Villa in Strada Provinciale 17 s.n.c, C. Rocca - C. Passarello, Partinico,
Per gli amanti della natura, a meno di cinque chilometri dallo svincolo autostradale di Balestrate, si propone in vendita villetta di circa 100 mq allo stato grezzo. Dispone ad oggi di tre grandi ambienti ancora da suddividere, più veranda esterna con forno a legna e terrazzo. Inoltre ha a disposizione un bel giardino…
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
At €95,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is €950/sqm; with a rough-shell finish ('allo stato grezzo') I estimate about €900/sqm renovation, for an effective cost near €1,850/sqm. That is far above the Sicilia villa baseline of €387/sqm, though the 2,000 sqm garden, well, terrace and oven add some value; 'NO MUTUO' and missing sea/location specifics are caution flags.
More on the house and the area
This is a clean, bright rural villa with a big covered veranda, roof terrace, and pleasant open land around it. But the interior feels more like an unfinished blank box than a ready home, with little character and no visible fitted kitchen or bathroom. It could become usable, yet the current dream factor is modest rather than swoon-worthy.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Interiors look unfinished and very basic, with likely work still needed before comfortable living.
- No kitchen or fitted bathroom is visible in the photos.
- Setting is open countryside but without a standout sea, village, or dramatic panoramic view.
- At €95k, the price feels less magical given the plain architecture and remaining work.
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 61/100The cluster is on the Gulf of Castellammare coast, with sandy shoreline and low hills behind the town. The nearest larger centres in daily use are Partinico and Castellammare del Golfo; Palermo is farther east and matters mainly for higher-level services and the airport. Within about 15 km the landscape is a mix of coast, cultivated hills, olive groves and vineyards. The area is known for beach tourism and agriculture, especially vines and olives.