Casa indipendente 7 locali, 162 m² in Via Sant'Agostino 64-6
Casa indipendente 7 locali, 162 m² in Via Sant'Agostino 64-6. cancello elettrico, caminetto, cucina, arredato, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €19,690 plus estimated renovation €32,400 (200 €/m²) yields an effective price ≈ €52,090 or ≈ €322/m², about 16% below the regional median of €385/m² for similar homes — good value for 162 m². Listing gives no clear condition or bathroom information, so inspect services/rooms before committing.
More on the house and the area
Large three‑storey townhouse in the historic centre of Caltagirone with original stone façades and solid internal finishes (granite stairs, tiled floors). Immediately habitable but dated and showing some condensation stains — good bargain if you want a liveable character home that needs cosmetic work.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Property sold at auction — check procedure and legal docs
- Cosmetic updating needed (kitchen, bathrooms, finishes)
- No visible central heating; only wall A/C units shown
- Narrow historic street with limited parking/access
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 68/100The area sits in the Erei uplands, with cultivated hills, clay slopes and broad inland valleys typical of central-eastern Sicily. The nearest town of size is Caltagirone, which has a large historic centre, Baroque churches and the ceramic tradition for which it is known. Caltagirone is on the UNESCO listing of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The area is known for ceramics and for mixed grain, olive and vineyard countryside.