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Casa indipendente in Via Circumvallazione, 70, Paternò,

Paternò, Sicilia
Bedrooms
4
Baths
2
180
Price per m²
€361
Property type
Villa

In Via Circumvallazione (Paternò) Sparta Immobiliare propone in vendita Casa indipendente tot mq 180 c. a. composta da: Piano terra - garage mq 45 c. a. Primo piano - mq 45 c. a. 2 vani e servizio (zona notte) Secondo piano - mq 45 c. a. cucina soggiorno open space e bagno. Terzo piano - terrazzo mq 45 c. a. in parte chiuso con struttura precaria.

terrace

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation
  • Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

Priced at €361/m² vs baseline median €387/m², a slight ~7% discount — decent but not exceptional. Effective living space is smaller than 180m²: 45m² is garage and 45m² is terrace (partly enclosed with a 'precarious structure'), leaving ~90m² of actual habitable rooms, which inflates the apparent €/m² value. 'Needs renovation' with a precarious rooftop structure suggests meaningful work at ~€400/m². Missing building year, energy class, and sea distance. Fresh listing (1 day). Reasonable fair deal but the usable-area breakdown weakens the headline price advantage.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

Narrow multi-story townhouse on an ordinary urban street in Paternò, presented as a detached 180sqm home across four levels. Interiors are dated with old furniture, worn plaster, terrazzo/marble floors and basic bathrooms; several spaces are cluttered storage areas needing renovation. The exterior is a weathered yellow facade among typical neighbors. No standout view, historic charm, or natural setting. Low price-per-sqm is decent but not a dramatic bargain given the renovation required. No genuine wow elements.

This house
Minimum to live in it
€63,000 – €90,000

Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.

Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.

Comfortable600900/m²
€108,000 – €162,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €35,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.

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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800

No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.

Asking price + this range + connections
€138,000 – €165,000
What worries us about this house
  • Needs full renovation throughout
  • Dated interiors and dilapidated utility spaces
  • Tight garage, precarious rooftop structure
  • Urban street location with no view or nature

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 55/100

Mount Etna rises immediately to the east and north-east, and Paternò sits on the lower inland side of the volcano in the Simeto valley. The Simeto river runs through this area. The Parco dell'Etna begins on the higher slopes above the settled belt. The nearest large city is Catania, with the full range of urban services, port and airport. Paternò is known for its Norman castle on a hill above the town and for citrus and agricultural land on the volcanic plain.

The comune of Paterno
People living here
2,979
-10.3% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
27%
11% are under 14
Landslide zone
3.1%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
18 km
Nearest airport
39 min drive
Nearest city
35 min drive
Property address:Via Circumvallazione, 70
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Asking price

65,000
Deal score
62/100
Wow
18/100

Listed 17/07/2026