Casa indipendente in Via Bianchi 34
Presentiamo indipendente di 2 vani più servizi poco distante da piazza Palestro e via vittorio Emanuele centro storico.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 (€769/m²), the asking price is already well above the local €412/m² benchmark; allowing for an unspecified condition, the effective cost is about €1,469/m². The historic-center setting and location 2 km from the sea add appeal, but the listing does not say whether the home is habitable or needs renovation.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest independent home in Catania’s historic-center fabric, but the visible exterior is plain and heavily urban rather than especially picturesque. The small courtyard and apparent rooftop/terrace access add some utility, yet the lack of interior evidence makes it impossible to confirm that this is a comfortable, move-in-ready 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€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- No interior photos, so the actual livability and renovation state cannot be verified.
- The exterior appears worn, with a cramped service courtyard and aging roof/terrace surfaces.
- Dense urban setting with narrow streets and limited privacy; no garden or meaningful view is shown.
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately north-west of the city, with the Etna Park on its upper slopes. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. Catania is a major city with a large historic centre of Baroque churches and palaces, a port, university, airport and full services. The city is part of a broad urban and industrial strip along the coast and at the foot of Etna.