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Casa indipendente con spazio esterno a Piano Torre

Messina, Sicilia
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
70
Plot m²
500
Price per m²
€857
Property type
Townhouse
Rooms
3 locali

L’immobile è composto da due camere da letto, un bagno, soggiorno con cucina e una spaziosa veranda con splendida vista sul mare. La proprietà, grazie agli ampi spazi esterni e alla posizione panoramica, rappresenta un’ottima opportunità per chi desidera ristrutturare e valorizzare un immobile secondo le proprie esigenze, sia come abitazione principale sia come casa vacanze o investimento.

balconycellarnear the seapanoramic viewsea view

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation

Must be done first

  • Damp
  • Wiring
  • Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

At €60,000 plus an estimated €49,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,557/m²—far above the local benchmark of €445/m². Sea views, immediate coastal proximity and 500 m² of land add appeal, but the listing does not specify the renovation scope enough to justify this premium.

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What the photos show

The spectacular elevated sea view, large terrace and approximately 500 sqm of olive-planted land give this house genuine dream-home appeal. It is a real roofed house with tiled floors, a working-looking kitchen and bathroom, but the interiors are dated and damp-stained, while the exterior needs meaningful renovation before comfortable full-time living.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€25,000 – €35,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€42,000 – €63,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€84,000 – €105,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €25,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€112,000 – €133,000
What worries us about this house
  • Needs substantial renovation, including damp and damaged plaster throughout.
  • Exterior walls, terrace structure, railings and unfinished adjoining areas need inspection and likely repair.
  • Steep hillside setting may mean difficult access and higher construction costs.

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 55/100

This is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is urban shoreline rather than a distinct scenic coastscape, and the daily setting is dominated by dense city fabric, port infrastructure and major roads. The Peloritani offer ridge roads, wooded slopes and smaller hill villages a short distance inland. Messina itself is the nearest large centre and has the ferry port to Calabria, university, hospitals, rail connections and the main city services of northeastern Sicily.

The comune of Messina
People living here
217,033
-9.1% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
12% are under 14
Flood zone
1.7%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
228 m
Nearest airport
92 min drive
Nearest city
30 min drive
Property address:Strada Statale 113 Dir 179/PianoTorre
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Asking price

60,000
Deal score
36/100
Dream
62/100
Wow
68/100

Listed 17/08/2026