Contrada Montagna, 85, Scordia
Contrada Montagna, 85, Scordia. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,750 (€513/m²), this habitable villa is already 38% above comparable local stock; allowing about €27,200 for standard habitable-condition works brings the effective cost to roughly €713/m², nearly double. The garage and heating help, but the listing is terse and does not state the number of bathrooms or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The interiors shown are clean and finished, with attractive wood flooring and a decorative paneled corridor, suggesting a usable rather than derelict space. However, the overall presentation is bland, the visible exterior is unattractive, and key livability details are missing, so the home does not create a strong Italian-dream impression.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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 gallery appears internally inconsistent: the exterior shows Soviet-style apartment blocks, while the listing claims a villa in Sicily.
- No bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, or clear private exterior is shown.
- The mountain-and-pool image may not depict the same property; verify the address and full gallery.
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 50/100This is inland eastern Sicily on the Catania plain, with Mount Etna visible to the north from this part of the province and the Simeto river basin shaping the surrounding agricultural landscape. The nearest larger city is Catania, which provides the main urban services, rail links and airport. The area is known for citrus cultivation, especially red oranges in the plain between Catania and Lentini.