Casa indipendente in Contrada Serro 31
L’agenzia immobiliare NextCasa propone in vendita, in Contrada Serro a Novara di Sicilia, un villino indipendente immerso nel verde, con vista panoramica, veranda e circa 3.268 mq di terreno. L’immobile, costruito negli anni ’60 e da ristrutturare, si sviluppa su due livelli, piano terra e piano seminterrato, per una superficie interna complessiva di circa 108 mq. Il piano...
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
At €58,000 plus estimated renovation €75,600 (€700/m2) the effective cost is €133,600 or €1,237/m2 — about 2.6× the local median of €467/m2, so this is an overpriced renovation project. The ad states 'da ristrutturare' and includes 40 photos, but energy class, building year and a formal condition are not provided.
More on the house and the area
Lovely hillside country house with a grape‑covered veranda, olive/vine terraces and wide panoramic valley views on a large plot (3,268 m²). The interior is intact and clearly liveable but dated — a solid, affordable home that will reward sensible updating rather than a full rebuild.
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€21,000 – €38,000
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.
- Needs renovation and modernization (kitchen, bathrooms, finishes).
- Visible plaster damage/damp in places and dated fixtures throughout.
- Likely original electrical/plumbing — budget for system upgrades.
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 70/100The cluster sits on the southern foothills of the Nebrodi range (Parco dei Nebrodi is in the local area). The immediate landscape is hilly to mountainous with mixed woodland (beech/oak and chestnut at higher elevations), small valleys and areas of small-scale agriculture and pasture. Coastal towns and the Tyrrhenian shore lie a short drive away and provide markets, shops and a rail connection along the coast. There are no ski lifts in the immediate surroundings; the nearest alpine-style ski facilities are on Mount Etna well outside the local radius. Local roads are narrow and mountainous rather than wide plain highways. The area is part of inland northern Sicily and shares the Peninsula’s rural mountain economy (forestry, pasture, small farms).