Terratetto unifamiliare in Roccapalumba
Casa indipendente da ristrutturare con tetto rifatto – Roccapalumba Nel Quartiere Santa Rosalia a Roccapalumba, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente di circa 45 m² calpestabili, distribuiti su 3 livelli di circa 15 m² ciascuno, con ingresso indipendente direttamente dalla strada. L'immobile è da ristrutturare; il…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Connections
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €12,000 asking price is very low (€267/m²), but substantial renovation brings the estimated total to about €43,500, or €967/m², well above the €445/m² local comparison level. The rebuilt roof and existing utility connections help, though there is no heating and the utilities are currently disconnected.
More on the house and the area
A compact old-town townhouse with a textured historic façade, traditional balcony railings, wooden shutters and some appealing vintage details such as terrazzo floors and exposed beams. It is a complete, roofed house with two bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom rather than a ruin, but the interiors are dated and the property needs meaningful modernization before comfortable full-time living.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
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.
- The house needs real renovation, including dated interiors, visible wall cracks and bathroom improvements.
- Only 45 m² across three narrow levels, with no heating and currently disconnected utilities.
- No scenic view, garden or outdoor space beyond the small street-facing balcony.
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 52/100Roccapalumba sits in the interior hill country of the Province of Palermo in Sicily. The landscape within about 15 km is predominantly agricultural hills with olive groves, almond trees, cereal fields and areas of Mediterranean scrub and small oak/holm-oak woodland. The zone is made up of small villages, hamlets and rural roads; local services and commerce are on a small-town scale. There is no national-park or UNESCO designation inside the immediate 15 km radius and no single named natural landmark that dominates the local landscape.