Terratetto unifamiliare in Custonaci
Terratetto unifamiliare in vendita a Custonaci, nella località di Baglio Cammarata, situato al piano terra. L'immobile si sviluppa su una superficie di 150 metri quadri e comprende quattro locali oltre a un bagno. La proprietà è dotata di cucina, magazzino/deposito, terrazzo e giardino. Lo stato dell'immobile richiede…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 for 150 sqm, the ask is €333/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation budget of ~€700/sqm, the effective cost is about €1,033/sqm. The local sub-€100k baseline is €445/sqm, and this gets a small boost for being 4 km from the sea with terrace/garden; the magazzino appears ancillary, not a legal-use veto.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable, very cheap Sicilian house with a usable-looking garden and some mature trees, which gives it a bit of lifestyle appeal. But the photos show a plain, worn exterior rather than a romantic home, and with no interior images the real condition and charm are uncertain. It feels more like a practical renovation project than an immediate dream-home scroll stopper.
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 – €53,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Exterior looks quite tired and likely needs significant renovation
- No interior photos, so character and true livability are unproven
- Setting appears roadside with overhead wires and no meaningful view
- Outdoor areas are overgrown and need clearing/restoration
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 74/100Monte Erice rises immediately above the area, with the hill town of Erice on the summit and the slopes descending toward the Trapani plain and the Tyrrhenian coast. The coast nearest the area is the Gulf of Bonagia and the sea around Cornino and Custonaci. The Monte Cofano Reserve lies within this radius on the coast near Cornino. Trapani is the nearest town of size, with port services, shops, schools and rail connections. Erice has a preserved historic centre and is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. This part of western Sicily is known for sea-salt pans around Trapani and Paceco, tuna-fishing history on the coast, and views toward the Egadi Islands.