Casa Indipendente in vendita a Calatafimi-Segesta, Calatafimi
casa indipendente su 3 livelli, in vendita a calatafimi segesta.immobile totalmente da ristrutturare, composto da 3 vani, 2 riposti + accessori, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare gli spazi secondo i propri gusti.punto di forza della proprieta' e' il terrazzino con splendida vista panoramica
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
Price is €18,000 for 80 sqm (€225/sqm), but the home is explicitly totally to renovate, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €925/sqm. That is well above the local cheap-stock baseline of €445/sqm, but the absolute entry price is very low and the panoramic terrace/view adds some appeal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real little house rather than a shell: it has floors, stairs, rooms and a usable bathroom, but it clearly needs full updating. The best wow comes from the upper-level outlook over the hillside town and the striking church nearby. At €18k it has dreamer appeal, though the beauty is mostly in the setting rather than in the house itself.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Totally in need of renovation, not move-in ready.
- Interiors are very plain and dated, with visible wear and patching.
- Facade and balconies need repair and refresh.
- View is urban/hillside rather than a dramatic private panorama.
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 81/100The hills around Calatafimi-Segesta sit in the interior between Trapani and the Gulf of Castellammare, with cultivated ridges and low mountains of western Sicily. The archaeological park of Segesta is within the area, with the Doric temple on an isolated hill and the ancient theatre above it on Monte Barbaro. The nearest coast is the Gulf of Castellammare, with the beach belt around Castellammare del Golfo outside the immediate inland setting. The nearest substantial town is Alcamo, which has a large historic centre and everyday services; Trapani is the nearest provincial city. This part of western Sicily is known for grain fields, olive groves and vineyards, and for the Segesta site tied to the Elymian and Greek past.