Casa Indipendente con Spazi Esterni a due passi dal mare
Casa Indipendente con Spazi Esterni a due passi dal mare. Needs renovation, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, esposizione doppia, 800 m from the sea.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €55,000 but listed as “needs renovation” — estimate €700/m² → €74,900, so effective price ≈€129,900 or ~€1,213/m² versus the regional median of €438/m². Very close to the sea (~800 m) and well-photographed, but high renovation cost makes the total price well above typical local properties.
More on the house and the area
Spectacular coastal setting — long sandy beach with Etna on the horizon and private outdoor space make this a very photogenic buy. The building is a solid, roofed home with tiled floors and AC but requires cosmetic renovation and refitting (kitchen/bath) to be fully move-in ready, so it’s a strong bargain for someone wanting a seaside base.
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 – €37,000
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 renovation and cosmetic updating throughout
- Kitchen fittings partly removed in photos / some rooms unfinished
- Only one bathroom shown
- Several interior images are virtually staged (AI) — verify real condition
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 Catania on the Ionian coast, with the Gulf of Catania and long urban beaches to the south. Mount Etna rises immediately inland and dominates the skyline; the lower slopes and access roads begin within this radius, while the Parco dell’Etna lies on the mountain above the city. Catania is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre with major Baroque monuments, a port, a university and the main airport for eastern Sicily. The area is known for the black lava stone of Etna, citrus plain agriculture to the south of the city, and the combination of city, volcano and coast.