Casa Indipendente in vendita a Catania, Centro Storico
OCCASIONE SPECIALE ARRUSTI E MANGIA !!! La RE/MAX presenta in VENDITA ESCLUSIVA un asset immobiliare strategico nel cuore di Catania (Centro Storico - Vicolo della Vigna 7). Una casa indipendente al piano terra (77 mq / 69 mq calpestabili circa), distribuita in Vano Cucina, Vano Letto + secondo piccolo Vano Letto,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 plus an estimated €16,000 for basic updates, the effective cost is about €938/m², well above the local €416/m² reference for comparable low-priced homes. The habitable condition, private terrace, historic-center setting and location 1 km from the sea add value, but the price is not a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, habitable Catania townhouse with a colorful historic-street setting, tiled floors, arched details, and a useful private courtyard terrace. The interior is clean and equipped with a kitchen and bathroom, but it is modest, narrow, and dated, with visible maintenance issues outside rather than dream-home character.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Plain, narrow interiors with limited natural light and a very compact second bedroom.
- Visible damp/peeling plaster and weathering in the private courtyard and surrounding façades.
- Energy class G; the home appears functional but dated rather than lightly refreshed.
- Dense urban setting with no evident sea, mountain, or city panorama.
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.