Casa indipendente zona semi centrale
L'agenzia immobiliare Mediocasa di Castelvetrano, è lieta di proporre in vendita un immobile indipendente composto da 2 unità abitative, di cui una demolita, e una su due elevazioni con terrazzo di circa 100 mq dentro cortile comune con posto auto. Composizione interna: al piano terra soggiorno, ampia camera…
What it really costs
- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €490/m² sits just above the local median (€450/m²), so the baseline is solid but offers no discount. The property is habitable in part but includes one demolished unit and a bathroom to be completed ('bagno da ultimare'), plus '2 unità abitative' suggesting possible multi-unit/shared-ownership complications and a shared courtyard. Missing condition, building year, and energy class limit confidence. Fresh listing (6 days) with 20 photos and garage/terrace are positives, but the demolished unit and unfinished works mean meaningful renovation is needed. Net: a fair, market-priced buy rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
Standard Sicilian townhouse in Castelvetrano at a low price (€490/m2). Interiors are dated but livable with older tiled floors, antique wooden furniture, and functional kitchens/baths. Exterior is an unremarkable shared courtyard with visible wear. No standout view, location, or architectural character. The rooftop terrace and garage/parking add practical value but no wow. Notable caveats: one unit is demolished and a second bathroom is unfinished.
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€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.
- One of the two units is demolished
- Second bathroom unfinished
- Dated furnishings and finishes throughout
- Cluttered common courtyard with satellite dish and utility clutter
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 74/100The cluster sits on the plain around Castelvetrano, with low cultivated ground and olive groves. The coast within reach is the southwest Sicilian shore at Marinella di Selinunte and Triscina, with long sandy stretches and low dunes. The Belice river mouth area is nearby, and the Foce del Belice nature reserve lies on this coast. Selinunte is within the radius, with the archaeological park and temples above the sea. Castelvetrano is the nearest town of size and has the normal services of a small provincial centre. The area is known for olives and olive oil, especially Nocellara del Belice, and for the Selinunte archaeological site.