Poggioreale casa ind con giardino e garage.
Poggioreale, dal latino podus regalis (ovvero "Poggio del Re"), poco distante dal punto di confluenza dei due rami del Belice, e dal mare di Portopalo, Lido Fiori e Marinella di Selinunte, proponiamo in vendita in zona centrale, casa indipendente con giardino esterno, distribuita su due elevazioni fuori terra. L’intero…
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
Habitable independent villa, 140sqm at 257 EUR/m2 vs regional median of 387, a solid ~34% discount on a robust baseline. Energy class F noted in description (not in structured field). Fresh listing (7 days), 26 photos, garage, terrace, balconies, garden. Habitable condition means light modernization only (~400/m2 estimate). Price described as negotiable. No sea proximity and inland location temper it, but pricing and condition make this a genuinely good deal.
More on the house and the area
Standard two-story attached townhouse in a quiet inland Sicilian village (Poggioreale). Exterior is unremarkable ochre-plastered construction with roller shutters and metal balcony railings. Multiple street photos are shot deliberately through an out-of-focus red hibiscus flower, a distracting agency gimmick that hides rather than showcases the property. The rear shows a bare tiled courtyard with a patch of dry dirt and open garage bays. No interior shots at all. The very low price (€36k, €257/m2) reflects a depopulating village location well inland from the sea. Nothing visually striking; ordinary condition, no view, no notable character.
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€16,000 – €27,000
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.
- All exterior photos shot through a blurry red flower/foliage foreground gimmick, obscuring the actual building
- No interior photos provided despite habitable claim
- Energy class F (poor)
- Plain 1970s-80s style townhouse with dated facade
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 is in the inland Belice valley, among cultivated hills between the lower slopes of the Sicani area and the plain that opens toward the south-western coast. The Belice River system shapes this part of the province, and the ruins of old Poggioreale from the 1968 Belice earthquake are a known landmark in the immediate area. Gibellina Nuova and Salemi are the nearest larger centres with everyday services and historic cores. This part of western Sicily is known for vineyards, olive groves and earthquake-rebuilt towns rather than for a protected coast or a major mountain landscape within the immediate radius.