Casa indipendente in Via Torre Arsa 130
A Paceco, nella Via Torrearsa, soluzione indipendente su un unico livello oltre terrazza. L ' immobile si sviluppa al piano terra e si compone di ingresso, disimpegno, quattro vani, cucina - pranzo, bagno e riposto. Al piano superiore ulteriore vano, lavanderia e terrazza. Da ristrutturare.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €500/m² for 150 m², but the description says 'da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €700/m² renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,200/m². That is well above the local baseline of €500/m², but it gets some support from the independent layout, terrace, and sea proximity at 5 km in Sicily.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable independent house with a terrace and good value per square metre, but the photo shows a very plain frontage on an ordinary town street. The listing says it needs renovation, so this feels more like a practical project than an immediately dreamy home. There is usable house volume here, but little visible wow from setting or character.
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.
- Needs renovation
- Street-facing exterior is plain and worn
- No photo-proven view or notable outdoor space
- Only one bathroom for a fairly large 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 72/100The area is the flat coastal plain between Trapani and Marsala, with the Tyrrhenian coast and the Stagnone lagoon nearby. The Riserva Naturale Orientata Isole dello Stagnone di Marsala lies within this area, with salt pans, shallow water and the islands of San Pantaleo, Isola Grande, Schola and Santa Maria. Trapani is the nearest town of size and has a port, ferry connections and a substantial historic centre. Marsala is also close and is known for its wine. The area around the lagoon is known for salt production and windmills.