Abitazione 70 mq piano terra - Centro storico
Abitazione 70 mq piano terra - Centro storico. 500 m from the sea.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €929/m² before renovation, this is already more than double the local low-price benchmark of €413/m²; allowing roughly €700/m² for the unstated condition makes the effective cost about €1,629/m². The historic-center setting and proximity to the sea add appeal, but the listing does not say whether the home is habitable, and the sea distance is inconsistent (0 km versus 500 m).
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable 70 m² townhouse with a furnished living room, bathroom, tiled floors, air conditioning, and a characterful old entrance with a vaulted ceiling. However, parts of the house are visibly worn and require substantial cosmetic renovation, while the polished bedroom and kitchen images are only proposed designs. Its strongest appeal is the historic-center setting near the sea, rather than exceptional beauty or views.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Mixed condition: one furnished living area and a usable bathroom, but other rooms show heavy peeling plaster and need renovation.
- The attractive bedroom and kitchen images are explicitly labeled as project concepts, not the current condition.
- No sea view, garden, terrace, or outdoor living space is shown; the home appears to open directly onto a street.
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.