Villa in Via del Fico d'India 20
A Misilmeri, in via del Fico D'India, vicino il centro sportivo di Piano Stoppa, UnicasaRe propone in vendita una villa da ristrutturare. L'immobile è così composto: al piano terra vi è un'ampia zona giorno di 55 mq circa, un cucinino ed un bagno. Attraverso una scala esterna si accede alla zona notte, dove troviamo una camera da letto, due...
What it really costs
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This 140 sqm villa is explicitly da ristrutturare, so the effective cost is about €1,414/m² (€714/m² price + ~€700/m² renovation), far above the very low local stock baseline of €385/m². Good size, 39 photos, garden/garage and near-coast location help a bit, but on the numbers it looks weak rather than discounted.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable detached house with generous space, garden greenery and some open hill views. But the wow is modest: the villa is visually plain, interiors are very dated, and the visible power infrastructure weakens the atmosphere. At the price, it has practical value more than dream-home beauty.
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€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- Needs renovation/refreshing despite being currently usable.
- Exterior is plain and not especially photogenic.
- Power lines/pylon visibly affect the setting.
- Interiors are dated and may need systems and finishes updates.
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 in the inland belt east of Palermo, in low hills and cultivated countryside above the valley of the Eleuterio river. Monte Grifone and the first ridges behind Palermo are nearby, but this is not a mountain landscape. The Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Palermo is close, with the nearest urban services in Palermo, which has the airport, port, major rail links and the full range of city amenities. The area is known for citrus groves, olive trees and the suburban-agricultural fringe on the eastern side of the Palermo plain.