Casa indipendente in Via Appennini, 25, Giostra, Messina,
Soluzione semindipendente, su due livelli, a Giostra, vicino alla chiesa di San Matteo. Cucina, salotto e bagno al piano terra, al piano primo zona notte composta da camera padronale e cameretta con balconcino per un totale di circa 70 mq calpestabili. L'immobile ha bisogno di interventi di ristrutturazione. Per ulteriori informazioni o visitare l'immobile non esitate a contattarci.
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
Priced at €425/m2 vs local median €387/m2, so ~10% above baseline despite needing renovation. Fresh listing (6 days), 18 photos, semi-detached villa on two levels in Messina. Description states ~70 m2 walkable vs 80 m2 listed (minor contradiction). Missing building year and energy class. Habitable structure needing full renovation at ~€600/m2 pushes all-in cost near €82k for 80m2, which is reasonable for the area but not a standout bargain given the slightly above-median asking price.
More on the house and the area
Ordinary semi-detached two-level home in Messina (Giostra district) with dated brown kitchen cabinetry, tired tile floors, and old-fashioned furniture. Photos show cramped, dimly lit interiors typical of an unrenovated property. No standout exterior, view, or location appeal shown. Low price (€34k, €425/m²) reflects the renovation needs rather than offering a genuine bargain wow. No scroll-stopping visual 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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Dated interior with worn furnishings
- Needs renovation per listing
- No sea distance or view data
- Cramped, dark hallway views in photos
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 55/100The cluster is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.