Casa indipendente in Località Massa San Giorgio
Proponiamo nella zona di Massa San Giorgio, a pochi passi dalla piazza principale del paese, proprietà così composta: ampio ingresso su zona giorno, due camere da letto, cucina abitabile e bagno. Dal retro vi è un terrazzino ed un giardino da poter sfruttare durante cene con amici o parenti. Lo spazio esterno di pertinenza rende questa casa l'ideale per chi...
What it really costs
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At €27,000 (€338/m²), the asking price is 28% below the Sicilia country-house baseline of €467/m², with 3 km to the sea and 20 photos. Assuming modest works at €200/m², the effective cost is about €537/m², so the deal is good but not exceptional because condition is unspecified.
More on the house and the area
The property has modest historic character, old masonry, traditional shutters, and a potentially useful rear garden. However, the interiors are effectively a ruin with damaged roofs, bare or debris-covered floors, failing walls, and no clearly usable living facilities, making it a major reconstruction project rather than a home to live in.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Uninhabitable interior with extensive rubble, damp damage, and severely deteriorated finishes.
- Roof structures are visibly damaged or missing in several rooms, requiring major reconstruction.
- No usable kitchen or bathroom is evident in the photos; utilities and structural stability need verification.
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with Calabria visible across the water and ferry traffic to Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria. The Peloritani rise immediately behind the city, forming short steep valleys and ridge roads within a few kilometres of the urban fabric. The nearest substantial natural landscape within the radius is the Peloritani range rather than a protected national park. Messina is the nearest city of size and has the port, the university, major services, rail connections and the cathedral area. The wider zone is known for its strait setting and for transport links between Sicily and the mainland.