Villa unifamiliare in Adrano
Villa unifamiliare in Adrano
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,900 (€374/m²), the asking price is already slightly above the local €368/m² benchmark; assuming substantial renovation because the listing does not say the condition, the effective cost is about €1,074/m². The panoramic view is a modest positive, but the description gives no information on habitability, bathrooms, utilities, or structural state.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, roofed urban home with tiled floors, several balconies/terraces, air conditioning and a pleasant exposed-beam attic space. However, the interiors are very plain and worn, the kitchen is unfinished, and the outlook is a busy town street rather than a memorable panorama; it is a cheap renovation opportunity, not a dream-home standout.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Kitchen appears stripped and needs refitting.
- Walls show patching, staining and possible damp, so cosmetic renovation is needed.
- Dense urban setting with street and parking views rather than a scenic Italian landscape.
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 62/100Mount Etna is immediately to the east and northeast, and Adrano sits on the southwestern side of the volcano on the Simeto valley edge. The Simeto river runs through this part of inland Catania province. The Parco dell'Etna begins on the mountain above the built area. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna around Rifugio Sapienza, roughly an hour by road depending on conditions. Catania is the nearest large city, with the airport, port, university and major services. Adrano has a Norman castle and an old centre, and this side of Etna is known for lava landscapes, pistachios and other Etna foothill agriculture.