Villa unifamiliare in Basicò
Nel colle di Basicò, in contrada Toscano, proponiamo una casa indipendente su due livelli con doppio ingresso. Sulla via principale, lungo la statale direzione Montalbano Elicona, si sviluppa il cortile di ingresso del piano terra che si presenta allo stato rustico e presenta la possibilità di rifinirlo a proprio…
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In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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The €45,000 asking price looks low at €300/m², but substantial finishing and renovation could add about €105,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,000/m² versus a €389/m² local benchmark. The rural location is 9 km from the sea, and the listing says the ground floor is still in a rustic unfinished state.
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The house has genuinely beautiful mountain and valley views, plus a small vineyard, garden, private courtyard, and parking. One lower level is clearly usable with a furnished bedroom and functioning bathroom, but the large upper level is an unfinished concrete-and-brick shell, so this is a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in villa.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- One entire level is a raw unfinished shell requiring substantial renovation.
- The livable section appears basic and dated, with only one bedroom and one bathroom shown.
- Confirm utilities, heating, structural condition, and the legal status of the unfinished floor.
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 68/100The cluster sits on the northern foothills of the Nebrodi Mountains. The Tyrrhenian (northern Sicilian) coast and its beaches lie a short drive to the north; the coastal town of Capo d'Orlando is the nearest sizeable town and has supermarkets, a railway station on the Palermo–Messina line and beach amenities. Parts of the Nebrodi Regional Park and its forested hills and streams lie within roughly 15 km. The local land use is agricultural: olives, citrus and small-scale livestock are common in the surrounding countryside. There are no ski lifts in the immediate area; the nearest mountain winter facilities (Etna and the Madonie) are well beyond a one-hour drive. The area is linked by regional and state roads to the northern coastal corridor and the main railway between Palermo and Messina.