Appartamento Via San Isidoro 98135 Santo Stefano Medio ME
Appartamento Via San Isidoro 98135 Santo Stefano Medio ME. Habitable, autonomo heating, armadio a muro, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, esposizione doppia.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €52,650 asking price is attractive at €421/m², about 13% below the local comparison level, but allowing roughly €25,000 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to about €621/m². The listing does not say how many bathrooms there are, which weakens confidence in the valuation.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable 125 sqm apartment with a fitted kitchen, bathroom, heating, balconies and a terrace. However, the exterior is a plain dense residential setting and the interiors are dated rather than characterful, with no proven scenic view or standout architectural features.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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 property appears habitable but has dated finishes and furnishings.
- The gallery is heavily mixed with agency advertisements and apparent stock images, so not every image proves the apartment's actual condition.
- Bathroom count and full legal/auction status should be verified; the facts list zero bathrooms despite bathroom photos.
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani rising immediately behind the city. The urban area faces both the Tyrrhenian and Ionian sides through the strait, with Calabria visible across the water. The nearest larger natural landscape is the Peloritani range, but this cluster sits inside the continuous built-up area of Messina, a major port city with ferry terminals, a university, hospitals, and city services. Messina is known for the strait crossing, its port, and the earthquakes that shaped the modern city.