Casa indipendente in Contrada San Salvatore s.n.c, Belmonte Mezzagno,
Immobiliare Belmonte: a Belmonte Mezzagno / Contrada San Salvatore proponiamo in vendita rudere mq. 140 circa composto da 4 vani oltre servizi con lotto terreno di circa mq. 3.000, totalmente da ristrutturare. Ape G. Tel..
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Description explicitly calls it a 'rudere' (ruin), totally to be renovated. At €168/m2 vs baseline €387/m2 it looks cheap, but ruins require full reconstruction (~€1000-1400/m2) making total cost well above habitable market value. The 3,000 m2 land lot adds some value, but the structure itself is not habitable. Energy class G confirms poor state. No sea distance data. High renovation burden makes this a trap for anyone expecting a turnkey deal.
More on the house and the area
There is some appeal in the rural Sicilian plot, mature trees, and the amount of land for the price. But this is being sold as a rudere and the photos show a neglected, very worn structure with open/garage-like spaces and no evidence of a usable interior. It feels like a full restoration project rather than a home you could soon live in.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,200/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€59,000 – €87,000
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 a rudere and totally to be renovated
- Interiors are not shown, suggesting very poor or unusable condition
- Overgrown grounds and outbuildings need major clearing and repair
- Setting is semi-rural but not especially scenic or private
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 39/100The cluster lies on the inland side of the Palermo basin, in low limestone hills at the edge of the Monte Grifone and Monte Carcaci area. The Oreto river valley is nearby to the west. Palermo is the nearest city of size, with the full range of services, rail connections, port and airport access. The immediate surroundings are a mix of settled hillside, roads and cultivated land rather than a distinct named landscape.