Casa indipendente in Vico Montanara 6
Tra i vicoletti della Via Giovanni Aurispa a pochi passi dal Corso Vittorio Emanuele, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente di ben 140 mq con due terrazzi. Le unità oggetto di vendita sono due, adiacenti tra loro ma con possibilità di unificazione per un totale di circa 140 metri quadrati con due terrazzi. La prima…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €643/m² before works, this 140 m² property needs substantial renovation, bringing the estimated all-in cost to about €1,343/m² versus roughly €393/m² for comparable local stock. Noto’s central setting and two terraces add appeal, but not enough to offset the very high renovation-adjusted price.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, genuinely usable old-town house in central Noto, with two terraces and a practical layout across two adjoining units. Interiors are furnished and functional but dated, while the exterior and terraces need meaningful refurbishment; its appeal is more about location, space, and potential than immediate beauty.
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€28,000 – €49,000
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 property is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with visibly peeling exterior plaster and signs of damp or weathering.
- The two adjacent units may require legal and construction work to unify; confirm utilities, roof condition, and permissions.
- Dense historic-center access and very limited outdoor space may make parking and renovation logistics difficult.
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 86/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean limestone country around Noto, with low plateau edges and river-cut valleys descending toward the Ionian coast. The coast at Lido di Noto, Eloro and Vendicari is within about 15 km, with sandy beaches, dunes and coastal marshes on the Ionian Sea. The Vendicari Nature Reserve lies close to the south and includes lagoons and bird habitat along this stretch of coast. Noto is the nearest town of size and has a large Baroque historic centre. Noto forms part of the UNESCO-listed Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The area is known for Baroque townscapes, almond groves, citrus and the coastal reserve landscape.