Casa indipendente in Via Villafranca
SVINCOLO VILLAFRANCA - (Gesso strada ex ferrovia) - CASA SINGOLA MQ. 80 + TERRENO ANNESSO MQ. 570 (da riammodernare e da rifinire esternamente) - CORTE PIASTRELLATA MQ. 100 - l'immobile e' composto da: ingresso/soggiorno con zona cottura + camera da letto + cameretta e bagno - (fattibile trivella con pozzo acqua da realizzare) – euro 65.000 - Sicilcase immobiliare Messina...
What it really costs
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At €65,000 (€722/m²), the house needs modernization and exterior finishing, estimated at about €700/m², making the effective cost roughly €128,000 or €1,422/m² versus the €467/m² baseline. The 570 m² plot and sea location 2 km away add value, but the renovation burden and missing condition/energy data limit the deal.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable country house with furnished living spaces, two bedrooms, a bathroom, tiled terraces, and a lush 570 sqm garden. The wooded hillside setting and outdoor dining areas create real Sicilian living appeal, though the dated interiors, unfinished exterior, and overgrown grounds keep it below dream-home territory.
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.
- The home is functional but visibly dated and would benefit from modernization.
- Exterior finishes, walls, terraces, and surrounding landscaping need substantial refresh and maintenance.
- The access road appears narrow, and utilities/well arrangements should be verified.
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Sicilian coast facing Calabria across a narrow stretch of water. The Peloritani mountains rise immediately behind the urban area. The nearest large town is Messina itself, a major port city with university, hospitals, ferry terminals and full city services. This is known for the strait landscape and the ferry crossing between Sicily and the mainland.