Casa Indipendente in vendita a Messina, Centro
**Splendida Casa Indipendente con Vista Panoramica sulla Campagna di Messina** Immersa nella serena campagna di Messina, ai confini con il pittoresco comune di Scaletta Zanclea, questa casa indipendente offre un'esperienza di vita senza paragoni. Goditi una vista mozzafiato sul Mar Ionio e il suggestivo Castello Ruffo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Using €200/m2 for a habitable property gives an effective cost ≈ €90,800 or ≈ €705/m2, well above the local baseline of €446/m2. The sea-front location, panoramic sea view and ~1 ha of land add value, but the effective price is high for the area.
More on the house and the area
A very photogenic hillside home with breathtaking sea-and-castle views, a hectare of terraced land/fruit trees and a sizeable water tank — a dream setting for garden lovers. The interior is solid and immediately usable (attractive wooden ceilings, fitted kitchen and wood oven) though it needs minor finishing and outdoor cleanup. Overall excellent value for the location and setting, but expect work on access/terraces and pond maintenance.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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.
- Steep, terraced site — access and parking may be limited and gardening requires physical work
- Large outdoor water tank appears stagnant and will need cleaning/maintenance
- Interior is habitable but shows some unfinished trims / concrete beam detail and would benefit from cosmetic updating
- Only one bathroom
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 inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.