Casa indipendente
A Ragusa, zona Schininà, vendiamo terratetto composto da un vano, ripostiglio e bagno al piano terra, ingresso, ripostiglio e un vano con balcone al primo piano, un vano, bagno e terrazzino al secondo piano. L'immobile è da ristrutturare. Classe energetica G.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €13,000 asking price is very low, but the house is explicitly to be renovated; at an estimated €700/m², total costs reach about €73,000, or €850/m² effective. That is roughly double the local €412/m² benchmark, with no strong location premium at 20 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable but very dated Ragusa townhouse, with a traditional façade, decorative balcony, tiled floors, two bathrooms, and established rooms rather than an empty shell. Its historic street character and exceptionally low price create some appeal, but the interiors are cluttered and old-fashioned, and substantial updating would be needed to make it feel like a dream Italian 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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Significant renovation is needed, especially the peeling exterior and very dated interiors.
- The home is spread across several narrow floors connected by multiple staircases.
- Kitchen and some utility areas are cramped and basic; no attractive view or outdoor land 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 55/100The area is on the Hyblaean plateau, with limestone hills cut by deep valleys and quarry-like ravines around Ragusa and the nearby towns of the Val di Noto. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is the nearest sea access. Ragusa is the nearest town of size, with a large historic core divided between Ragusa Superiore and Ragusa Ibla, and everyday services, shops and schools. Ragusa Ibla and the wider Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto are UNESCO-listed. The surrounding countryside is known for dry-stone walls, olive groves, carob trees and Baroque towns rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake.