VENDESI. Riff : CI120 Proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente mq 62 vani 2,5 in buono stato conservativo, su due elevazioni, a San Cataldo Via Manganaro n 2. VERO AFFARE - PREZZO TRATTABILE
VENDESI. Riff : CI120 La casa indipendente in vendita si trova a San Cataldo, Via Manganaro al civico 2, in buono stato conservativo. L'immobile si sviluppa su due elevazioni, con una superficie totale di 66 metri quadrati. L'immobile cosi suddiviso: al piano terra, una finestra lo rende molto luminoso, una grande…
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 €15,000 for 62 sqm, the ask is €242/sqm; assuming habitable condition at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €442/sqm, essentially in line with the local baseline of €446/sqm. The score is lifted by the very low entry price, decent detail/photos, and features consistent with livability (2 baths, AC, double-glazed frames), with no major legal red flags in the text.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable little townhouse, not a ruin: it has a fitted kitchen, usable bathrooms, bedroom, stairs, windows and AC. The catch is that it offers very little visual romance or historic charm, with a tight alley setting and only a tiny balcony. At €15k it feels more like a practical bargain base than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Very modest alley setting with no view or outdoor living beyond a tiny balcony
- Functional but plain interiors with limited character
- Compact layout: effectively a small one-bedroom townhouse
- Attic/storage areas look basic and utility-focused rather than finished living 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 49/100The area is inland central Sicily, with cultivated hills and badland-like clay slopes in parts of the Caltanissetta countryside. Caltanissetta is the nearest town of size, with the province’s main services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of the interior is known for grain farming and for the former sulphur-mining landscape of central Sicily.