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Casa indipendente in Via Indipendenza 2

Castellana Sicula, Sicilia
Bedrooms
2
Baths
2
70
Price per m²
€350
Property type
Country house
Rooms
3 locali

Riferimento: VRC22652 Proponiamo in vendita una Casa Indipendente da ristrutturare di 70 mq, disposta su più livelli: piano terra, primo e secondo piano. L’immobile si presenta come una soluzione autonoma e personalizzabile, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una casa su misura o un investimento da valorizzare…

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Condition not stated in the listing
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Why this price is what it is

At €24,500 (€350/m²), the purchase price is below the local €464/m² reference, but the stated renovation need adds roughly €49,000, bringing the effective cost to about €1,050/m². Its inland location 26 km from the sea limits the upside, so this is mainly a renovation project rather than an exceptional bargain.

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What the photos show

This is a genuine, furnished multi-level home with two bathrooms, a functioning kitchen, bedrooms and attractive vintage details such as terrazzo flooring, old timber doors and period furniture. It appears usable rather than a bare shell, but the dated systems and finishes mean it is better viewed as a refresh or renovation project than a move-in-ready dream home.

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.

Asking price + this range
€67,000 – €88,000
What worries us about this house
  • The listing describes the house as needing renovation, despite the photos showing a furnished and apparently usable home.
  • Kitchen, bathrooms, fixtures, windows and finishes are distinctly dated and may require modernization.
  • No exterior, garden, roof or surrounding views are shown, so the setting cannot be judged.

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 72/100

The cluster is in the Madonie, with the limestone massifs around Monte San Salvatore and Monte delle Rose shaping the local landscape. The Madonie Regional Natural Park lies within this area. Petralia Sottana is the nearest small town of note and has a preserved historic centre and services; farther on, Castelbuono is one of the better-known historic centres of the Madonie. The nearest ski lifts are at Piano Battaglia in the Madonie, roughly a 35 to 45 minute drive depending on the exact starting point. This part of inland Palermo province is known for mountain villages, beech and oak woodland at higher elevations, and traditional pastoral and cereal country.

The comune of Castellana Sicula
People living here
2,926
-13.0% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
29%
10% are under 14
How far to everything
To the sea
26 km
Nearest airport
100 min drive
Nearest city
49 min drive
Property address:Via Indipendenza 2
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Asking price

24,500
Deal score
43/100
Dream
48/100
Wow
62/100

Listed 20/08/2026