Villa in Via Provinciale
VILLA MONTALBANO ELICONA Montalbano Elicona – Villa indipendente immersa nel verde con ampio terreno Un’oasi di pace e tranquillità nel cuore della natura. Nel suggestivo territorio di Montalbano Elicona, immersa in un contesto naturale di assoluta quiete e riservatezza, proponiamo in vendita una villa indipendente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 92 m², the effective cost is roughly €1,287/m² assuming the home is habitable, far above the local sub-€100k benchmark of €372/m². The large garden and agricultural land add appeal, but the listing does not state the condition, construction year, or energy performance, and the inland location 12 km from the sea weakens the value case.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable independent villa surrounded by mature pines, landscaped outdoor space, terraces, parking, and broad green hillside views. The interiors are dated but solid and furnished, with a functioning kitchen, two bathrooms, fireplace, and clear everyday usability rather than a renovation shell. At €100,000, the combination of a 92 sqm house, privacy, and roughly 9,300 sqm of land is unusually compelling.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated and may benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The steep, wooded site and extensive land will require ongoing maintenance.
- Verify utilities, heating, access, boundaries, and the legal status of the 9,300 sqm agricultural land.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Nebrodi mountains. The Elicona torrent valley and the inland ridge landscape are the immediate setting, and the Nebrodi Regional Park lies close by in this part of the interior. Montalbano Elicona has a substantial medieval center and castle, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Within this area the country is known for wooded uplands, grazing land, and hazelnut and pastoral production typical of the Nebrodi interior. The Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Patti is not far away but is outside the immediate mountain setting.