Villa in Via Saponara II
2VS18306 villa indipendente da ristrutturare di mq. 213, comprende 7 vani.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €282/m² it looks cheap, but the villa requires renovation: estimated all-in cost is about €209,100, or €982/m² versus the €389/m² Messina baseline. The sea is only 1 km away, but the renovation burden overwhelms the headline discount.
More on the house and the area
The elevated position offers broad urban and hillside views from the terrace area, but the surroundings are dense and mostly utilitarian. This is a substantial renovation project rather than a visibly usable home, with no interior evidence of livability.
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€42,000 – €75,000
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 property is explicitly sold as requiring renovation, and the photos show heavily deteriorated outdoor structures, fencing, walls and surfaces.
- No interior living spaces are shown, so the condition of the roof, utilities, kitchen and bathrooms cannot be verified.
- The urban setting is dense and lacks a clearly private, attractive garden despite the villa designation.
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 inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.