Casa indipendente 7 locali, 165 m² in via Parma 22, Riesi (C
Casa indipendente 7 locali, 165 m² in via Parma 22, Riesi (C. autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, caminetto, taverna, cucina, esposizione doppia.
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 €81,490 (€494/m²), this 165 m² villa is already 34% above comparable local pricing; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified updating brings the effective cost to about €694/m². The listing has useful features such as heating, a garage and fireplace, but it does not say the condition or number of bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, practical 165 m² independent home with autonomous heating, a fireplace, garage, and a partially finished tavern area. However, the gallery shows only maps and promotional slides, with no evidence of views, character, attractive interiors, garden, or exterior charm, so it reads as a functional house rather than a dream Italian home.
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.
- No actual property interiors or exterior photos are provided, so visual appeal and current condition cannot be verified.
- The garage includes a raw, unfinished section without flooring or plastering.
- The property is being sold through a judicial auction and is offered unfurnished; bathroom details are unclear.
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 49/100This is inland south-central Sicily, with low chalk and clay hills used for grain fields, olive groves and vineyards. The Salso basin is the main geographic frame in this part of the province, though the immediate surroundings are mostly agricultural uplands rather than a marked river landscape. Mazzarino is the nearest historic town of note in the area, with a substantial old centre and castle remains. Gela on the coast is the nearest larger town, with full services, port and rail connections. The area is known above all for cereal farming and broad open interior Sicilian countryside.