Casa indipendente in Via Roma 1
Riferimento: VRC22609 Proponiamo in vendita Casa Indipendente da ristrutturare di 250 mq, disposta su più livelli (terra, primo, secondo e terzo piano). L’immobile, parzialmente arredato, presenta esposizione esterna e dispone di tre balconi terrazzati, spazi esterni che valorizzano la proprietà e favoriscono…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €56,000 (€224/m²), this 250 m² house needs renovation estimated at about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €924/m² versus a €464/m² local benchmark. Three balconies, parking and proximity to the Sicilian coast help, but the renovation burden makes the overall deal weak.
More on the house and the area
A surprisingly spacious Sicilian house with attractive marble floors, abundant woodwork, traditional furniture, decorative ceiling medallions, and a fully equipped kitchen. The photographed rooms look solid and immediately usable rather than like a shell, but the advertised renovation need and lack of exterior evidence keep it below the dream-home range.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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 listing describes the house as needing renovation, despite the clean and usable interiors shown.
- No exterior, terrace, balcony, roof, or surrounding-view photos are provided.
- The kitchen and bathrooms appear functional, but systems, heating, and structural condition are unverified.
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 72/100The area sits in the inland hills east of Palermo, with the northern Sicilian ranges rising nearby and the valley of the San Leonardo river below. Lago Rosamarina lies by Caccamo, created by the Rosamarina dam on the San Leonardo. Caccamo itself is known for its large hilltop castle and compact historic centre. Termini Imerese is the nearest larger town, with rail links, port functions and services. Palermo is reachable for higher-level services and the airport, but it is outside the local landscape. The area is known for hill country, olive groves and cereal farming, with views toward the Tyrrhenian side of the island.