Villa in Contrada Bortolone
Villetta di tre vani più bagno e grande ripostiglio esterno al fabbricato principale. Antistante l'abitazione è presente una veranda. Attorno alla villa c'è un terreno di pertinenza di 3160 mq. L'edificio si trova in una zona della frazione di Roccazzo (Chiaramonte Gulfi) molto tranquillo. L'immobile è adatto a…
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At €35,000 (€538/m²), the villa looks inexpensive upfront, but stated internal maintenance could add roughly €32,500, bringing the effective cost near €1,038/m² versus the local €372/m² benchmark. The 3,160 m² grounds and 14 photos add appeal, but the listing does not specify the actual condition, systems, or renovation scope.
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A genuinely usable small country house with three bedrooms, a kitchen-living area, bathroom, covered veranda, and a substantial 3,160 sqm olive-filled plot. The setting is peaceful and authentically rural, but the house is plain rather than visually striking and the interiors need maintenance. At €35,000, the land and livable structure create a strong value proposition for a simple Sicilian countryside lifestyle.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
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.
- Interior needs maintenance and updating.
- The property is rural and utilities, road access, and legal status should be verified.
- Only one bathroom and fairly basic finishes for full-time living.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the Hyblaean uplands, with a plateau of limestone hills, dry valleys and cultivated slopes typical of inland Ragusa province. The Dirillo valley lies nearby and the wider landscape is a mix of olive groves, carob, grain fields and stone-built rural farms. The nearest town of size is Ragusa, which has the larger range of services and a substantial historic core. Chiaramonte Gulfi itself is known for olive oil, and this part of the province is also associated with carob and stone-walled Hyblaean countryside.