Casa indipendente in Via dei Carrai
Via Carrai pressi Viale P. Umberto casa indipendente su 2 livelli composta al piano terra da due terrazze con ingresso salone cucina servizio e al piano primo due camere servizio ripostiglio balcone e terrazzino. Zona orto botanico a pochi passi dal centro dalle università e dallo svincolo autostradale di Boccetta. Per appuntamenti Agenzia Toscano Messina Tel.
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
Asking €114,000 for 80 m² (listed 1,425 €/m²); even adding a modest €200/m² refresh gives an effective €1,625/m² versus the regional median of €458/m². Close to the sea (1 km) and many photos are positives, but the price is far above local norms and the listing does not state the property's condition.
More on the house and the area
A tidy, fully usable two-level independent house with a private walled terrace — clearly move-in ready and genuinely livable. It’s an everyday, city-home charm rather than a scenic or historic dream property, so expect modest interiors and limited views/privacy.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Small, fully walled courtyard with no scenic view (urban setting).
- Interiors are straightforward and somewhat dated — cosmetic refresh likely.
- Internal stairs (not accessible) and close neighboring buildings — potential noise/privacy limits.
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 55/100The cluster 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 the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.