Rustico/casale in San Lorenzo
Rustico di mq 120, con terreno di pertinenza e pozzo per attingimento acqua dal sottosuolo.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 150 m², the likely effective cost is about €1,767/m² after substantial restoration, versus roughly €406/m² for comparable homes in the area. The listing calls it a 120 m² rustico but provides no condition or habitability details, despite showing 0 rooms and 0 bedrooms.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€59,000 – €88,000
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.
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 85/100The Hyblaean Mountains (Monti Iblei) form the nearby uplands inland from the coastal plain. The cluster sits on the Ionian coast with local beaches such as the Lido di Noto shoreline. The Riserva Naturale di Vendicari, a protected coastal nature reserve with beaches, wetlands and archaeological remains, lies within the 15 km radius. Noto town has a Baroque historic centre with a cathedral and palaces and serves as the local service hub with shops, cafés, restaurants and weekly markets. The surrounding plain is given over to agriculture (citrus, almonds and vineyards are common locally). Noto is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. There are no ski lifts in the immediate area.