Villa unifamiliare in Bolognetta
A Bolognetta proponiamo in vendita una villa indipendente da ristrutturare, edificata su un lotto di terreno di circa 2.000 mq, una soluzione che offre ampi spazi, privacy e infinite possibilità di valorizzazione. L'immobile si sviluppa su tre elevazioni: Piano cantinato: ampio magazzino, perfetto come deposito,…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Detached villa at 198 EUR/m2 vs regional median of 387 EUR/m2, roughly half the baseline, so priced attractively. 400 m2 on a 2,000 m2 fully fenced lot with garage, cellar, terrace, portico, and 20 photos supporting the listing. Needs renovation across three levels; expect ~500 EUR/m2 to make fully habitable, plus finishing the grezzo outbuilding. Built 1990 so structure is relatively modern. Fresh listing (1 day). Missing energy class and sea distance are minor. Price is negotiable and the discount to median offers a solid margin even after reno.
More on the house and the area
A dated 1990s detached villa in Bolognetta, Sicily on a ~2,000 sqm plot. The setting offers pleasant open hilltop views over olive-covered valleys, and the generous land plus multiple palm trees give some rural appeal. However, the property is thoroughly ordinary: heavy-set concrete construction, a peeling stucco exterior, and clearly needing full renovation. Interiors are tired (green painted walls, old furniture, dated tiled bathrooms, one broken sink), and the porticoed terrace and raw concrete outbuildings are neglected and cluttered. The distinctive iron sunburst fencing is the only visual flourish. Low price-per-sqm (€198/m2) reflects the condition rather than delivering a striking bargain wow. No standout interior or exterior features to stop a scroll.
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€46,000 – €78,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full renovation throughout
- Concrete unfinished structures (barbecue/dependance) in raw state
- Dated interiors with damaged fixtures
- Overgrown grounds and neglected exterior
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 52/100The cluster sits in the inland hills east of Palermo, in the valley system of the Eleuterio river. Monte Jato and the first relief of the Sicani-facing interior are within the wider local horizon rather than high mountains. The nearest large city is Palermo, which provides the full set of services, rail links, port and airport access. This part of the province is known for mixed agricultural hills with olive groves and arable land, and for small inland centres linked to Palermo by the road corridor toward Agrigento.