Villetta a schiera in Via Roma, Alessandria della Rocca,
Una casa nel centro storico di Alessandria della Rocca, per una superficie totale di circa 245 mq, con affaccio su Via Roma e Via Dante. Il piano seminterrato, con ingresso da Via Dante, non è collegato all'abitazione soprastante. Occupa una superficie totale di 50 mq, destinati a posto auto garage e magazzino. Il…
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 408 EUR/m2, barely above the local median (387), so no real discount despite claimed 'Habitable' condition. The description contradicts habitability: the ground floor is excluded from the sale and, critically, the property has NO water or electrical connection ('non dispone di allaccio idrico ed elettrico'). Establishing utility connections is costly and legally uncertain when the connecting floor is owned by another party. Only 1 photo, no building year, no energy class. The 245 m2 also includes a 50 m2 garage/storage seminterrato not connected to the dwelling. Weak baseline discount plus severe utility/access issues make this a trap rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
Ordinary townhouse facade on a standard street in a small inland Sicilian town. Single exterior photo shows an unremarkable street-level view with no interior, view, or nature appeal. At 408 EUR/m2 for 245 sqm it is inexpensive, but the low price is offset by significant drawbacks: no water/electrical hookup, disconnected basement, and awkward layout. No stunning features to justify a wow score.
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€28,000 – €48,000
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.
- No water or electricity connection - ground floor not included in sale
- Only 1 photo, exterior only
- Basement not connected to main dwelling
- One bedroom is a pass-through room
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.