Villetta a schiera in Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Cianciana,
ZONA: Campagna - INDIRIZZO: C/da Savarini - Cianciana (AG) CONSISTENZA: Casa e magazzino, con terreno agricolo La abitazione è costruito in cemento armato. L’intera abitazione si estende in circa 70 mq di una solo elevazione fuori terra con una veranda coperta di circa 20 mq, ben rifinita; con un magazzino di circa 30…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at €790/m2, over 2x the town baseline median of €387/m2, a weak signal for value. Property is rural (campagna) countryside, part house + magazzino (storage/warehouse ~30m2) with 2000m2 agricultural land (uliveto/seminativo). The 100 sqm figure appears to conflate the ~70m2 dwelling, 20m2 veranda and 30m2 warehouse, so livable area is smaller than stated and the effective €/m2 for habitable space is even higher. Description says 4 vani but listing claims 2 rooms/2 beds — contradictory. Only 1 photo, no energy class, no building year, no sea distance. Rural location and agricultural/storage component reduce liquidity and comparability. Not a compelling deal at this price versus baseline.
More on the house and the area
Single exterior photo shows a modest rural country house in poor cosmetic condition — weathered whitewashed walls, a crumbling stone boundary wall, overgrown greenery and a dirt/cracked access road. Nothing visually striking. The property is a countryside casa with magazzino and ~2000 sqm of olive grove/arable land, which is a mild plus, but no imagery conveys any land appeal or views. No stunning interior/exterior, no view, no historic character captured. Ordinary rural listing with weak visual presentation.
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, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Only 1 photo available, no interior shown
- Exterior appears run-down with overgrown vegetation
- No building year or energy class data
- Priced at €79k for a modest rural property seems high given condition
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 56/100This is inland south-west Sicily in the valley country between the Sicani hills and the lower Belice-Platani area. The Platani river system is the main named landscape feature in this part of the province. Monte Cammarata and the Sicani mountains are to the north, within roughly the wider 15 km landscape only at its edge from Cianciana, and the nearest higher mountain country is around Cammarata and Santo Stefano Quisquina. The nearest coast used in daily life is the Agrigento shoreline around Eraclea Minoa and the Ribera-Seccagrande side, but it is outside the immediate landscape radius. The nearest town of size is Ribera, which has the main services for this inland area. This part of Sicily is known for olive groves, vineyards and inland hill villages.