfetta per coloro che amano vivere in totale libertà e godere di una propria indipendenza. Inoltre, essendo libero al rogito, l'acquirente potrà usufruire di tutti i benefici fiscali previsti per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €731/m², this is about 82% above comparable local stock; allowing €200/m² for the ready-to-live-in but energy-G house brings the effective cost to roughly €931/m². The sea is only 3 km away and the condition appears strong, but the substantial premium makes this a fair rather than attractive buy.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, furnished home in apparently excellent move-in condition, with two bathrooms, multiple bedrooms, and a leafy private courtyard with a covered outdoor dining area. Its cheerful blue doors, traditional patterned floors, and outdoor space add character, but the exterior and interiors are more practical than spectacular, with no impressive view or major historic feature.
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€6,000 – €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.
- Energy class G suggests higher running costs and possible future upgrades.
- The kitchen and some finishes are dated, especially the patterned wall tiles.
- No scenic sea, mountain, or countryside view is shown; the home is on a regular residential street.
- The courtyard is attractive but enclosed and relatively compact.
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 78/100Monte Erice rises above the area, with the ridge and slopes immediately behind Valderice. The Tyrrhenian coast is close, with the shoreline around Cornino and the Cofano headland within the local area. The Monte Cofano oriented nature reserve lies nearby on the coast, and the Zingaro reserve is farther away but not inside the immediate radius. Trapani is the nearest town of size, with port services, shops and rail links. Erice is the main historic centre above Valderice, with its preserved hill town fabric and its inclusion among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The area is known for the hill-and-coast setting between Erice and the Trapani side of western Sicily, with olive groves and sea views common on the slopes.