Casa indipendente in Via San Sebastiano
Proponiamo nella zona di Tripi, precisamente in via San Sebastiano, soluzione semi indipendente posta su tre livelli, cosi composta: Al piano terra, troviamo un ingresso su soggiorno con cucina a vista. Al piano primo, vi è una camera da letto ed un bagno. Al piano secondo ed ultimo, troviamo una camera da letto ed una cameretta.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
List price €15,000 plus an estimated €12,000 of works (≈€200/m²) yields an effective €27,000 or about €450/m², slightly below the regional baseline of €467/m². The 3-level livable layout and 14 photos support the habitable estimate and make this a solid low-cost buy about 8 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
Charming three-level village house with a rooftop/terrace that looks out over wooded hills and a distant glimpse of the sea — a very scenic, unusual location. The interior is clean and habitable but basic and dated, so expect light-to-medium updating. At €15k this is a genuine bargain for someone wanting an affordable, move-in-able home in scenic Tripi.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Narrow pedestrian street with limited parking/access for vehicles.
- Dated, modest interiors and small bedrooms — cosmetic renovation needed.
- Single bathroom; heating/energy details not shown.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Peloritani mountains. The Elicona stream valley and the Tyrrhenian coast are close by, with Tindari and the Marinello lagoon outside the 15 km radius. The area sits within or beside the Parco dei Nebrodi on its western side. The nearest ski lifts are on Piano Battaglia in the Madonie and on Mount Etna, both too far to count as local and roughly 2 hours or more by road. The nearest town of size is Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto on the coastal plain, with rail services, hospitals and larger shops. Novara di Sicilia is known for its stone-built hill-town centre and for the Majorcan-style game of Maiorchino; Montalbano Elicona nearby is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.