Casa indipendente in Via Malfitano 39
Offro casa indipendente a Barrafranca in via Malfitano 39 L immobile è posizionato in un area circa di 210 mq si estente tra via Malfitano- via Faraci con estensione in via Ugo Foscolo. La struttura via Malfitano - via Faraci si sviluppa in un piano terra,primo piano e secondo piano servita di servizi e comodità vivibili e confortevoli di...
What it really costs
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At €27,500 for 210 sqm, the ask is only €131/sqm; assuming a habitable-but-dated condition from the text ('servita di servizi e comodità vivibili'), the effective cost is about €331/sqm including ~€200/sqm renovation. Baseline is weak, so I rely more on absolute plausibility than comps; this looks attractively priced for a large independent house, but missing condition/energy data limits confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a handsome, substantial Sicilian stone townhouse with real presence and period character on the façade. It reads as a proper house rather than a ruin, but with no interior photos the livability and finish level remain uncertain. At €27.5k for 210 sqm, the price adds strong appeal even if some updating is likely.
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€14,000 – €23,000
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.
- Only exterior photos are shown, so interior condition/livability is unproven
- Balconies and shutters look dated and may need maintenance
- No view, garden, or landscape element evident from the photos
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 53/100This is inland central Sicily in the Erei hills, with a landscape of rolling clay and grain country broken by low ridges and ravines. The nearest larger town is Enna, which has a substantial historic centre and services, and Caltanissetta is also within normal driving distance for higher-order services. Piazza Armerina lies nearby and is known for the Roman Villa del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, though the villa is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for cereal farming, olive groves and sulphur-mining country typical of the interior of Sicily.