Appartamento Via Contrada Baglio, 98148 Messina ME
Appartamento Via Contrada Baglio, 98148 Messina ME. Habitable, autonomo heating, armadio a muro, cucina, balcone, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,952 (€554/m²), plus roughly €20,200 for habitable-condition works, the effective cost is about €752/m²—well above comparable local sub-€100k apartments around €483/m². The 51 photos, heating, balcony and cellar support the listing, but the pricing is ordinary-to-weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, habitable 101 m² apartment with three bedrooms, a balcony, heating, and a cellar, set in a green suburban part of Messina. The home appears usable rather than a renovation shell, but the interiors are dated and ordinary, while the exterior offers little architectural charm or proven view. At roughly €554/m², the price is the main attraction.
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 gallery is dominated by low-quality aerial shots and promotional graphics, with limited proof of the apartment’s exact condition.
- The building is a generic apartment complex rather than a characterful Italian home, and no meaningful sea view is shown.
- This appears to be an auction property; verify occupancy, legal status, condominium costs, and the stated bathroom details before bidding.
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 of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani immediately behind the city and the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts meeting in the wider area. The nearest extensive mountain landscape is the Peloritani range, with wooded ridges and small upland villages within a short drive. The nearest town of size is Messina itself, which has a major port, university, hospitals, rail and ferry connections to Calabria, and the city’s setting is shaped more by dense urban fabric and transport infrastructure than by open countryside. Taormina and the larger scenery of Etna are outside the 15 km landscape and do not raise the score. Messina is known for the strait crossing and for its port.