Casa indipendente SP110, c.da Milizzo,Montalbano Elicona ME
Casa indipendente SP110, c.da Milizzo,Montalbano Elicona ME. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, armadio a muro, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €337/m², the asking price is below the local €368/m² benchmark, but a habitable-property allowance of about €37,800 brings the effective cost to roughly €537/m². The listing offers substantial space and useful features such as a garage, cellar, heating, balcony, and terrace, but it is not a clear bargain after estimated costs.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, usable Sicilian villa with a generous covered terrace, wooded hills around it, and appealing rustic details including stone walls, terracotta floors, and a fireplace. It is clearly more than a shell and appears livable, although dated and somewhat rough externally rather than move-in polished. At €63,693 for 189 m², the scale and setting create strong bargain appeal.
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€13,000 – €21,000
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 interiors and listing photos are very low resolution, so finishes and maintenance are difficult to verify.
- The house looks habitable but dated, with likely cosmetic modernization and exterior upkeep needed.
- The surrounding greenery appears attractive, but private land size and boundaries are not clear.
- The promotional material suggests an auction context; legal status and access should be checked carefully.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Nebrodi mountains. The Elicona torrent valley and the inland ridge landscape are the immediate setting, and the Nebrodi Regional Park lies close by in this part of the interior. Montalbano Elicona has a substantial medieval center and castle, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Within this area the country is known for wooded uplands, grazing land, and hazelnut and pastoral production typical of the Nebrodi interior. The Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Patti is not far away but is outside the immediate mountain setting.