Casa Indipendente in vendita a Palermo, Università
In vendita a Palermo, nella prestigiosa zona Università e vicino l'opedale Policlinico, presentiamo una casa indipendente su due livelli di 128 mq complessivi, di cui 125 mq calpestabili. L'immobile, libero al rogito, si compone di una cucina abitabile, due camere da letto e un bagno. Completano la proprietà un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Townhouse of 128sqm at 695 EUR/m2 sits above the local median of 446 EUR/m2, so it prices ~56% over baseline despite needing renovation. The premium is partly justified by a prestigious central Palermo location (Università/Policlinico area), good services, heat pumps, terrace, and 28 photos. Property is independent, free at deed (libero al rogito), habitable layout with kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bath. Renovation ~500 EUR/m2 expected for a 'needs renovation' unit. Only 1 day on market so no staleness yet, but missing energy class and build year limit assessment. Net: a fair buy given prime location, not a bargain against baseline. Note days_on_market=1 flagged as informational; adjust if it lingers.
More on the house and the area
Urban townhouse in central Palermo (Università/Policlinico area). Interior shots show a tidy, furnished home with exposed brick archways adding some historic character, tiled floors with decorative inlay borders, and a functional but modest kitchen. Bedrooms are plain, somewhat dim, with small high-set windows implying a semi-basement/ground-floor feel. Exterior is a standard green-shuttered street facade with parked cars, no view or standout setting. Solid, practical, and well-located for services and transport, but visually unremarkable and marketed as needing renovation. No scroll-stopping features.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Listed as needs renovation despite furnished/lived-in appearance
- No sea distance, energy class, or building year provided
- Facade shared with a fairly ordinary urban street building
- Ground-floor rooms with small high windows suggest limited natural light
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Palermo on the Tyrrhenian coast, with Monte Pellegrino immediately above the city and the Conca d’Oro plain around it. The sea is part of the setting, with the Gulf of Palermo and the urban beaches at Mondello and Addaura within the city. Palermo is the nearest large centre and has the region’s main concentration of historic fabric, services, transport and monuments, including the Arab-Norman UNESCO sites. Monreale, just above the city on the inland side, is also part of the same urban landscape and UNESCO listing. The area is known for its coastal city setting between mountain slopes and sea.