Villetta a schiera in Via Gioeni, Alessandria della Rocca,
Casa indipendente situata in Via Gioeni, Alessandria della Rocca (AG), con tre elevazioni fuori terra per un totale di 100 mq. Il piano terra è composto da un garage, un bagno e un ripostiglio. Il primo piano è composto da due camere da letto. Il secondo piano è composto da una cucina, una camera da letto, un piccolo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at 250 EUR/m2 vs regional median of 387 (35% below baseline solid). Listed as habitable with autonomous heating, 3 levels, balconies. Finishes date from the 80s-90s so cosmetic refresh likely (~300 EUR/m2). Room count (2) contradicts description mentioning 4+ bedrooms across floors, and only 1 photo plus missing building year/energy class limit confidence. Inland location (no sea proximity) tempers upside but price is genuinely attractive for a habitable independent house.
More on the house and the area
Single photo shows a panoramic valley/hillside view from the balcony rather than the property. There is a genuine wide view over the Sicilian countryside and distant hills, which is a modest plus. However, no images of the actual house interior or exterior exist, and the description notes dated 1980s-90s finishes. Cheap townhouse over three levels; the view is the only notable draw but the photo is unremarkable and watermarked.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Only 1 photo available, taken from balcony showing view not the property itself
- Dated 80s/90s finishes per description
- No interior or exterior photos of the house
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 52/100The cluster is in the inland hills between the Platani and Magazzolo river basins, in a landscape of wheat fields, pasture, olive groves and scattered wooded slopes typical of this part of central-southern Sicily. The nearest larger town is Agrigento, which has full services and the well-known archaeological area of the Valle dei Templi. This part of the province is known for cereal farming, olive oil and inland hill villages.