Villa unifamiliare in Bolognetta
Riferimento: VRV22534 Proponiamo in vendita Villa Unifamiliare da ristrutturare di 160 mq, disposta su due livelli, piano terra e primo piano. L’immobile gode di quadrupla esposizione e dispone di un terreno di circa 1.000 mq, elemento che valorizza la proprietà e offre ampie possibilità di utilizzo degli spazi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 for 160 sqm, the asking price is €369/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition a reasonable works budget is about €700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to about €1,069/sqm. That is far above the low-stock Sicily villa baseline of €387/sqm, so despite the 1,000 sqm land and independent layout, this looks weak on value.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable detached villa with useful outdoor space and a 1,000 sqm plot, and the price per square metre is very low. But the photos show a plain interior with little character, plus missing kitchen/bath fittings and some visible damage, so it feels more like a practical renovation project than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Kitchen and both bathrooms are stripped out and need refitting.
- Visible wall cracking and holes suggest renovation beyond simple cosmetics.
- No proven views or attractive exterior shown in the photos.
- Upper floor/attic space appears unfinished and not ready for living use.
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 53/100The cluster sits in the inland hills east of Palermo, in the upper valley system that feeds the Eleuterio and Milicia rivers, with cultivated slopes, scrub and low limestone ridges typical of this side of the Palermitan hinterland. Monte Jato and the first reliefs of the Sicani direction are within the wider inland horizon, but the immediate landscape is mainly agricultural hill country rather than a single named scenic formation. Palermo is the nearest large city and provides the full set of services, rail links, port and airport access. The area is known locally for olive groves, cereal land and dispersed rural settlement in the hills behind the north coast.