Casa Indipendente in vendita a Siracusa, Borgata
In vendita a Siracusa, nella rinomata zona della Borgata, una casa indipendente, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione pronta all'uso. L'immobile si sviluppa su un unico livello ed è composto da: cucina/soggiorno, due camere da letto e un bagno. Venduto arredato e climatizzato garantisce comfort in ogni stagione. Lo stato…
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 €60,000 for 40 sqm, the ask is €1,500/sqm; with a light habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm, effective cost is roughly €1,700/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €446/sqm in Sicily townhouses. The near-sea Siracusa location and furnished, good-condition state help, but on pure numbers it is far above this platform's usual sub-€100k stock, so it looks more like a location premium than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a genuine ready-to-use small home rather than a renovation project, with a functional kitchen-living area and decent finished condition. The wow comes more from the near-sea Siracusa location and the low entry price than from visual beauty or historic character. It feels practical and habitable, but not especially dreamy from the photo evidence.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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.
- Interior looks basic and compact rather than characterful
- No sea view or notable exterior beauty proven in the photos provided
- Shared garden, not private outdoor space
- Very small home at 40 sqm, so liveability is limited
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Siracusa, on the Ionian coast by the Gulf of Syracuse and the mouth of the Ciane and Anapo rivers. The Plemmirio Marine Protected Area lies just south of the city. Ortigia, the historic island centre of Siracusa, is a UNESCO World Heritage component within the city, and the wider city is known for its Greek and Roman archaeological remains including the Neapolis area. The flat coastal plain and low limestone plateau around the city are the immediate landscape.