Casa indipendente in Corso dei Mille 222
Menfi (Agrigento) - Proponiamo la vendita di un luminosissimo appartamento da ristrutturare di 92 mq circa in Corso dei Mille, posto al primo piano di una palazzina indipendente di due piani composta da ingresso su disimpegno, tre ampie e luminose camere, una cucina abitabile, un ampio servizio e un balcone con vista su Corso dei Mille. Vista la sua...
What it really costs
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At €59,000 and requiring renovation, estimated all-in cost is about €123,400, or €1,341/m² versus the Sicily baseline of €467/m². The location is attractive at 4 km from the sea, but the facts call it a country house while the description says a town-centre apartment.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, solid-looking 92 m² home with multiple spacious rooms, usable floors, a balcony, and a complete bathroom rather than an empty shell. Its appeal is mainly the low price and proximity to the Sicilian coast, but the interiors are tired and it would need a meaningful refresh before feeling like a dream Italian home.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Clearly dated and advertised as needing renovation, especially the bathroom, kitchen, finishes, and likely electrical systems.
- No garden, terrace, dramatic view, or distinctive historic features are shown.
- Urban street setting with an aging exterior and limited natural outlook.
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 72/100The area sits on the south-west Sicilian coast around the lower Belice valley and the hills behind Menfi. The Mediterranean coast is close, with long sandy stretches around Porto Palo and Lido Fiori and the mouth of the Belice nearby. The Foce del Fiume Belice area is a protected nature reserve on this coast. Sciacca is the nearest larger town, with a port, services and a substantial historic centre. Selinunte lies nearby along the same coast, with the archaeological park of the Greek city and temple remains. The area is known for vineyards, olive groves and wine production.