Casa indipendente in Via S. Sofia 75
Via Santa Sofia - Caltagirone Immobile nel cuore del centro storico di Caltagirone in fase di ristrutturazione a due passi dalla scala Santa Maria del monte su tre livelli indipendente ingresso autonomo. Ampia metratura divisibile in più unità abitative, ideale anche per realizzare B e B grazie ad un ottima posizione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €153/m² asking price is attractive, but allowing about €400/m² for the unfinished renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €553/m², above the local €409/m² benchmark. The historic-center tourist location and rebuilt floors add value, though the listing does not clearly specify the remaining works or final habitability.
More on the house and the area
The historic Caltagirone facade, stone portals, exposed beams, and vaulted cellar give this large property genuine character. However, the gallery shows an extensive unfinished shell rather than a usable home, so it is primarily a substantial renovation project despite the impressive 450 sqm size.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€52,000 – €88,000
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.
- Major renovation remains: the interiors are raw masonry with unfinished floors, walls, wiring, and no visible kitchen or bathrooms.
- Not currently habitable; completion costs and permits could be substantial despite the renovated structural slabs.
- Dense historic-center setting means no garden and likely limited light, parking, and access.
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 sits in the Erei uplands, with cultivated hills, clay slopes and broad inland valleys typical of central-eastern Sicily. The nearest town of size is Caltagirone, which has a large historic centre, Baroque churches and the ceramic tradition for which it is known. Caltagirone is on the UNESCO listing of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The area is known for ceramics and for mixed grain, olive and vineyard countryside.