Casa indipendente in Strada Vicinale Barboraso
In vendita a San Cataldo, in zona Bosco e precisamente in Contrada Pozzillo, villino indipendente di 71 mq posto interamente al piano terra, ideale per chi desidera vivere immerso nella tranquillità della campagna senza rinunciare alla comodità di raggiungere il centro abitato. L’immobile, da ristrutturare, è composto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 price becomes roughly €104,700 after allowing €700/m² for the stated renovation, or about €1,475/m² versus the local €394/m² benchmark. The 13,571 m² of land adds value, but this remains a substantial premium for a rural property 39 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished country home with a usable kitchen and living space, set among mature olive trees with broad Sicilian countryside views. It is not architecturally special and the exterior needs work, but the 13,571 sqm of land gives it a compelling rural-living feel and strong value at this price.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €25,000
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 house is explicitly described as needing renovation, with worn exterior finishes and basic interiors.
- The bathroom is not shown in the gallery, so its condition and fixtures are uncertain.
- Rural access, utilities, heating, and the practical upkeep of the large olive-covered plot should be verified.
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 49/100This is inland central Sicily, in a landscape of cultivated hills and low ridges around the Salso-Imera basin rather than a distinct mountain or coastal setting. Caltanissetta is the nearest larger centre, with the usual provincial services, shops and rail connections. The area is known historically for grain farming and sulphur-mining country across the interior of this part of Sicily.