Villa
RIF. 1155 - Nella via California in zona Bocca Arena, l'agenzia immobiliare Idealcasa propone in vendita in esclusiva, una villa da ristrutturare, suddivisa su due livelli ed è ubicata su un lotto di terreno di circa 300 mq. Composta da ingresso, salone, servizio, cucina e soggiorno, al piano Terra. Disimpegno, tre camere letto, servizio, ripostiglio e terrazzino al piano...
What it really costs
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At €817/m² before works, this 120 m² villa needs renovation, estimated at about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,517/m² versus the €389/m² local baseline. Sea-front location and garden add value, but the required investment makes this substantially overpriced.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable seaside villa rather than a bare project, with furnished rooms, a kitchen, bathrooms, tiled interiors, and generous outdoor space. Its strongest dream factor is the elevated terrace overlooking the sea, olive trees, and the distinctive white bridge, while the house itself needs substantial cosmetic and maintenance work.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Advertised as needing renovation, with visibly deteriorated exterior plaster, terrace walls, and some interior cracks.
- Interiors are fully floored and furnished, with a working-looking kitchen and two bathrooms, but finishes are dated.
- The sea-facing terrace and bridge view are excellent, though the property appears close to roads and neighboring buildings.
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 55/100Mazara del Vallo sits on the coast of southwestern Sicily, on the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean). The harbour is a working commercial and fishing port with a significant tuna fleet and fish-processing activity. The historic centre includes an Arabic-influenced quarter commonly called the Kasbah, a cathedral and a municipal museum that displays the bronze 'Dancing Satyr' recovered from the seabed. Within about 15 km the terrain is a low coastal plain used for agriculture (olive groves, vineyards and citrus), with sandy beaches and coastal dunes along the shore. There is no national or regional park or ski area within about 15 km. Local life and economy are shaped by maritime and fishing activities and by nearby agricultural production. The cluster sits inside the town's built-up area, so residents live in an urban fabric rather than an open rural landscape.