Casa indipendente da ristrutturare
L' agenzia immobiliare Mediocasa di Castelvetrano propone nel Comune di Vita (TP) in vendita una casa indipendente su 3 livelli ante 1942, da ristrutturare di circa 100 mq. Composizione interna: piano terra vano autorimessa, e cucina, al primo piano una camera matrimoniale, un soggiorno che potrebbe diventare una…
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Asking €110/m² is ~76% below the local median of €450/m² (n=947, solid baseline), so the entry price is very attractive. It's a genuine independent 3-level townhouse (~100m²) with garage, balcony, and terrace, 20 photos, fresh listing (6 days). Main caveat: pre-1942 build, explicitly 'da ristrutturare' (needs full renovation), so budget ~€500/m² for structural, systems, and finishing work. Missing condition, energy class, and build-year specifics. Even with renovation costs, total (~€11k + ~€50k) stays well under median value, making this a good-value fixer-upper rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
Independent 3-level townhouse in Vita (TP), Sicily, ~100 sqm at €11,000 (€110/m2) — a genuine bargain price. However the property is thoroughly ordinary: tired 1940s interiors, dated kitchens, worn plaster with visible damp, rusted balcony railings and a cracked stucco facade. The marble stairs are the only mildly appealing interior feature. Exterior is a plain corner house on a quiet residential street with no view, no nature, and no historic distinction. The only real wow driver is the very low price, but the extensive renovation needed tempers even that. No scroll-stopping visual appeal.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Full renovation required (da ristrutturare, ante 1942)
- Interiors dated with worn walls, damp/mold visible
- No sea proximity data; inland Sicilian town
- Balcony railings rusted and facade cracked
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 58/100The cluster sits in the inland hills between the Belice valley and the Trapani countryside. The nearest named landscape feature within this radius is the valley system of the Belice, with cultivated slopes of vines and olive groves around the settlements. Segesta and its archaeological area lie within about 15 km, on open limestone hills. Salemi is the nearest historic town of note, with an old hilltop centre and a castle. This part of western Sicily is known for vineyards, olive oil and inland agricultural country.