Indipendente in vendita a Cassaro
A Cassaro, proponiamo indipendente piano terra con posizione angolare. L'immobile, ha accesso dal livello strada, all'interno è così distribuito: ingresso su soggiorno, cucina, camera matrimoniale, bagno, soppalco, balcone. Pavimento in ceramica, porte in legno, infissi in alluminio, tapparelle. Lo stato di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €25,000 for 116 sqm (€216/sqm); assuming habitable condition at about €200/sqm renovation, effective cost is roughly €416/sqm, slightly below the local baseline of €445/sqm. The description is coherent with a basic livable home rather than renovated, with 15 photos and no major legal/use red flags; inland location (23 km from sea) keeps it from scoring higher.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little town house rather than a ruin: it has floors, kitchen, bathroom and a bedroom, so you could live in it with modest work. The corner facade has some simple Sicilian character, but the peeling exterior and very plain interiors keep the dream factor low. At €25k for 116 sqm it feels cheap and practical more than truly beautiful.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Facade needs significant exterior restoration
- Interiors are basic and dated rather than charming
- No meaningful view or garden/terrace lifestyle appeal shown
- Mezzanine/utility spaces appear low and more functional than comfortable
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 73/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean Mountains (Monti Iblei), in inland south-eastern Sicily. The Anapo valley and the limestone ravines of this part of the Iblei are the main landscape nearby, and the area falls within the wider zone of the Pantalica, Valle dell’Anapo e Torrente Cava Grande nature reserve. Sortino is the nearest town of some size, with everyday services; larger services are in Siracusa. The area is known for the Iblei plateau landscape of dry limestone uplands, olive groves and deep river-cut gorges. The UNESCO site of the Necropolis of Pantalica is in this area.