Casa indipendente in Via Gigante 53
Bagheria (PA), in via Gigante, la REMAX vende palazzina indipendente su tre elevazioni fuori terra e con doppia esposizione angolare. L'immobile ha una superficie catastale di 96 mq ed è così composta: piano terra ingresso su un ampio soggiorno con un angolo cottura ed un wc, piano primo due ampie camere ed una cameretta, al piano secondo troviamo una grande...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €33,000 (€344/m²), the asking price is 26% below the €467/m² Sicilian baseline, with added location appeal just 3 km from the sea. However, condition is unspecified; assuming a €700/m² renovation, the effective cost rises to about €1,044/m², so the deal depends heavily on the actual state of the three-level house.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old Sicilian townhouse with a weathered historic façade, wrought-iron balcony, wooden shutters, arched openings, exposed beams, and some attractive patterned flooring. However, the interiors are cluttered and visibly deteriorated, with damp, damaged plaster, debris, and outdated wet rooms, so it is a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream home.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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, with widespread damp, peeling finishes, and damaged interior areas.
- The kitchen and bathroom are very basic and may require complete modernization.
- Dense urban setting with no visible garden, terrace, or attractive 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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Bagheria on the Tyrrhenian side east of Palermo, so the lived setting is a dense coastal town rather than open countryside. The Tyrrhenian coast is a few kilometres away at the Bagheria-Aspra shoreline, with short stretches of rocky coast and small coves around Capo Zafferano. Monte Catalfano rises immediately above the coast and is protected as the Monte Catalfano nature reserve. Palermo is the nearest city of size, with the full range of services, rail links and cultural sites.