Villa in Ss121
In vendita a Marianopoli, nella suggestiva C. da Torre Belice, proponiamo una spaziosa villa di 188 mq, ideale per chi cerca un'opportunità da personalizzare secondo il proprio gusto. La villa, attualmente in condizioni da ristrutturare, offre ampi spazi interni distribuiti su cinque vani, tra cui tre camere da letto confortevoli e tre bagni, garantendo così la massima funzionalità per famiglie...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €68,000 for 252 m², the required renovation brings the estimated total to about €244,400, or €970/m²—far above the local comparison level of €389/m². The listing also conflicts on both size (252 m² versus 188 m² in the description) and location (Petralia Sottana versus Marianopoli), so the advertised figures need verification.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, furnished villa set in an exceptionally beautiful rural Sicilian landscape, with sweeping views over rolling cultivated hills and substantial surrounding land. The main living areas are clearly usable, with a functioning-looking kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and tiled interiors, but the lower level is an unfinished shell and the exterior needs work. At €68,000 for 252 sqm, the combination of dramatic setting and usable accommodation creates strong bargain appeal.
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 – €89,000
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 lower level appears unfinished, with raw concrete floors and incomplete utility/finishing work.
- The exterior needs substantial cosmetic maintenance, including roof-edge and balcony repairs/cleaning.
- The listed location is inconsistent: the facts say Petralia Sottana, while the description says Marianopoli.
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 49/100This is inland central Sicily in the hilly grain-growing countryside between the Platani and Salso basins, with low clay and limestone hills, fields and scattered woods around the settlements. Within about 15 km the main nearby centre is Caltanissetta, which has the full set of provincial-town services and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for cereal farming, pastoral land and sulfur-mining country in the interior of Sicily.