Villa in Via Comunale Santo Vico 1
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What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly says it needs renovation, so I used about €700/m² renovation cost: effective price is roughly €61,500 total, or about €1,118/m² all-in. That is far above this catalog’s low Sicilia villa baseline of €387/m², but the absolute entry price is very low, it is a legally habitable independent house, and it is only 2 km from the sea, which supports a still-good score.
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At €23k the price is eye-catching, but the photos show a heavily deteriorated small house rather than a dream Italian home. Interiors appear damp, damaged and partly stripped, with major works needed before it feels usable. There is no evident view or character feature in the gallery to offset the condition.
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€11,000 – €20,000
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.
- Full renovation needed; interiors show severe decay and stripped/failed ceilings.
- Very limited visual appeal in the photos; no proven view, terrace charm, or attractive exterior.
- Livability is currently poor despite a basic enclosed structure.
- Only 3 photos, so important aspects like facade, balcony, and services are not demonstrated.
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 Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani immediately behind the city and the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts meeting in the wider area. The nearest extensive mountain landscape is the Peloritani range, with wooded ridges and small upland villages within a short drive. The nearest town of size is Messina itself, which has a major port, university, hospitals, rail and ferry connections to Calabria, and the city’s setting is shaped more by dense urban fabric and transport infrastructure than by open countryside. Taormina and the larger scenery of Etna are outside the 15 km landscape and do not raise the score. Messina is known for the strait crossing and for its port.