Casa indipendente in Via Nino Bixio 13
BUSCEMI CASA INDIPENDENTE IN VIA NINO BIXIO, CIRCA 100 MQ A Buscemi, in Via Nino Bixio, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 100 mq, disposta su due livelli e con ingresso autonomo. Al piano terra troviamo due camere, una cucina, un bagno e un ripostiglio ricavato nel sottoscala. Al primo piano sono…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €20,000 purchase price looks cheap at €200/m², but the house is completely to renovate: estimated works of about €110,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €130,000 (€1,300/m²), well above the local €407/m² benchmark. It has independent access and utilities, but its inland location and substantial renovation burden weaken the deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine old-town house with characterful terrazzo floors, a rooftop terrace and views toward a historic church and Sicilian rooftops. However, the interiors are severely damp and dated, so despite the solid roof and existing bathroom, it is a substantial renovation project rather than a move-in home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Completely in need of renovation, with extensive damp, peeling plaster and stained ceilings.
- The kitchen is not visibly equipped, and the single bathroom is very dated.
- Terrace railings, wiring, plumbing and roof condition should be checked before purchase.
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 76/100The cluster sits in the Hyblaean uplands, a limestone plateau of dry valleys and low canyon country rather than high mountains. The Anapo valley and the gorges around Palazzolo Acreide are the main landscape feature within reach, and the area is close to the Cavagrande del Cassibile oriented reserve. Palazzolo Acreide itself has a substantial historic centre and is part of the late Baroque Val di Noto UNESCO listing. Syracuse is the nearest larger city with full services, rail connections and major archaeological sites. This part of southeastern Sicily is known for olive groves, stone-built hill towns and archaeological remains from the Greek and Roman periods.