Villa o villino in vendita a Catania, Vaccarizzo
Catania, nella rinomata zona di Vaccarizzo, si presenta una villetta accorpata di circa 83 mq. L'immobile, disposto su un unico piano, si compone di quattro locali ben distribuiti, tra cui tre camere da letto e un bagno, garantendo spazi funzionali e vivibili. La villetta si distingue per la sua posizione strategica, a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €88,000 for 103 sqm, the asking price is about €854/sqm; with a habitable-state allowance of ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is ~€1,054/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline for Sicilia villas (€392/sqm), and the near-sea location (+1 km) helps, but not enough to offset the premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: it has furnished bedrooms, a working kitchen, bathroom, and a generous tiled outdoor area with a shaded pergola and palms. The outdoor space is the main appeal, giving it a pleasant Mediterranean feel, but the house itself is quite plain and dated inside. Near the sea and very affordable for a detached-style villa setup, though not a true dream-view 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.
- Interiors are dated and need cosmetic updating.
- Some bedrooms look very narrow/small.
- No sea view is shown despite the near-sea location.
- Exterior setting feels suburban rather than especially picturesque.
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Catania on the Ionian coast, with the Gulf of Catania and long urban beaches to the south. Mount Etna rises immediately inland and dominates the skyline; the lower slopes and access roads begin within this radius, while the Parco dell’Etna lies on the mountain above the city. Catania is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre with major Baroque monuments, a port, a university and the main airport for eastern Sicily. The area is known for the black lava stone of Etna, citrus plain agriculture to the south of the city, and the combination of city, volcano and coast.