Casa indipendente in Via Cavour 79
n via Cavour, a Buscemi, proponiamo una soluzione indipendente dalle ampie possibilità di personalizzazione, ideale per chi desidera investire in un immobile da ristrutturare e trasformare in una casa accogliente, valorizzandone ogni spazio secondo il proprio gusto e le proprie esigenze. L’abitazione si sviluppa su…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 100 m², the purchase price is €550/m², but the described renovation could add roughly €110,000, bringing the effective cost to about €1,650/m² versus a local comparison level of €403/m². The historic Buscemi setting adds some appeal, but the remote location and substantial works make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished multi-level home in an atmospheric Sicilian hill village, with a striking view over the rooftops, church and Iblei landscape. It is not a polished dream house: the interiors are dated and visibly deteriorated in places, so it feels livable but requires meaningful renovation rather than a simple refresh.
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including peeling plaster, damp-looking wall damage, outdated bathrooms and likely general systems upgrades.
- The property is spread across multiple levels, with narrow interior stairs and no evident modern kitchen in the main living area.
- No private garden or terrace is shown; the appeal depends heavily on the town and distant valley view.
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.