Casa Indipendente in vendita a Balestrate
Casa Indipendente in vendita a Balestrate. Habitable, autonomo heating, esposizione esterna, balcone, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, 500 m from the sea.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
This habitable 85 m² townhouse costs €95,000, or about €112,000 including estimated finishing costs—roughly €1,318/m² versus a local reference of €417/m². Being 500 m from the sea with a balcony, terrace and heating adds appeal, but the premium is still substantial.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, genuinely habitable Sicilian townhouse with a fully equipped kitchen, two bathrooms, three bedrooms, balconies, and distinctive patterned-tile stairs. It feels ready to live in rather than a renovation project, and its location just 500 meters from the sea adds real lifestyle appeal, though the setting is urban and lacks a dramatic view.
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 – €9,000
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 home is in a dense urban row, with no private garden and no sea view shown.
- The internal staircase and multi-level layout may be less convenient for some occupants.
- Exterior wiring, numerous air-conditioning units, and neighboring balconies reduce the visual appeal.
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 61/100The cluster is on the Gulf of Castellammare coast, with sandy shoreline and low hills behind the town. The nearest larger centres in daily use are Partinico and Castellammare del Golfo; Palermo is farther east and matters mainly for higher-level services and the airport. Within about 15 km the landscape is a mix of coast, cultivated hills, olive groves and vineyards. The area is known for beach tourism and agriculture, especially vines and olives.