Palazzo - Edificio in Ragusa
Vendo casa indipendente di 157 mq disposta su 3 livelli in via San Francesco a Ragusa! Ogni piano è composto da 2 stanze con bagno! C’è da fare una leggera ristrutturazione e ammodernamento! Le parti positive sono: - casa indipendente - vicino non ci sono case più alte per cui si possono installare i pannelli…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Independent 3-level palazzo in Ragusa at 287 EUR/m2 vs baseline median 409, a ~30% discount on a solid sample. 157 m2 with 3 bathrooms, needs only light renovation/modernization per description. Fresh listing (2 days), 9 photos, gas predisposition and PV potential are pluses. 'Leggera ristrutturazione' claim suggests moderate reno cost (~500/m2). Missing energy class and build year, but core fundamentals are strong. Good value.
More on the house and the area
Four-level townhouse (157sqm) in Ragusa listed at just €45k (€287/m2), so the price is the only real draw. Exterior is a worn coral-painted terraced facade on a narrow street. Interiors are dilapidated: patchy sponge-painted and peeling walls, dated tiling, dark rooms, tired bathroom/utility spaces and general clutter. Proximity to Corso Italia and Ragusa Ibla is a plus but no standout view or character. Only mild wow via bargain effect; otherwise ordinary-to-poor.
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€18,000 – €31,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Interior in poor condition throughout, needs full renovation
- Facade shows peeling paint and weathering
- Dark, cramped rooms with dated finishes
- No sea view or notable outlook; typical urban street
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Ragusa, so the resident landscape is urban streets on the Hyblaean plateau. The area lies on the Monti Iblei, with a limestone tableland cut by ravines and dry-stone farmland in the surrounding countryside. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is the nearest sea access. Ragusa has a substantial historic centre including Ragusa Ibla, a baroque quarter that forms part of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage listing shared with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The wider area is known for Hyblaean baroque towns, stone-walled farmland, olive oil and caciocavallo ragusano cheese.