Casa indipendente zona lungomare S. Agata M.llo(ME)
OTTIMO INVESTIMENTO Si propone in vendita un intero fabbricato terra/tetto indipendente di due elevazioni fuori terra, ubicato ai piedi della centralissima via San Giuseppe di S. Agata Militello (ME), a 50 metri dal mare, da ristrutturare. L’alloggio al piano terra, di circa 80 mq., ha due ingressi che consentono…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €75,000 plus estimated renovation €103,600 (€700/m² × 148 m²) gives an effective cost ≈ €178,600 or ≈ €1,206/m², well above the regional baseline of €435/m². Exceptional seafront location (50 m from the sea) helps, but the large renovation burden makes this an overpriced renovation project.
More on the house and the area
Solid, street‑front townhouse with intact roof, two terraces and a small private courtyard just steps from the sea — good investment potential. The interior is dated and dirty and will need renovation and updating before it’s a comfortable full‑time home.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€29,000 – €52,000
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 significant renovation and thorough cleaning (kitchen/bathrooms dated).
- Interiors are small and cluttered — some plaster/finish repairs likely required.
- Outdoor space is modest (small chiostrina and terraces) and close to neighbouring buildings.
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 78/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, with the Nebrodi mountains rising immediately inland. The Nebrodi Regional Park begins a short distance south, covering the mountain interior with forest, pasture and reservoirs. The coast here faces the Aeolian Islands, which are visible in clear weather but are offshore rather than part of the local landscape. The nearest sizeable inland centre is Sant’Agata di Militello itself, which functions as a service town with a port, rail station and hospitals and shops for the surrounding coast and Nebrodi villages. This stretch of coast is known for the contrast between a narrow seaside plain and the wooded Nebrodi slopes behind it, and for links inland to towns such as San Marco d’Alunzio and Mistretta on the mountain edge.