Casa indipendente in Via Vittorio Emanuele, 380, Paternò,
In zona Stazione, in Via Vittorio Emanuele (alta) Sparta Immobiliare propone in vendita Casa Indipendente mq 200 c. a. 4 vani con cortile e terrazzo con area libera edificabile. Ideale anche per attività commerciale.
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
200sqm villa at €450/m2 sits above the local median of €387/m2 (n=724, decent baseline), so it's priced ~16% over typical. Needs renovation, so budget ~€500/m2 (~€100k) on top of the €90k purchase. Only 1 bath for 4 beds and missing building year/energy class add uncertainty. Upside: independent house with courtyard, terrace, and buildable land, plus commercial potential. Fresh listing (1 day). Net: a workable but not standout deal once reno costs are factored in.
More on the house and the area
Gutted townhouse in Paternò needing complete renovation. Photos show bare concrete, exposed brick/lava stone walls, and rough terraces - essentially a shell. Street-facing facade is worn with a 'Vendesi' sign. No standout interior, view, or setting. Low price (450 eur/m2) reflects the extensive work required rather than any inherent charm. Ordinary Sicilian fixer-upper with no scroll-stopping qualities.
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, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- Needs full renovation - gutted interior
- Only 1 bathroom for 200sqm/4 rooms
- No energy class or building year data
- Urban street location, no view
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 62/100Mount Etna rises immediately to the north, and the Simeto River runs by Paternò. The cluster lies in the broad cultivated plain at the western edge of the Catania plain, with Etna dominating the skyline rather than inside the built-up mountain belt. The Parco dell'Etna begins farther up the volcano and is not in the immediate plain around the town. The nearest town of major size is Catania, with a full city range of services, rail links, port and airport. Paternò is known locally for its Norman castle on the hill above the town and for citrus and other agriculture of the Simeto plain.