Villetta a schiera in Contrada Sant'Onofrio
COD. RIF SMV583, Trabia, in Contrada Sant'Onofrio, proponiamo la vendita di cinque villette a schiera, suddivise su due elevazioni tra piano terra e primo piano con una metratura di circa 80 Mq ciascuno con giardino e posto auto di pertinenza. Le villette sono da definire e attualmente si trovano allo stato grezzo e sono composte da: cucina abitabile, soggiorno, due...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 85 sqm, the ask is about €941/sqm; with the houses described as 'da definire' and 'allo stato grezzo', I estimate roughly €900/sqm to finish them, bringing effective cost to about €1,841/sqm. That is far above the local sub-€100k baseline of €445/sqm, even allowing some uplift for sea proximity, garden and parking.
More on the house and the area
The hillside setting is the main attraction, with open mountain-and-sea views and decent terraces/garden potential. But these are not real homes yet: they are clearly unfinished shells at grezzo, with raw interiors and incomplete exteriors. Dreamy location, yes; move-in livability, no.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Sold unfinished: photos show the homes are still at shell/rough-build stage.
- Interiors are raw with no fitted kitchen, bathrooms or finishes visible.
- Outdoor areas are bare and sloping, so access/landscaping work is likely needed.
- Scaffolding and exposed openings suggest extra completion costs and practical checks on utilities/permits.
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 62/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast with small beaches and coves around Trabia and San Nicola l’Arena. Monte San Calogero rises just inland above Termini Imerese and gives the immediate area a coastal hill backdrop. Palermo is the nearest large city and has the full range of services, port and airport connections. Cefalù lies along the same coast to the east, but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for its coastal settlements, citrus and olive cultivation, and for Trabia’s association with early pasta production.