Villetta a schiera in Via Percio
Il piano terra ha una superficie lorda di circa 45 metri quadrati e dispone di una cucina abitabile, un ripostiglio e un bagno con vasca. Ha due ingressi separati da Via Dunque e una finestra che si affaccia su Salita Regina Elena. Il primo piano ha una superficie lorda di circa 45 metri quadrati e dispone di due…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €324/m², the €35,000 asking price is 27% below the local townhouse benchmark of €446/m². The listing does not state the condition; allowing about €200/m² for uncertain works gives an effective cost near €524/m², while the inland location limits the premium.
More on the house and the area
A substantial 108 m² townhouse with balconies, multiple bathrooms, tiled floors, and fully furnished living spaces that appear immediately usable. Its traditional Sicilian street presence and very low €35,000 price are appealing, but the setting is urban and the interiors are practical rather than exceptional.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Interiors are clean and usable but quite dated in finishes and furnishings.
- The home is in a dense town setting with ordinary street views rather than a dramatic landscape.
- Roof condition, systems, and energy performance are not documented.
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 56/100This is inland south-west Sicily in the valley country between the Sicani hills and the lower Belice-Platani area. The Platani river system is the main named landscape feature in this part of the province. Monte Cammarata and the Sicani mountains are to the north, within roughly the wider 15 km landscape only at its edge from Cianciana, and the nearest higher mountain country is around Cammarata and Santo Stefano Quisquina. The nearest coast used in daily life is the Agrigento shoreline around Eraclea Minoa and the Ribera-Seccagrande side, but it is outside the immediate landscape radius. The nearest town of size is Ribera, which has the main services for this inland area. This part of Sicily is known for olive groves, vineyards and inland hill villages.