Casa indipendente in vendita a Ragusa, Cappuccini
RAGUSA CENTRO | VIA DANTE 44 Cerchi una soluzione indipendente al centro di Ragusa? In Via Dante, a pochissimi passi da Piazza Cappuccini e Piazza libertà , Coldwell Banker propone in vendita una casa indipendente completamente da personalizzare. Le caratteristiche principali: • 47 mq commerciali • Disposta su 1…
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
At €21,000 for 47 sqm, the ask is €447/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition the effective cost is about €1,147/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. That is far above the local baseline of €446/sqm for similar sub-€100k stock, so this looks weak rather than a bargain despite the central Ragusa location and residential A/4 category.
More on the house and the area
The street facade has real Sicilian period character, with elegant stone door surrounds, balconies and a handsome townhouse presence. Inside, though, this is not a ready home but a cluttered former workshop/storage space that needs substantial renovation to become comfortably livable. At €21k it has bargain appeal, but the wow is mostly in the facade rather than the current living experience.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Interiors need full renovation and are currently used as storage/workshop space.
- No kitchen or usable bathroom is shown, so immediate livability is doubtful.
- Ground-floor urban setting offers little privacy and no outdoor space.
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.