Rustico in Messina
Spartà Strada Provinciale 50 ampio terreno agricolo di circa 8000mq con rudere di circa 178mq con ingresso da cancello carrabile da strada principale panoramico vista mare a pochi passi dal bar di Spartà. Il rudere si presenta totalmente crollato, il terreno con uliveto con circa 70 alberi in buona parte pianeggiante…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Land, with no house on it
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The description says this is an 8,000 sqm agricultural plot with a 178 sqm rudere that is 'totalmente crollato', so it is effectively a collapsed ruin/land play rather than a livable dwelling. Even before legal verification, a full rebuild-level cost would dwarf the €68,000 asking price despite the attractive sea-view location 1 km from the coast.
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The sea view is genuinely lovely, and the olive grove gives the land a very appealing Sicilian feel. But the house itself is not a house you can live in: the listing says the ruin is totally collapsed, so this is a rebuild project with a great setting rather than a cheap Italian home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€71,000 – €104,000
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.
- The existing building is described as totally collapsed.
- This is fundamentally a land-and-rebuild project, not a usable home.
- Roadside access is easy, but the plot sits directly off the provincial road.
- Utilities and rebuild permissions need checking.
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 Messina on the Strait of Messina, with Calabria visible across the water and ferry traffic to Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria. The Peloritani rise immediately behind the city, forming short steep valleys and ridge roads within a few kilometres of the urban fabric. The nearest substantial natural landscape within the radius is the Peloritani range rather than a protected national park. Messina is the nearest city of size and has the port, the university, major services, rail connections and the cathedral area. The wider zone is known for its strait setting and for transport links between Sicily and the mainland.