Villetta a schiera in Via Umberto Maddalena, San Biagio Platani,
Casa in Via Mandalena, San Biagio Platani (AG) di tre elevazioni fuori terra per una superficie totale di circa 190 mq. Il piano terra è composto da cucina, soggiorno, un bagno e un ripostiglio per un totale di circa 65 mq, e un garage di circa 25 mq. Al primo piano ci sono due camere da letto, un ripostiglio e una terrazza. Il secondo piano in stile rustico copre circa 50 mq.
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 3-level house, 190sqm at just €100/m² vs regional median €387/m² — roughly a quarter of baseline. Fresh listing (3 days), 18 photos, balcony/terrace. Total €19k is very low. Deductions: no building year or energy class, rustic-style top floor (~50sqm) likely needs finishing, and San Biagio Platani is a deep-interior AG town with weak resale demand. Solid entry deal but factor in modest renovation.
More on the house and the area
Three-level 190sqm townhouse in San Biagio Platani for €19,000 (€100/m²). The only mild appeal is the exposed stone walls and stone-slab flooring on the rustic upper floor, which carry some historic character. Otherwise interiors are tired: dated tiled floors, worn red leather sofas, floral wallpaper, dusty rooms and a small cluttered terrace with a mediocre rooftop outlook. Exterior is a plain narrow-street facade. Low price is typical for the area rather than an exceptional bargain, and the property needs significant work. No standout view, location, or design features to stop a scroll.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€19,000 – €32,000
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.
- Dated interiors with dust and clutter throughout
- Rustic top floor needs full renovation
- No sea proximity data, inland Sicilian town
- Cramped urban street frontage, no notable view
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 52/100This is inland central-western Sicily, in the hills between the Platani valley and the interior uplands rather than on the coast. The Platani River basin shapes the surrounding countryside, with cereal fields, olive groves and low clay and limestone hills. The nearest larger town is Agrigento, which provides the main range of services and rail connections. The area is known locally for wheat farming, olive oil and inland Sicilian hill villages.