Terratetto unifamiliare in Casteldaccia
Casteldaccia – In Via Francesco Paolo Perez, nel cuore di Casteldaccia, proponiamo in vendita una palazzina indipendente disposta su tre elevazioni, ideale per chi desidera una soluzione pronta da abitare e dotata di spazi ben distribuiti. L'immobile sviluppa una metratura complessiva di circa 70 mq e si presenta in…
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
Independent 3-story townhouse, 70sqm at €614/m2 vs town median €450/m2. Priced ~36% above median, but condition is genuinely habitable ('pronta da abitare', no reno needed), which typically commands a premium over the median that includes fixer-uppers. Fresh listing (6 days), 24 photos, 3 beds/3 baths each with private bath, terrace, heating, gres flooring. Layout well described and consistent. Building from 1960, wooden windows are a minor dated element. Energy class missing but low impact. Solid move-in-ready buy at €43k; renovation reserve is minimal cosmetic only.
More on the house and the area
A modest 70 sqm independent townhouse on three levels in central Casteldaccia, Sicily. Habitable condition but visually dated: exposed wood-beam ceilings are the only mildly appealing feature, offset by tired furnishings, an unfinished masonry kitchen, and a plain weathered exterior on a cramped street. Three baths and a terrace are practical positives, and the price is low (€614/m2), but nothing here stops the scroll. Ordinary listing with no strong wow triggers.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Exterior is a plain, weathered townhouse facade on a narrow street with visible piping and cables
- Interior is dated and furnished with old furniture; kitchen is a bare masonry sink unit
- No sea distance data and no standout view or location feature
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 63/100The area is on the north Sicilian coast on the Tyrrhenian, with low coastal hills rising behind the shoreline. The nearest larger city is Palermo, which is the main service and transport centre for the area. Cefalù lies farther east along the same coast and is a significant coastal town for day-to-day regional connections, but it is outside the immediate landscape radius. The local area is known for its coastal setting and for the Marian sanctuary at Altavilla Milicia.