Casa Indipendente in vendita a Motta Sant'Anastasia
Casa Indipendente in vendita a Motta Sant'Anastasia. Habitable, accesso per disabili, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €60,000 (€1,000/m²) for a habitable 60 m² house; estimated €200/m² renovation → effective €1,200/m², well above the regional median of €438/m², so this looks overpriced given local comparables.
More on the house and the area
A compact, habitable townhouse in Motta Sant'Anastasia that’s clean and livable but plainly finished. Small rooms, basic tiles and a modest balcony with a distant sea glimpse make it an affordable starter or rental project rather than a dream renovation.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Basic town-centre house — no garden or private outdoor space.
- Cosmetic updating needed (paint, finishes) though habitable now.
- Narrow street and small balcony — possible noise and limited parking.
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 38/100Mount Etna rises to the north and is the dominant landform of this part of the Catania plain. The Simeto river runs nearby across the plain. The cluster lies on the western side of the built-up Catania area, in lowland country of roads, logistics sites and cultivated land around the airport corridor. Paternò is the nearest larger town inland, and Catania is close by with the full services of a provincial capital and airport. Motta Sant'Anastasia is known for its Norman tower on a volcanic neck above the plain.