Casa indipendente in Via Mignemi, 75, Paternò,
In zona Via G. b. Nicolosi (Paternò) Sparta Immobiliare propone in vendita Intero stabile con garage posto auto, l'immobile è composto da: Piano Primo mq 90 c. a. vani 4 ed accessori - salotto vani 1 1/2, cucina abitabile, 1 vano letto, 2 camerette, bagno, ripostiglio e lavanderia. Secondo Piano mq 90 c. a. struttura Terrazzo sovrastante area libera con un vano.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
270 sqm villa at €315/m² sits ~19% below the local median of €387/m² (n=724, decent baseline). Needs renovation, so budget ~€400/m² to restore. Fresh listing (1 day). Description confirms a full building with garage and terrace, plausibly consistent with stated size. Missing building year and energy class limit assessment, and the top floor plus terrace area appear incomplete/unfinished, meaning it's not immediately habitable. The 10 beds vs 5 rooms is odd but not disqualifying. Below-median price plus renovation upside makes this a solid value opportunity.
More on the house and the area
Terraced townhouse in Paternò, not a true villa despite the listing. Exterior is unappealing—cracked, mold-stained render and peeling paint. Interiors are clean but dated with 60s-70s furnishings, terrazzo floors, and old wood kitchen. Nothing visually striking; the elaborate nativity-scene room is a quirk, not a selling point. Low €315/m² price for 270sqm is decent value but reflects the renovation needed. Ordinary urban stock with no standout wow features.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €53,000
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.
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.
- Weathered, damaged facade with peeling render and mold staining
- Dated 1960s-70s interiors throughout
- Needs full renovation
- Green algae growth on exterior wall
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 55/100Mount 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.