Villa in Strada Statale 121 Catanese
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 160 sqm villa is listed at €59,000 (€369/sqm) and is explicitly described as da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,069/sqm. Against a Sicilia villa baseline of €385/sqm, the asking price is cheap but the renovation burden is substantial; the 1,000 sqm land, garage/garden/parking, and 16 photos support it as a solid renovation project rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a real house rather than a ruin: it has finished main rooms, decent light, and a useful amount of outdoor space with trees and land. But it is not move-in ready, as the kitchen and bathrooms have been gutted and there are signs of cracking and incomplete works. The €59k price for 160 sqm plus about 1,000 sqm of land gives it some dream value, though the visual wow is modest.
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.
- Kitchen and bathrooms are stripped out and need full refitting
- Visible wall cracking and patching suggest renovation works are still needed
- Upper floor/attic appears unfinished raw space
- No proven views or standout architectural character in the photos
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 52/100The area is in the inland hills east of Palermo, with cultivated slopes, olive groves and mixed rural valleys. The Eleuterio river valley is nearby, and the Monti Sicani lie farther inland rather than inside the immediate landscape. Palermo is the nearest city of size, with the full range of services, rail links, port and airport access. This part of eastern Palermitano is known for agriculture, especially olives, cereals and small inland hill towns.