Rustico/casale in Via Francesco Riso 60
Nello splendido borgo di Santo Stefano di Camastra "paese delle ceramiche", situato in Sicilia tra il mare e la montagna, a pochi km da Cefalù e dall'aeroporto di Palermo, proponiamo in vendita una porzione di casa bifamiliare strutturata su tre livelli in buono stato. La proprietà in vendita è costituita da 3 unità…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €742/m², estimated at about €942/m² including modest works for its stated good condition, this is well above the local €389/m² benchmark. The 1 km proximity to the sea and three independent units add value, but do not fully justify the premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, apparently well-maintained Sicilian townhouse with three independent units, functioning bathrooms, finished floors, balconies, and enough space to live in immediately. Its appeal is practical rather than spectacular: the interiors are plain and dated, and the urban outlook offers neighborhood character but no proven sea or mountain 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€9,000 – €14,000
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 solid and usable but visibly dated, especially the bathroom and kitchen finishes.
- The property appears to be in a dense town setting, with no garden and only balconies.
- The three-level layout consists of three independent units, which may be attractive for rental use but less convenient as one family home.
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 72/100The cluster is on the north coast of Sicily on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Nebrodi range rises inland within this radius, and the western edge of Parco dei Nebrodi is nearby above the coast. Santo Stefano di Camastra is known in Sicily for ceramic production. Cefalù and the larger services of the Palermo-Messina coastal corridor are farther along the coast but outside the immediate landscape.