Villa unifamiliare in Calatafimi-Segesta
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprietà di una casa unifamiliare di civile abitazione. Al piano seminterrato si trovano cucina/pranzo, riposto e piccolo wc. Dal piano seminterrato si giunge, mediante scala interna al grezzo delle rifiniture, al piano terra (abitabile), dove si trovano l’ingesso principale,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ("ASTA IMMOBILIARE"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Although the ask is only €212/m² vs a €383/m² baseline, the property is only partly habitable and upper floors are still under construction, so it does not qualify as a normal low-risk deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, sizeable town house, but the photos show little beauty or romance and no meaningful view. It is only partly usable: one lower level appears basic-habitable, while the upper floors are unfinished, cluttered and in construction condition. The dream here is mainly the low price, not the current home itself.
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€30,000 – €54,000
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.
- Upper floors are unfinished and not yet habitable.
- Visible damp/staining and rough interiors suggest significant renovation work.
- No proper bathroom is shown; listing states 0 baths.
- Auction sale: documentation and legal/technical status need careful checking.
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 81/100The hills around Calatafimi-Segesta sit in the interior between Trapani and the Gulf of Castellammare, with cultivated ridges and low mountains of western Sicily. The archaeological park of Segesta is within the area, with the Doric temple on an isolated hill and the ancient theatre above it on Monte Barbaro. The nearest coast is the Gulf of Castellammare, with the beach belt around Castellammare del Golfo outside the immediate inland setting. The nearest substantial town is Alcamo, which has a large historic centre and everyday services; Trapani is the nearest provincial city. This part of western Sicily is known for grain fields, olive groves and vineyards, and for the Segesta site tied to the Elymian and Greek past.