Villa unifamiliare in Ispica
Villa unifamiliare in Ispica. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The habitable 65 m² villa costs €822/m², or about €1,022/m² after a modest habitable-property allowance, versus roughly €374/m² for comparable local listings. Its garage, terrace, cellar, heating and security features support the price, but the discount needed for an exceptional deal is absent.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished and apparently move-in-ready 65 sqm home with a useful covered terrace, bright rooms, air conditioning and practical storage/garage features. Its appeal is comfortable everyday livability rather than dramatic beauty: the interiors are plain, and there is no proven sea, mountain or historic setting.
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.
- The listing facts show 0 bathrooms, although a shower room is visible in the photos; the sanitary layout should be verified.
- The home appears compact and quite ordinary in style, without a standout view or historic character.
- The surrounding setting looks suburban/rural rather than scenic, and the exterior road/public realm is unremarkable.
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 68/100The area is the south-eastern Sicilian coastal plain around Ispica, with low limestone country and cultivated land. The Mediterranean coast is within the local radius, with the long sandy shore of Santa Maria del Focallo and the coast toward Pozzallo. Cava d’Ispica, the limestone ravine with rock-cut settlements and chapels, lies by the town and is the main named landscape feature inside the area. Vendicari Nature Reserve is farther north beyond the 15 km radius and does not define the immediate setting. The nearest town of size is Modica, which has a large historic centre and services. The area is known for early vegetables in greenhouse agriculture and for carob and olive country inland.