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Casa indipendente in Contrada Fossati 6

Acate, Sicilia
Bedrooms
5
Baths
1
m²
115
Plot m²
1,110
Price per m²
€783
Property type
Country house
Rooms
6 locali

La casa e composta 115 mq da 6 vani 1 bagno 3 camere da letto una lavanderia e una cucina.fuori una ampia e spaziosa veranda forno in pietra terreno di 1110mq l immobile e dotato di acqua con pozzo trivellato ne richiedo 90 mila euro prezzo trattabile

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Livable, but something basic is worn out

Condition not stated in the listing

Must be done first

  • Damp
  • Heating
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Why this price is what it is

At €90,000 (€783/m²), the house is already nearly twice the local €394/m² benchmark before allowing roughly €200/m² for possible updating. The listing includes 1,110 m² of land, a veranda, well and parking, but it does not say the condition or construction year, so the price is only fair rather than compelling.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

This is a genuine, furnished country home with a large terrace, stone oven, well and over 1,100 sqm of land. The rural Sicilian views and surrounding fields add real appeal, but the interiors are basic and visibly in need of refresh, especially around damp-affected walls and ceilings. It feels livable now, though more practical than dreamy.

Updating, not renovation
€23,000 – €33,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€113,000 – €123,000
What worries us about this house
  • Interiors are fully usable but dated, with visible damp staining, peeling paint and worn finishes.
  • Only one bathroom is shown for a six-room, three-bedroom home.
  • The property relies on a drilled well; water quality, legal status and other utilities should be verified.
  • Large outdoor areas are functional rather than landscaped, with substantial maintenance/storage clutter.

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 43/100

This is the flat to gently rolling plain around Vittoria, with intensive agriculture and greenhouse cultivation across much of the surrounding countryside. The nearest coast is the Mediterranean at Scoglitti, with low sandy shoreline rather than cliff scenery. The nearest town of size is Ragusa, which has the larger range of services and the well-known historic core of Ragusa Ibla. The wider area is known for wine from the Cerasuolo di Vittoria zone and for horticulture.

The comune of Acate
People living here
10,405
+10.5% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
16%
16% are under 14
How far to everything
To the sea
12 km
Property address:Contrada Fossati 6
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Asking price

€90,000
Deal score
47/100
Dream
32/100
Wow
67/100

Listed 06/11/2026