Casa indipendente in Via Santa Caterina, 8, Venetico,
CASETTA SEMINDIPENDENTE SU DUE LIVELLI A VENETICO SUPERIORE - VIA S. Caterina 14 Nel suggestivo borgo di Venetico Superiore, in S. Caterina n. 14, proponiamo in vendita una graziosa casetta semindipendente disposta su due livelli, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione accogliente, caratteristica e facilmente gestibile.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 (€585/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €785/m² after modest finishing work, roughly double the €389/m² regional baseline. The habitable two-level home has updated systems, sea views and is 3 km from the coast, but the price is not especially cheap relative to the local stock.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable small home with a functional kitchen, bathroom, living area, and two bedrooms rather than a renovation shell. The panoramic balcony and bedroom views toward the hills and sea provide the main dream factor, while the bright village setting adds charm. Its modest, somewhat utilitarian interiors keep it below the top dream-home tier.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Compact 65 m² layout with the bathroom tucked under the stairs.
- Original window fixtures may need modernization.
- Interior finishes are practical rather than especially characterful or luxurious.
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 north-east Sicilian coast on the Gulf of Milazzo, with the Tyrrhenian Sea immediately nearby. The Peloritani mountains rise a short distance inland behind this stretch of coast. Milazzo is the nearest substantial town; it has a large historic centre, port, and services, and the headland there is the main local landmark. Messina is also close enough for higher-order services and ferry links to the mainland. This part of the coast is known for small seaside settlements, citrus and olive cultivation in the plain and lower slopes, and views across the strait-side corner of north-eastern Sicily.