Villa in Contrada Accia
Ventimiglia di Sicilia (PA)_ in contrada Traversa, nelle vicinanze del Villaggio la Madonnina e al rinomato Agriturismo Magia dei Sapori, proponiamo la vendita di una villetta su due elevazioni fuori terra, così composta: al piano terra, con una superficie catastale di circa 65 mq troviamo una cucina soggiorno, una camera da letto matrimoniale, una stanzetta, un bagno e ripostiglio. ...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €746/m² and an estimated €200/m² for an apparently habitable but unspecified-condition villa, the effective cost is about €946/m² versus the local baseline of €389/m². Garden, terrace, 36 photos and an 8 km distance to the sea add appeal, but the price is not discounted enough relative to comparable stock.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, livable two-level house surrounded by mature olive trees and greenery, with a beautiful mountain backdrop and a pleasant rustic interior. It is not a polished dream villa—the exterior, grounds, access, and fittings are visibly dated—but at €47,000 it offers real countryside living rather than a bare renovation shell.
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.
- The home appears usable but dated, with a basic older kitchen and likely cosmetic updating needed.
- Large garden areas are overgrown and will require regular maintenance.
- Access is via a narrow, rough sloping lane with multiple exterior steps; utilities and energy performance are not documented.
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 52/100The cluster sits in the inland hills east of Palermo, in the valley system of the Eleuterio river. Monte Jato and the first relief of the Sicani-facing interior are within the wider local horizon rather than high mountains. The nearest large city is Palermo, which provides the full set of services, rail links, port and airport access. This part of the province is known for mixed agricultural hills with olive groves and arable land, and for small inland centres linked to Palermo by the road corridor toward Agrigento.