Casa indipendente in Via Eugenio Montale 7
PETROSINO, UNA CASA INDIPENDENTE CON GIARDINO A UN PREZZO STRAORDINARIO: UN’OCCASIONE DA NON PERDERE. Petrosino, in zona semicentrale, Rock Casa propone in esclusiva la vendita di un immobile indipendente di circa 163 metri quadrati, comprensivi della parte scoperta, caratterizzato da una distribuzione degli spazi…
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €80,000 asking price is attractive at €491/m², and the home is just 1 km from the sea, but substantial renovation plus the unfinished boundary wall and gate bring the estimated all-in cost to about €1,191/m² versus roughly €394/m² for comparable local stock. It is a legitimate independent house with garden, but the renovation burden limits the deal value.
More on the house and the area
This is a generous, independent Sicilian house with several bedrooms, a usable kitchen and bathrooms, a covered veranda, and a private garden close to the sea. It is clearly a real, furnished home rather than a shell, but the interiors are dated and some renovation is needed, while the setting and architecture are fairly ordinary.
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€32,000 – €57,000
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 listing explicitly says the house needs renovation, and visible wall damage/peeling is present.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 163 sqm, five-bedroom house.
- The garden is unfinished and still needs boundary walls and an entrance gate; energy rating is G.
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 68/100The cluster is on the low coastal plain between Marsala and Mazara del Vallo, with the Sicilian Channel coast and long sandy shoreline within the local area. The Stagnone lagoon and the salt pans around Marsala are within roughly 15 km to the north, with shallow water, windmills and the island of Mozia. Marsala is the nearest larger town and has a substantial historic centre, everyday services and rail links. Mazara del Vallo is also nearby and has a working fishing port and an old centre. This stretch of western Sicily is known for vineyards, olive groves, market gardening and salt production.