Casa Indipendente in vendita a Ragusa, Centro
Se stai cercando una casa indipendente in vendita a Ragusa, situata in una zona centrale, questo potrebbe essere l'affare che fa per te! La proprietà si sviluppa su tre livelli per un totale di 103 mq e necessita di ristrutturazione, il che ti offre l'opportunità di personalizzarla secondo i tuoi gusti e le tue…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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The €19,000 asking price is very low, but extensive renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the estimated total to about €91,000, or €883/m²—well above the local €417/m² benchmark. Its central Ragusa location and 13 photos help, but the renovation burden limits the deal quality.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine historic Ragusa townhouse with attractive stone detailing, balconies, arched ceilings and a strong old-town atmosphere. It is not a ruin: the roofed, furnished home has a kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and functioning utilities, but the interiors are dated and renovation is clearly needed. At €19,000 for 103 sqm, the bargain potential is the main wow factor.
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€20,000 – €36,000
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 substantial renovation and modernization throughout.
- The narrow multi-level layout may be less convenient for everyday living.
- Urban setting has no private garden or outdoor space beyond small balconies; façade and infrastructure show age.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Ragusa, so the resident landscape is urban streets on the Hyblaean plateau. The area lies on the Monti Iblei, with a limestone tableland cut by ravines and dry-stone farmland in the surrounding countryside. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is the nearest sea access. Ragusa has a substantial historic centre including Ragusa Ibla, a baroque quarter that forms part of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage listing shared with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The wider area is known for Hyblaean baroque towns, stone-walled farmland, olive oil and caciocavallo ragusano cheese.