Villa in Via Circuito
A Torre Faro, a soli 50 metri dal mare, proponiamo in vendita una villa a schiera di circa 142 mq, disposta su due livelli. Al piano terra troviamo un ampio salone con camino, cucina abitabile, bagno e ripostiglio, oltre a un giardino antistante e uno sul retro con affaccio sull’area verde del complesso. Al primo piano si sviluppa la zona...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €2,035/m² (€289k / 142 m²); adding an estimated €200/m² renovation yields an effective ~€2,234/m² versus the local benchmark of €380/m². The property is sea-front (≈50 m) which adds value, but the asking price is still very high for this market.
More on the house and the area
A tidy, move-in-ready terraced villa with a generous tiled terrace, private front garden and a characterful living room centred on a stone fireplace. Bright, practical layout ideal for seaside living, but expect light cosmetic work and no guaranteed direct sea view from the ground floor.
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 – €16,000
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.
- Ground-floor unit with no obvious sea view in the photos (close to the sea but not directly visible).
- Some exterior maintenance visible (peeling under balcony soffits).
- Interior is dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
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 55/100This 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 urban shoreline rather than a distinct scenic coastscape, and the daily setting is dominated by dense city fabric, port infrastructure and major roads. The Peloritani offer ridge roads, wooded slopes and smaller hill villages a short distance inland. Messina itself is the nearest large centre and has the ferry port to Calabria, university, hospitals, rail connections and the main city services of northeastern Sicily.