Casa Indipendente con Dependance e Giardino
Casa Indipendente con Dependance e Giardino. Habitable, garage, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 plus an estimated €22,800 for habitability updates, the effective cost is about €946/m²—well above the local €417/m² benchmark, so this is not a bargain despite the garage, terrace, garden and sea location within 2 km. The listing is brief and does not state the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable home with a fitted kitchen, tiled interiors, air conditioning, bedrooms, bathroom and an additional covered outdoor/garage area. However, the property is largely utilitarian and dated, with no standout view, historic character or especially photogenic setting; it feels like a practical Sicilian residence rather than a dream-home showcase.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 habitable but dated and visually plain.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a two-bedroom home.
- The exterior courtyard, garage/dependance and garden appear functional rather than especially attractive.
- No notable views, historic features or distinctive architectural character are evident.
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 lies in the low coastal plain south of Trapani, between the Tyrrhenian coast and the salt pans of the Stagnone lagoon. The Stagnone di Marsala, with the Isola Grande and the windmill-and-saline landscape, is within this radius and is a regional nature reserve. The area is flat or gently undulating, with vineyards, olive groves and road-lined settlement rather than hill or mountain relief. Trapani is the nearest town of size, with a port, a full set of services and a historic centre. Marsala is also close, and this stretch of western Sicily is known for salt production and wine.