Palazzina indipendente da ristrutturare
Vendesi in via Pietro Novelli, immobile su due livelli totalmente da ristrutturare composto da ingresso su strada che conduce alla zona giorno. Attraverso una scala interna si accede al piano superiore. L'immobile presenta un buon potenziale per la posizione strategica ed è perfetto per investitori che vogliono…
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 €29,000 for 60 sqm, the asking price is €483/sqm, but the description says 'totalmente da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €900/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,383/sqm. That is far above the Sicilia townhouse baseline of €446/sqm, though the Monreale location near Palermo and 8 km from the sea adds some appeal.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap little Sicilian townhouse in a lived-in urban street, but the photos show a heavily worn shell rather than a home to move into. There is no proven interior charm, view, or outdoor space, and the condition looks far beyond cosmetic work. Its appeal is mainly the low price and central town position, not wow.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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 to be renovated; currently not a usable home.
- No bathroom is indicated and interiors are not shown.
- Facade shows heavy deterioration and likely structural/moisture issues.
- Tight street setting with no outdoor space or view proven.
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 72/100The cluster is on the slopes above the Conca d’Oro west of Palermo, with Monte Caputo immediately above Monreale and the inland ridges of the Sicani and western Sicilian uplands starting not far to the south. Palermo and the Tyrrhenian coast are close by, but within the immediate 15 km radius the defining feature is the hill setting over the plain rather than open coast. Monreale itself has the cathedral and cloister with UNESCO status as part of Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale. Palermo is the nearest large city and provides the full range of services, rail links and airport access. The area is known for the historic mosaic cathedral and for citrus and olive cultivation on the slopes and plain.