Edificio in Via Giuseppe Verdi
Rif 127: palazzina in vendita a montelepre scopri questa affascinante proprietà a montelepre, a soli 30 km da palermo e dalle splendide spiagge siciliane! si tratta di una palazzina di 3 livelli fuori terra, perfetto per chi desidera vivere a pochi passi dal corso principale, mantenendo la vicinanza ai servizi del centro e un facile accesso alla città. L'immobile...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 for 110 sqm, the ask is about €409/sqm; with a moderate renovation allowance of ~€400/sqm for an unspecified-condition 3-level townhouse, the effective cost is roughly €809/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €400/sqm in Sicilia palazzi. Good central location near the main street and only 8 km from the sea helps, but on the numbers this looks more ordinary than discounted.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable town house rather than a ruin, with bathrooms, kitchen and several functioning rooms already in place. But the wow factor is low: no view, little character, and the overall feel is worn, cramped and quite dated. At €45k for 110 sqm near the coast it has value, yet it reads more as a practical refresh project than a 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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€13,000 – €21,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need significant cosmetic updating.
- Some walls/ceilings show damp, peeling or patchy finishes.
- Terrace/courtyard areas look tired and weathered.
- Top/storage areas appear rough and only partly finished.
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 56/100The cluster lies in the low hills west of Palermo, in a landscape of ridges, cultivated slopes and scattered settlements between the Gulf of Castellammare side and the Conca d’Oro side of the province. Monte d’Oro rises above Montelepre and Partinico, and the higher limestone relief of the Monti di Palermo is nearby. The coast is not far, with the Gulf of Castellammare around Terrasini and Trappeto as the nearest sea frontage, but the cluster is inland rather than on the shore. Palermo is the nearest large city, with the full services of a regional capital and the airport at Punta Raisi on this side of the province. The area is known for vineyards, olives and citrus in the wider western Palermitan countryside.