Terratetto unifamiliare in Cerda
Cerda – Via Cassetta Nel cuore del paese, dove tutto è a portata di mano Se sogni una casa nel centro storico, in una posizione comoda e strategica, questa è la soluzione perfetta. Situata in Via Cassetta, una delle zone più servite di Cerda, l’immobile si trova a pochi passi da negozi, scuole, farmacia, bar e dal…
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Move-in-ready townhouse (100 sqm, 3 levels) in central Cerda at 690 EUR/m2, ~55% above the local median of 446 EUR/m2. Condition described as good/ready-to-live with only cosmetic personalization needed, so renovation costs are modest (~200/m2). Fresh listing (1 day). Positives: balcony, garage, central location, 14 photos. Priced above baseline but for a habitable property in good shape, making it a fair rather than a bargain deal.
More on the house and the area
A 100sqm three-level townhouse in the center of Cerda, Sicily at €69k (€690/m2). The facade photos show an ordinary narrow terraced house on a steep village street with no architectural distinction. Interiors are clean and move-in ready but visually dated: bold orange/lilac walls, a marble-and-steel staircase feature, a loft mezzanine studio area, and a worn checkerboard-tiled bathroom. Balcony views are onto adjacent buildings and parked cars, no sea or landscape. Nothing here reads as a scroll-stopper; it is a practical, affordable central-village home rather than a wow property.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Exterior is a plain townhouse squeezed between neighbors on a narrow sloped street
- Interior is functional but dated with unusual orange/purple color schemes and checkerboard bathroom tiles
- No standout view, land, or historic character; energy class and condition data unlisted
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 area sits in the northern Sicilian hills between the Tyrrhenian coast and the inland ridges of the Madonie, with cultivated slopes, olive groves and cereal land around the settlement. The Torto river valley is nearby and the Tyrrhenian coast is reached around Termini Imerese and the beaches of the Campofelice di Roccella stretch. The Madonie mountains and Madonie Regional Natural Park begin inland, but the main high peaks and core mountain scenery are beyond the 15 km radius. Termini Imerese is the nearest larger town, with a port, rail station, services and a substantial historic centre. Cerda is known in Sicily for artichoke cultivation and for the annual Sagra del Carciofo.