Terratetto unifamiliare in Marsala
- Riferimento: VRC20172 In vendita Casa indipendente da ristrutturare di 230 mq disposta su due livelli (piano terra e primo piano). L’immobile gode di tripla esposizione, con due balconi e un terrazzo sovrastante di circa 80 mq, perfetto per essere valorizzato come area relax o spazio conviviale all’aperto. Gli…
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 €59,000 for 230 sqm, the ask is just €257/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is ~€957/sqm, well above the Sicilia townhouse baseline of €445/sqm. The score is supported by the strong size, garage/terrace, and Marsala location just 1 km from the sea, but this is more a value-add renovation project than a clear underpriced bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large, real house rather than a shell: floors, kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms are all in place, so it looks basically usable with renovation rather than structural rescue. The wow is limited because the interiors are plain and dated, with little character or view shown. Its strongest appeal is practical value near the sea at a very low €/m² price.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€46,000 – €81,000
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.
- Interior is very dated and needs full cosmetic renovation.
- No sea view or notable historic character is shown in the photos.
- Kitchen and bathrooms are usable but old, so expect modernization costs.
- Exterior/terrace quality is not proven by the photo set.
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 Marsala, so the resident setting is urban fabric on the low western Sicilian coast. The Stagnone lagoon lies immediately north, with the Isola di Mozia in the lagoon. The coast here is flat and salt-pan country rather than cliffed shore. Trapani is the nearest larger town and Palermo airport is the main airport used for the area. Marsala is known for its fortified wine and for the saline landscape of the Stagnone.