Casa indipendente in Via Pegno 96
Indipendente su più livelli, In Via Pegno a pochi passi dalla chiesa di San Giuseppee L'immobile si sviluppa su tre livelli, per una superficie complessiva di 138 metri quadrati. Al piano terra troviamo una cucina-soggiorno, due camere da letto e un bagno. Attraverso un ingresso indipendente si accede alla scala che…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €507/m², the €70,000 asking price is already 26% above the local baseline; with the condition not stated, a prudent €400/m² renovation allowance puts the effective cost near €907/m². The sea is only 1 km away and the house offers 138 m² with four bedrooms, but the unclear condition and energy class G limit the deal.
More on the house and the area
A large, independent three-level house in a lively Sicilian coastal town, with traditional patterned floors, balconies, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a possible glimpse toward the sea. It is a genuine usable home rather than a ruin, but the interiors are old-fashioned and partly rough, so it would need meaningful refreshing before feeling like a dream house.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €27,000
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.
- Very dated interiors and furnishings need substantial cosmetic updating.
- One bedroom appears unfinished or in poor condition, with exposed rough surfaces and aging ceiling materials.
- Dense narrow-street setting with limited privacy; the advertised terrace is not shown in the gallery.
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 86/100The cluster is on the Gulf of Castellammare on the Tyrrhenian coast. Monte Inici rises inland above the town, and the first relief of the north-west Sicilian mountains starts immediately behind the coast. The Zingaro Nature Reserve lies along the coast toward Scopello, with a cliff shoreline and coves. Segesta and its archaeological area are inland near the upper part of this gulf. Trapani is the nearest provincial city of size, with port, services and rail links, and Palermo is the larger city reached along the coast corridor. The area is known for the tuna-fishing coast around Scopello, for the sea coves of the gulf, and for access to the reserve coast between Castellammare and San Vito Lo Capo.