Casa indipendente in Via Cielo d'Alcamo 49
Proponiamo in vendita palazzina indipendente situata in una delle zone residenziali più tranquille e al contempo ben servite di Gibellina, con accesso da comodo vialetto privato. L’immobile rappresenta una soluzione versatile e ad alto potenziale di rivalutazione, ideale sia per uso personale sia come investimento…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €228/m², the asking price is 51% below the Sicily country-house baseline of €467/m², with a pool, garage and 26 photos. However, the condition is unspecified; allowing roughly €400/m² for uncertain works brings the effective cost to about €628/m², so the discount is attractive but not proven.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, immediately usable multi-level home with clean floors, functioning kitchen and bathrooms, balconies, garage space and a glimpse of mountain scenery. It lacks historic character or standout architecture, and the exterior is tired, but the unusually generous 360 sqm at this price gives it real value and renovation potential.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€42,000 – €70,000
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.
- Exterior shows significant weathering, staining and visible cracking.
- Interiors are clean and usable but dated, with basic finishes and an older kitchen.
- Large multi-level layout may mean higher maintenance and heating costs; energy performance is not provided.
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 58/100The cluster is in the inland Belice hills between western Sicilian farmland and the limestone uplands of the interior. The Valle del Belice is the main named landscape here, with cultivated hills, vineyards and olive groves around Santa Ninfa. The Riserva Naturale Integrale Grotta di Santa Ninfa lies at the edge of the town, protecting a karst area and cave system. Gibellina and Partanna are the nearest larger centres in the valley, with everyday services; Castelvetrano is the nearest larger town of size in the wider area. The area is known for wine, olives and the post-earthquake landscape of the Belice valley.