Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Catania, San Giorgio
Nella tranquilla e strategica Zona San Giorgio, precisamente in Via Stradale Sangiorgio 46 in vendita una comoda casa semi indipendente con terrazza di proprietà: mutuabile a 100% L'appartamento gode di 2 ampie camere: 1. salone d'ingresso dalla misura generosa di oltre 20 Mq con infisso in vetro camera & 2. un'ampia e…
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
At €76,000 for 88 sqm, the ask is €864/sqm; with a light habitable-refresh estimate of about €200/sqm, effective cost is roughly €1,064/sqm. That is far above this catalog baseline of €446/sqm for Sicilia townhouses, though the terrace, panoramic view, 43 photos, and 4 km to the sea support some value.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: the bathroom looks updated, the rooms are finished, and it appears immediately habitable with some repainting and cosmetic work. But the beauty factor is low, with a plain suburban setting, modest exterior, and no clearly impressive view in the gallery. At this price and size near Catania it has some value appeal, but it is more practical than dream-home wow.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Ordinary suburban street setting with no meaningful photogenic view shown
- Interiors are habitable but basic and somewhat dated
- Exterior facade and access areas need cosmetic refresh
- Terrace/panoramic claim is not convincingly proven by the photos
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately north-west of the city, with the Etna Park on its upper slopes. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. Catania is a major city with a large historic centre of Baroque churches and palaces, a port, university, airport and full services. The city is part of a broad urban and industrial strip along the coast and at the foot of Etna.