Casa singola
Vendesi casa singola in via Pisacane n.1, Carlentini con esposizione su tre lati. Al piano terra vi è: ingresso con porta in ferro per eventuale garage, cucina, camera e bagno e ingresso di servizio per proseguire con i piani superiori; Il primo piano è composto da: una camera grande ,cameretta e bagno. Infine il secondo piano è suddiviso metà una stanza grande e metà terrazzo. €49.000 trattabili.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Kitchen
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At €49,000 for 60 m², the purchase price is already €817/m² versus a local reference of €413/m². With renovation estimated at about €700/m², the effective cost rises to roughly €1,517/m², making this weak value despite the terrace and three-sided exposure.
More on the house and the area
This compact Sicilian townhouse has a genuinely attractive elevated view over the surrounding countryside, plus multiple balconies and a usable rooftop terrace. The interiors are tiled and include two bathrooms, so it is a real house rather than a ruin, but the unfinished facade, damp-looking walls and dated condition mean meaningful renovation is needed.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Exterior walls and upper-level brickwork are visibly unfinished and weathered.
- Interior needs renovation, repainting and likely modernization; some rooms appear sparsely equipped.
- The property is on a sloping urban street, with exposed wiring and limited apparent parking.
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 51/100The cluster lies on the Plain of Catania, with broad low agricultural land around the town and the foothills rising inland toward the Iblei. The San Leonardo river runs near Lentini, and the Lentini plain has long been used for citrus cultivation. Lake Lentini is close to the town; it is one of the larger artificial lakes in Sicily and part of the immediate landscape. Catania is the nearest large city, with full city services, a major rail station and the airport. This area is known above all for oranges and other citrus from the plain.