Villa bifamiliare in Piazza Armerina
Bellissima posizione, a Piazza Armerina, a soli 500 metri dalla scuola dei Canali, in Contrada Fontanelle - Via Nino Martoglio, 28. Vendesi piccolo terreno con alcune piante di agrumi e frutta; l'abitazione in vendita è a piano terra ed è composta da 2 camere da letto, cucina, cucinino, ampia sala, 2 bagni, portico…
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
At €95,000 for 115 sqm, the asking price is €826/sqm; with light habitable-condition works estimated at about €250/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,076/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €382/sqm, so it does not screen as a bargain. Positives are the 2 baths, garage/parking, utilities connected and usable condition, but the extra land/deposito/portico value does not fully offset the high effective €/sqm for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home: furnished, habitable, with two bathrooms, a big covered portico and plenty of outdoor space. The hillside setting is pleasant and the evening patio shots add charm, but the house itself is fairly simple and 1980s rather than visually special. Good value and livable now, though not a true fantasy-beauty standout without updates.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and the huge paved forecourt dominates more than garden space.
- Interiors are fully habitable but dated and need some maintenance/refreshing.
- Views are pleasant hillside/rural rather than dramatic sea or landmark vistas.
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 60/100The area sits in the inland Erei hills, with cultivated ridges, wheat fields, pasture and wooded patches around a hill town. The Gela plain lies to the south within this part of central Sicily. The nearest town of size is Enna, which has a historic hilltop centre and regional services. Piazza Armerina is known for the Roman Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage site just outside the town, with extensive late Roman mosaics.