Villa unifamiliare in Trabia
Villa unifamiliare in Trabia. Habitable, garage, cucina, parzialmente arredato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The habitable 164 m² villa costs €579/m², and about €32,800 in likely updating brings the effective cost to roughly €779/m²—more than double the local €369/m² benchmark. A garage and two bathrooms add practicality, but the asking price is weak for the available evidence.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable 164 sqm villa with generous living space, a functional kitchen, multiple bedrooms, and excellent outdoor access. The dramatic mountain-and-valley setting, fruit trees, planted garden areas, and glimpse toward the coast give it real dream-home appeal, even though the interiors are dated and the exterior is more practical than elegant.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 heavily personalized, so cosmetic updating would likely be desired.
- Large paved outdoor areas are practical for parking but offer limited landscaped garden space.
- The property appears semi-rural and car-dependent; access and utilities 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 62/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast with small beaches and coves around Trabia and San Nicola l’Arena. Monte San Calogero rises just inland above Termini Imerese and gives the immediate area a coastal hill backdrop. Palermo is the nearest large city and has the full range of services, port and airport connections. Cefalù lies along the same coast to the east, but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for its coastal settlements, citrus and olive cultivation, and for Trabia’s association with early pasta production.