Indipendente con vista mozzafiato sul Golfo di Castellammar
Indipendente con vista mozzafiato sul Golfo di Castellammar. Habitable, garage, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €72,000, estimated total cost is about €86,000 including light habitable-home upgrades, or roughly €1,229/m² versus the local €416/m² reference. The 2 km sea proximity, panoramic view, balcony, and garage add real value, but the asking price remains high for a 70 m² townhouse.
More on the house and the area
The sea, mountain, valley, and cultivated-land panorama is genuinely exceptional, with the view enjoyed directly from the balcony and several rooms. This is a real, roofed, tiled, habitable townhouse with a bathroom and distinctive spiral stair, but it needs a meaningful refresh and kitchen completion rather than being immediately turnkey.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 kitchen appears unfinished and needs cabinets/appliances.
- Interiors are dated and show visible wall wear or possible damp staining.
- Confirm utilities, heating, and the condition of the balcony and roof before purchase.
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 83/100The cluster is in the Gulf of Castellammare on the Tyrrhenian side of north-west Sicily, with the coast and beaches around Castellammare del Golfo and Scopello inside the local landscape. The Monte Inici ridge rises immediately inland above the town. The Zingaro Nature Reserve lies just west of Scopello, with a protected cliff coast and coves. The nearest larger town is Trapani, which has port services and the provincial-level amenities of a small city. This stretch of coast is known for the tuna-fishery history at Scopello and for the faraglioni there.