Villetta all’interno del residence Himera - Buonfornello
Villetta all’interno del residence Himera - Buonfornello. Habitable, garage, campo da tennis, cancello elettrico, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato, 500 m from the sea.
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 €55,000 for 32 m², the effective cost is about €1,919/m² after modest habitable-home costs, versus roughly €367/m² for comparable low-cost stock in the area. The sea access, terrace, garage and good condition add appeal, but do not justify the very large price premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable little seaside villa with a particularly appealing covered terrace, leafy garden setting and attractive pebble-and-brick paths. The interior is furnished and functional, with a fitted living/kitchen area, bedroom and bathroom, but it is compact and visually dated rather than exceptional.
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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very compact at 32 sqm, with only one bedroom.
- Interiors are fully usable but basic and dated.
- The listing says 500 m from the sea, but the photos do not show a sea view.
- Residence rules, shared facilities and annual fees should be checked.
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 63/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast at the foot of the first Sicani-Madonie uplands, with a working seafront and hills rising immediately inland. The San Leonardo river reaches the sea just east of town. The Madonie range begins inland and its higher slopes are within about 15 km, though the main ski lifts at Piano Battaglia are much farther and do not belong to the immediate landscape. Palermo is the nearest large city and provides the full range of services and transport links. The area is known for its port, thermal history and the coastal gateway position between the Palermo plain and the eastern Tyrrhenian shore of Sicily.