Casa indipendente in Via degli Atleti
Marsala - In vendita, in via degli Atleti, casa da ultimare di 150mq circa al 1° piano. E' possibile visionare l'immobile tutti i giorni previo appuntamento telefonico.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a casa da ultimare, so I estimate about €700/m² of finishing work; effective cost is roughly €1,267/m² (€85,000 + works over 150 m²). That is well above the local cheap-stock baseline of €489/m², but the 150 m² size and location just 1 km from the sea support a still-positive score.
More on the house and the area
This is an unfinished concrete shell rather than a livable home, with bare rooms and no visible character or completed amenities. The low €/m² and Marsala location near the sea help a little on paper, but the photos do not show any real wow setting or ready-to-live appeal. As presented, it is a project, not a dream home.
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.
- Unfinished shell: no fitted kitchen, bathrooms, finishes or completed windows/doors visible.
- Needs full completion before it is realistically habitable.
- No exterior, terrace, garden or sea-view photos to prove any beauty factor.
- Likely extra cost/uncertainty on utilities and final permits for completion.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Marsala, so the resident setting is urban fabric on the low western Sicilian coast. The Stagnone lagoon lies immediately north, with the Isola di Mozia in the lagoon. The coast here is flat and salt-pan country rather than cliffed shore. Trapani is the nearest larger town and Palermo airport is the main airport used for the area. Marsala is known for its fortified wine and for the saline landscape of the Stagnone.