Casa indipendente in Via Pietro Cadorna
Vendesi a Collesano, nel Parco delle Madonie, in Via Pietro Cardona, casa terratetto di circa 120 mq disposta su 3 livelli e composta da: - PT: soggiorno, cucina abitabile, bagno e ripostiglio, - 1 ° piano: stanza e stanzetta - 2° piano: stanza matrimoniale, stanzetta e ripostiglio. La casa si trova in buone condizioni, in ottima posizione!
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €59,000 asking price is €492/m², slightly above the local €464/m² reference; allowing about €200/m² for updating a 120 m² house brings the effective cost to roughly €692/m². Its good condition, seven rooms, and location in the Madonie Park support the price, but there is no meaningful discount.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, livable Sicilian village house with 120 sqm across three levels, a working kitchen and bathroom, multiple bedrooms, old furniture, terrazzo floors, and a striking exposed-stone façade. It has authentic character and good everyday usability, but the interiors are modest and dated rather than beautifully restored, with no garden or view to create a stronger dream-home effect.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €13,000
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 fully furnished and usable but noticeably dated, with likely cosmetic updating needed.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a seven-room, three-level house.
- No private outdoor space, garden, or meaningful view is visible; the home sits on a tight village street.
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 78/100The Madonie mountains rise immediately inland from Collesano, with Monte San Salvatore above the town and the higher Madonie massif within the same local area. The Tyrrhenian coast is close at Campofelice di Roccella and Cefalù, and the Imera Settentrionale river valley opens nearby. Much of the surrounding upland falls within the Parco delle Madonie, a regional park. The nearest ski area is Piano Battaglia in the Madonie, reached by a mountain drive of roughly 45 minutes. The nearest substantial town is Cefalù, which has a seafront historic centre, a cathedral and rail links on the Palermo–Messina line. Cefalù cathedral is part of the Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale UNESCO listing. The area is known for the Madonie mountain villages, olive groves and access from coast to mountain in a short distance.