Casa indipendente in Contrada Addolorata
Riferimento: VRC22606 Proponiamo in vendita una Casa indipendente da ristrutturare di 200 mq, disposta su più livelli, piano terra e primo piano, senza ascensore. L’immobile si presenta come una soluzione ampia e versatile, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare gli ambienti secondo le proprie esigenze. La proprietà…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €425/m², the €85,000 asking price is slightly below the local €464/m² benchmark, but the house requires renovation estimated at about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,125/m². The 1 km distance from the sea adds appeal, but not enough to offset the substantial renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a spacious, furnished Sicilian house with attractive traditional touches: ornate chandeliers, woodwork, arched openings, marble stairs, and a timber-roofed upper level. The kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, and living rooms look functional, but the property is dated and the unfinished attic means this is a renovation project rather than a polished dream home. At €85,000 for 200 sqm, the size is a strong part of the 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€40,000 – €70,000
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 main living areas appear usable but dated, with likely renovation and cosmetic work needed.
- The large attic/storage level is unfinished and may require substantial upgrading.
- No garden, exterior character, or actual sea view is shown in the gallery.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Marsala, so the resident setting is an urban edge on the low coastal plain of western Sicily. The Stagnone lagoon and the Isola di Mozia area lie just north of the town, with shallow saltwater basins and historic salt pans along this stretch of coast. Trapani is the nearest larger centre for wider services and airport access comes from Trapani-Birgi nearby and Palermo farther away. The area is known for salt production and Marsala wine.