Casa bifamiliare in Via Trapani 27
In una tranquilla zona residenziale di Valderice, vendesi appartamento posto al piano terra di una villetta bifamiliare, ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto riservato, senza rinunciare alla comodità dei principali servizi. L'immobile si distingue per gli ambienti ampi e luminosi, ben distribuiti e facilmente…
What it really costs
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At €75,000 for 116 sqm, the ask is €647/sqm; with a moderate update allowance of about €400/sqm for an unspecified but apparently usable home, the effective cost is about €1,047/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline of €445/sqm for Sicily townhouses, though the residential setting and 3 km distance to the sea help a bit; the listing also has a type mismatch because it is described as a ground-floor apartment in a semi-detached villa, not clearly a townhouse.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, usable home rather than a fantasy-property showpiece. The big tiled courtyard and covered terrace are genuinely useful outdoor assets, and the flat looks immediately habitable, but the interiors are basic, dated, and lack historic charm or standout views.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
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.
- Interiors are plain and dated rather than characterful.
- Street outlook is ordinary, with no meaningful sea or landscape view visible.
- Likely needs cosmetic updating to feel inviting and lived-in.
- Only one bathroom shown for a large 116 sqm layout.
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 78/100Monte Erice rises above the area, with the ridge and slopes immediately behind Valderice. The Tyrrhenian coast is close, with the shoreline around Cornino and the Cofano headland within the local area. The Monte Cofano oriented nature reserve lies nearby on the coast, and the Zingaro reserve is farther away but not inside the immediate radius. Trapani is the nearest town of size, with port services, shops and rail links. Erice is the main historic centre above Valderice, with its preserved hill town fabric and its inclusion among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The area is known for the hill-and-coast setting between Erice and the Trapani side of western Sicily, with olive groves and sea views common on the slopes.