Casa Indipendente in vendita a Militello in Val di Catania
Disponibile sul mercato immobiliare di Militello in Val di Catania, proponiamo una prestigiosa Casa Indipendente in Vendita, che gode di uno Stato Attuale Libero al rogito. L'Edificio, di circa 87 metri quadrati di superficie totale, offre 77 metri quadrati calpestabili suddivisi in 4 Locali, tra cui 2 Camere da letto…
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 €35,000 for 87 m², the ask is €402/m², but in 'needs renovation' condition I estimate about €700/m² of works, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,102/m² versus a €445/m² local baseline. Good extras like terraces and a triple garage help, but on numbers alone it looks expensive for a renovation project.
More on the house and the area
The best asset here is the rooftop town view toward the church, which gives it some real Sicilian atmosphere. But the house itself looks quite plain and clearly needs substantial renovation, with visible damp damage, tired finishes and a garage/storage level that is not living space. It feels like a workable town project rather than an immediately dream-worthy home.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Needs full renovation before comfortable living
- Visible damp/water damage and crumbling plaster
- Interiors shown are sparse and dated, with limited finished living spaces
- Terraces are mentioned but not really demonstrated in 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 68/100The cluster sits in the inland hills between the Catania plain and the Hyblaean plateau. Militello in Val di Catania has a large Baroque old centre rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake and is part of the UNESCO listing of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The nearest larger city is Catania, which provides the full range of services, rail links and the airport. This part of south-eastern Sicily is known for mixed arable farming, olive groves and citrus in the lower ground.