Casa indipendente in Via Armando Diaz 168
Zona c. So g. D'agata vendiamo casa indipendente di 80 mq c. A tot da ristrutturare composta da ingresso, cucinino, 1 stanza e bagno a piano terra, da 2 camere a primo piano + terrazza a secondo piano. € 65 mila tratt.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing says 'da ristrutturare', so I estimate a full restore at about €1,100/m²; effective cost is roughly €153,000 total, or €1,913/m². The local baseline is weak and low-biased at €600/m², but even without relying heavily on it this looks expensive for a total-renovation property.
More on the house and the area
This is a real standing house, not a ruin: it has floors, bathroom, rooms and a usable roof terrace, so it is more than just a shell. The terrace gets some open town-and-hill views, but the house itself is plain and worn, with obvious need for substantial refurbishment before it feels appealing to live in. Dream factor is modest rather than strong.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- Needs full renovation and modernization throughout
- Terrace and exterior show weathering/waterproofing concerns
- Interiors are very basic with dated kitchen and bathroom
- No special character or proven sea view from 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 74/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast at Avola, with long low beaches and the mouth of the Cassibile river nearby. The limestone Hyblaean plateau rises immediately inland, and within this radius the Cavagrande del Cassibile reserve is the main landscape feature, with a deep canyon cut into the plateau. The Vendicari reserve and the baroque towns of the Val di Noto are important nearby destinations, but they lie beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. Syracuse is the nearest larger city, with full urban services and major archaeological remains. The area is known for Nero d’Avola wine and almonds.