Casa indipendente in Vicolo dell'Acqua
VENDESI OPPORTUNITÀ NEL CENTRO STORICO DI MARSALA! (Rif. 1000178) Caratteristiche dell'Immobile Tipologia: Casa al primo piano all'interno di un cortile (contesto riservato) Superficie abitazione: 90 mq circa Stato: Da ristrutturare totalmente Composizione primo piano: Ingresso Soggiorno Cucina Due camere da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 (€722/m²), the house needs total renovation estimated at about €99,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,822/m² versus €403/m² for comparable local stock. The historic-center location, 1 km from the sea, 85 m² terrace and garage add value, but the renovation burden makes this a weak fair deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real 90 sqm home with intact rooms, patterned vintage tile floors, a bathroom and a characterful old courtyard/cellar setting. However, the interiors are heavily worn and explicitly require total renovation, so it is a project rather than a move-in dream home. The historic atmosphere and central Marsala location provide potential, but the photos do not show enough finished beauty to push the score higher.
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€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- Requires total renovation, with peeling plaster, damp staining, ceiling damage and visible cracks.
- Kitchen is unfinished/very dated, and the bathroom needs substantial updating.
- No attractive view or finished outdoor terrace is shown in the gallery; utilities and structural condition should be verified.
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 Marsala, so the resident setting is urban fabric on the low western Sicilian coast. The Stagnone lagoon lies immediately north, with the Isola di Mozia in the lagoon. The coast here is flat and salt-pan country rather than cliffed shore. Trapani is the nearest larger town and Palermo airport is the main airport used for the area. Marsala is known for its fortified wine and for the saline landscape of the Stagnone.