Svincolo Villafranca-casa indipendente mq.80+terreno mq..570
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…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated renovation €700/m² -> €63,000 renovation + €65,000 price = €128,000 total (≈€1,422/m²) vs local baseline €446/m², so this becomes expensive after works despite being 3 km from the sea and including 570 m² of land.
More on the house and the area
Solid, livable rural villa with a large covered terrace and pleasant valley/olive-tree setting plus 570 m² of land. The house is structurally intact and furnished but needs cosmetic updating and some external finishing — excellent value for someone wanting a ready-to-improve countryside home close to the sea.
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Requires interior modernisation and external finishing (advert says 'da riammodernare' and photos show unfinished lower level).
- Lower ground/garage area built with exposed brick and may need work.
- Single bathroom; a new water well/trivella may be needed to secure independent water supply.
- Access on a narrow country road; parking space is limited at the gate.
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.