Via Principe di Napoli, 111, Comiso
Via Principe di Napoli, 111, Comiso. Habitable, autonomo heating.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €281/m², the €32,265 asking price is 42% below comparable stock, but allowing roughly €23,000 for habitable-condition improvements brings the effective cost to about €481/m², close to the local benchmark. Autonomous heating is a plus, while the listing does not say the number of bathrooms, energy class, or provide much detail beyond five photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a spacious, apparently habitable 115 sqm apartment with bright contemporary interiors, a fitted kitchen, attractive bathroom, and modern flooring. It lacks the historic character, outdoor space, or memorable views that create a true Italian dream-home effect, but the €32,265 price is a striking bargain if the advertised condition is genuine.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- The exterior is a plain, densely packed apartment block with no visible garden, terrace, or special setting.
- Some interior images appear highly staged or possibly render-like, so verify that the finishes and furnishings reflect the actual apartment.
- The facts list zero bathrooms despite the bathroom photograph; confirm the legal layout and utilities.
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 55/100This is the inland Hyblaean plateau around Comiso, with low limestone hills, dry-stone walls, quarries and a farmed landscape of olive groves, vineyards and fields. The nearest coast is the Strait of Sicily shore around Marina di Ragusa and Scoglitti, with sandy beaches and low coastal ground rather than cliffs. Ragusa is the nearest larger town and has the Baroque historic quarters of Ragusa Ibla and Ragusa Superiore; together with nearby Modica and Scicli, this south-eastern Sicilian Baroque area has UNESCO status. The area is known for agriculture, especially wine, olive oil and greenhouse horticulture toward the coast.