Casa Indipendente in vendita a Caltagirone
Casa Indipendente in vendita a Caltagirone. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, balcone, terrazzo, cantina.
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
€4,000 plus estimated €700/m² renovation (~€42,000) gives an effective price of about €46,000 — ≈€767/m², well above the regional baseline of €438/m². The listing’s 16 photos and existing autonomous heating, garage and terrace are positives, but the heavy renovation requirement makes this an overpriced pick.
More on the house and the area
Lovely hill‑town façade, balcony and a rooftop terrace with wide panoramic views over Caltagirone — very photogenic and full of historic character. The house is roofed and has cellars and floors but the interiors show heavy wear (mould, damaged ceilings/floors) so it’s a realistic renovation project rather than a move‑in 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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Requires significant interior renovation — mould, damaged ceilings and finishes.
- Rooftop terrace structure and coverings are dilapidated and will need repair.
- Located on a narrow historic street (access/parking may be limited).
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.