Casa indipendente in vendita in via New York, Montalbano
Nel suggestivo centro di Montalbano Elicona, uno dei borghi più belli d’Italia, NextCasa propone in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 98 mq, disposta su due livelli (piano terra e primo piano), situata in Via New York, in una posizione comoda e ben servita. L’immobile, edificato negli anni ’70, rappresenta una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Although tagged habitable, the text says the interiors need renovation, so I use about €700/m² works: effective cost is roughly €1,139/m² (€43k + renovation on 98 m²). That is far above the local cheap-stock baseline of €445/m², but the property gets some support from its historic-center village setting, 26 photos, and 2 bathrooms/98 m² layout.
More on the house and the area
The stone-front townhouse has real borgo character and sits in one of Sicily’s prettiest historic villages, which gives it genuine charm. It is clearly a complete, habitable home with floors, kitchen, bathrooms and finished rooms, but the interiors are plain and dated rather than dream-home beautiful. At €43k for 98 sqm, the value helps, yet this feels more like a solid renovation-to-lovely project than an immediate wow house.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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 dated and need real modernization.
- No meaningful view, terrace, or outdoor space shown.
- Rooms appear a bit dark/narrow in parts of the house.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Nebrodi mountains. The Elicona torrent valley and the inland ridge landscape are the immediate setting, and the Nebrodi Regional Park lies close by in this part of the interior. Montalbano Elicona has a substantial medieval center and castle, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Within this area the country is known for wooded uplands, grazing land, and hazelnut and pastoral production typical of the Nebrodi interior. The Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Patti is not far away but is outside the immediate mountain setting.