Dammuso in Favara
Favara (AG) – Via Napoli 45/47/49 – Immobile su due livelli Proponiamo in vendita un immobile composto da più unità catastali contigue, site in Via Napoli nn. 45-47-49, nel centro di Favara (Agrigento), che nell'insieme costituiscono un unico corpo di fabbrica abitabile. Composizione: Piano terra e primo piano, con…
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 €27,500 (€224/m²), the 123 m² home is priced below the Sicilia baseline of €467/m²; allowing about €24,600 for habitable-condition updates gives an effective €423/m². Its central Favara location and two-level layout add value, though the multi-unit historic structure and stated renovation potential limit the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, furnished home with a working kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, balconies, and attractive old stonework. However, the setting is a very dense and rough central-town streetscape, while the building and terrace need meaningful renovation rather than simple cosmetic refreshing. At €27,500 for 123 m², the price is the main appeal, not a strong visual dream-home factor.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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 interiors are habitable but dated, with visible damp or ceiling damage in at least one room.
- The exterior masonry, balconies, wiring, and rooftop terrace appear to need substantial refurbishment.
- Dense urban surroundings offer no garden and no clearly demonstrated scenic view.
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 59/100This is inland south-central Sicily on low chalky and clay hills with broad views over farmed country. The Platani valley lies to the east and the coast of the Strait of Sicily is nearby, with the beaches and low shoreline around San Leone and Porto Empedocle within about 15 km. Agrigento is the nearest town of size, with full services and the Valley of the Temples archaeological area just west of the town. The area is known for wheat fields, olive groves, almonds and tuff-built hill towns.