Palazzo - Edificio in Santa Ninfa
PRIVATO VENDE CASA DI CAMPAGNA IN COLLINA. La proprietà, in contrada Menta a Santa Ninfa (TP), gode di vista panoramica su ampia vallata e di posizione strategica. È infatti ubicata a pochi minuti da Gibellina Nuova e dallo svincolo dell’autostrada “A29 Palermo-Mazara del Vallo”, che la collega a Segesta, Selinunte,…
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
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Asking €85,000 for 100 m² but I estimate renovation at €500/m² (€50k), so effective price ≈ €135,000 or €1,350/m² versus the local median of €400/m² — significantly above market. The house has 12 photos, an olive grove and good road access, but at this effective price it reads as overpriced.
More on the house and the area
A solid, single‑storey country house with intact terrazzo floors, functioning kitchen and bathroom and a lovely pergola/terrace. The big selling points are the panoramic valley/town view and productive olive grove — a very liveable house that just needs cosmetic/update work, offering strong value for the price.
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, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Needs renovation and maintenance (cosmetic work and likely system updates).
- Rural property — olive grove and grounds need regular upkeep.
- Neighbouring parcel is also for sale (possible changes to privacy/ownership boundaries).
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.