Casa Indipendente in vendita a Melilli
In vendita a Melilli, in Via Arimondi, casa indipendente di circa 121 mq complessivi, distribuita su due livelli e caratterizzata dalla presenza di due ingressi separati, elemento che offre la possibilità di suddividere l'immobile in due unità abitative indipendenti.L'immobile si sviluppa su due piani e presenta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 (€242/m²), the asking price looks low, but refurbishing the ground floor brings the estimated all-in cost to about €92,000 (€742/m²), above comparable homes around €445/m². The first floor is usable and two entrances add flexibility, but only one photo is provided and the listing does not say the building year or energy rating.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable two-level townhouse, with the first floor in good condition and a fitted kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms. However, the ground floor still needs renovation, and the visible interior is practical rather than especially beautiful or characterful.
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, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €24,000
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.
- The ground floor requires renovation.
- Only one interior photo is provided, with no evidence of a notable view, exterior, garden, or historic character.
- The usable first floor appears functional but dated and fairly plain.
- Verify utilities, structural condition, and whether legal subdivision into two units is permitted.
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 39/100The area sits on the Hyblaean plateau above the Ionian coast, with limestone hills and cultivated ground within the immediate surroundings. The coast nearest Melilli is the Gulf of Augusta, with port and petrochemical installations along much of the shoreline in this stretch. Syracuse is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The wider zone is known for industry around Augusta and Priolo as well as for citrus and olive cultivation inland.