Casa di paese in Via Sandro Pertini, 55, Grammichele,
Nell’immediata periferia di Grammichele, con comodo accesso da strada principale, proponiamo in vendita fabbricato rurale da ristrutturare di circa 120 mq, ideale per abitazione di campagna, casa vacanze o investimento. La proprietà è circondata da un terreno di circa 1.800 mq e dispone di pozzo privato, elemento…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Rural farmhouse (fabbricato rurale) in Grammichele, 120sqm at €375/m2, ~13% below the local median of €431/m2 — a modest discount, not exceptional. Needs full renovation (est. ~€700/m2), so total cost ~€45k + ~€84k reno = ~€129k for a habitable ~120sqm property, which is reasonable but not a steal. Positives: 1,800-2,200sqm land, private well, garage, direct road access, 16 photos. Red flags: it's a rural/agricultural building whose habitability status and cadastral use may be restricted; contradictory land size (1,800 vs 2,200 sqm in same listing); missing building year and energy class; days_on_market=0 limits demand signal. Verdict fair — decent buy for a countryside/vacation project but verify agricultural zoning and residential conversion feasibility before committing.
More on the house and the area
This is a cheap, usable rural building with a decent amount of land, mature trees and easy access, so the dream is at least practical. But the house itself looks very plain and only semi-finished inside, with little character and clear renovation still needed before it feels like a real home. More a sensible countryside project than a scroll-stopping Italian dream house.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Needs full internal renovation before comfortable living
- Interiors shown are very basic, with no visible fitted kitchen or finished bathroom
- Exterior and garden feel plain rather than picturesque
- Roadside location reduces the secluded country-house fantasy
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 53/100The area sits on the inland Hyblaean plateau, with open agricultural hills and dry valleys typical of south-eastern Sicily. The river landscape nearest at hand is the Caltagirone plain and the upper valleys that cut through this part of the province. Caltagirone is the nearest substantial town and has a large historic centre, services, and its well-known ceramic tradition. This part of inland eastern Sicily is known for grain fields, olive groves and ceramics.