Casa Indipendente
#prof490 Casa indipendente con terreno - c/da Gaggeggi, San Giovanni, fraz. Santa Lucia del Mela (ME) Il tuo angolo di pace immerso nella natura! Nel territorio di Gaggeggi, frazione di San Giovanni, nel comune di Santa Lucia del Mela, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa indipendente con corte di pertinenza…
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Detached townhouse at 500 EUR/m2, slightly above the local median of 446 EUR/m2, so the baseline is solid but the price carries no discount. Big upside is the ~5,400 sqm of land with olive groves included, which adds real value beyond the 70 sqm building. Assume moderate renovation (~400 EUR/m2) as a mid estimate given unknown condition. days_on_market=0 means it is freshly listed with no price history to judge negotiation room. Fair rather than good because you pay a small premium over median and key facts are missing, offset by the substantial land parcel.
More on the house and the area
This is a simple, usable little country house with bathroom, floors, windows and a basic sleeping/living setup, so it is not a ruin. The olive land and quiet rural setting add appeal, especially at the price, but the house itself is plain and needs refreshing, with visible cracks and limited charm. It feels more like a functional retreat than a dream Italian home.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Very basic interior with visible wall cracking and signs of deferred maintenance.
- Kitchen is only partial and the house looks more like a simple weekend base than a fully comfortable home.
- Outdoor spaces are mostly hardstanding/yard rather than landscaped garden.
- Rural setup may mean checking utilities, access, and year-round usability carefully.
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 56/100The Peloritani foothills rise immediately inland, with mixed hills and low mountains above the Tyrrhenian plain. The Mela river valley is the main local corridor to the coast. Milazzo is the nearest town of size, with a port, a substantial historic centre and the peninsula facing the Aeolian Islands. The wider area is known for citrus, olives and vineyards, and for the industrial belt around the Milazzo plain and Augusta–Messina coastal corridor.