Villa in Contrada Savona
Rif 24 a torretta (pa), precisamente nella strada strada provinciale 1 a 200 mt dallo "zio caliddu", nella zona di piano dell’occhio, proponiamo in vendita una villa con una superficie commerciale di circa 100 mq con terreno di mq 800, immersa nella quiete della natura e a soli 15/18 minuti da palermo. La sua posizione tranquilla e riservata, ma allo...
What it really costs
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At €90,000 for 100 sqm, the asking price is €900/sqm; with an estimated €700/sqm renovation budget for an unspecified-condition villa, the effective cost is about €1,600/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €387/sqm in Sicily. Positives are the villa format, 800 sqm land, 22 photos and sea at 5 km, but on the numbers this is not a discount deal for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: the main interior looks renovated, clean, and ready to live in, with equipped kitchen and modern bathrooms. The best appeal is outside, where the olive trees, garden and open mountain backdrop give it a peaceful rural Sicilian feel. The wow is moderate, though, because the house itself is visually plain and much of the exterior reads more practical than beautiful.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Exterior spaces are very utilitarian, with a large metal-covered forecourt rather than a pretty terrace.
- Interior is functional and recently refreshed but lacks standout character.
- Some ancillary/storage areas look basic and improvised.
- Overhead power lines slightly affect the mountain view.
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 48/100The cluster lies on the Tyrrhenian side of the Conca d’Oro west of Palermo, between the coastal plain and the first hills that rise toward Monte Gallo and the headlands of the Palermo gulf. The Tyrrhenian coast is nearby, with the long sandy shore of Isola delle Femmine and the small island of the same name within this stretch of coast. Monte Pellegrino and the headlands around Palermo are visible features of the wider gulf, though the setting here is mainly peri-urban coastal plain rather than an isolated natural landscape. Palermo is the nearest city of size, with major rail links, port, airport access nearby at Punta Raisi, and the full range of services and monuments of a regional capital. Isola delle Femmine has Bandiera Blu status in some recent years, and the coastal area is known for beach use, fishing heritage and its position on the approach to Palermo.