Casa indipendente 8 locali, 235 m² in Contrada Torre 1, Cast
Casa indipendente 8 locali, 235 m² in Contrada Torre 1, Cast. Habitable, autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, esposizione doppia.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €44,630, the purchase price is only €190/m², but a habitable-home allowance of about €200/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €390/m²—slightly above the local €372/m² benchmark. The listing provides no bathroom count or energy information, so the unusually large 235 m² villa warrants verification.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, spacious 235 m² villa with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, autonomous heating, and a large 109 m² terrace. Its strongest lifestyle appeal is the 11,809 m² agricultural setting with olives and pistachios, although the listing supplies no real property photos, character details, or confirmed scenic view. At €44,630, the size and land make it a strong bargain, but the beauty is largely unproven.
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€16,000 – €26,000
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 listing is a judicial-auction property, so legal, occupancy, and purchase-procedure checks are essential.
- The gallery provides no real interior or exterior house photographs, so the stated good condition cannot be visually verified.
- Rural private-road access and the condition of utilities should be confirmed during inspection.
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 52/100The area is in the inland hills of central-southern Sicily, with cultivated ridges, wheat fields and badland-like clay slopes common in this part of the Agrigento interior. The Platani river system is the main watercourse of the wider area. Agrigento is the nearest city of size, with full services and the Valley of the Temples archaeological area. This part of Sicily is known for cereal farming, sulphur-mining history, and the landscapes associated with Luigi Pirandello and Leonardo Sciascia.