Casa indipendente in Via Solferino 15
L'agenzia Immobiliare Trova Casa propone in vendita una casa indipendente di piano 1° - 2° e 3° (no piano terra) sita in Partinico, Via Solferino, zona Via Mulini. Piano terra appartenente ad altra proprietà e non in vendita, mentre i piani superiori oggetto di vendita con accesso da scala indipendente su strada sono composti come segue: al piano primo di...
What it really costs
- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Only the 1st-3rd floors are for sale while the ground floor belongs to another owner, so this is effectively a partial building ownership and a major legal/liquidity red flag. Even if treated as habitable, the effective cost is about €540/m2 (€55,000 + ~€32,400 works over 162 m2), slightly above the already-low Sicilia baseline of €503/m2.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, very usable town house with complete rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and decent overall condition, so it feels like a real home rather than a project. The downside is that it is visually quite ordinary: no notable historic character, no real view, and the exterior/interiors are functional but dated. At €55k for 162 sqm it has strong value, but the dream factor is modest.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- No ground floor is included; access is via an independent stair from the street.
- Interiors look dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Urban street setting with only limited balcony outlooks, not a scenic view.
- Layout spread over upper floors may mean lots of stairs for daily living.
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 52/100The cluster lies in the coastal plain and low hills west of Palermo, with the Gulf of Castellammare on this stretch of coast. Monte d'Oro and the first relief of the north-west Sicilian hills rise inland, but this is not a high mountain setting. The nearest town of size is Partinico, which has the normal services of a medium small town; Alcamo and Castellammare del Golfo are also close in daily use. Palermo is the main city for higher-level services and the airport at Punta Raisi is relatively near. This part of western Sicily is known for vineyards, olive groves and citrus cultivation.