Rustico/casale in Contrada Passo Piano
Proponiamo in vendita in Contrada Sant'Agata un caratteristico fabbricato rurale immerso nella tranquillità della campagna, circondato da un terreno di circa 5.000 mq. La proprietà rappresenta una soluzione ideale per chi desidera realizzare una residenza indipendente o una casa di campagna, con ampi spazi esterni da…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 for 90 sqm, the ask is €1,100/sqm; with a full restoration estimate of about €1,100/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €2,200/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €437/sqm, and the text says the rural building 'necessita di interventi', with missing key data such as bathrooms/condition classification.
More on the house and the area
The old stone farmhouse has some authentic rural Sicilian character, and the 5,000 sqm plot with mature trees gives it a peaceful country feel. But what is shown is essentially a basic, unfinished/obsolete structure rather than a ready home, with no usable interiors or bathroom visible. The architect render is aspirational, not the current property, so the real wow is limited by condition.
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€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- Rural stone building appears to need substantial renovation
- No bathroom or finished living spaces are shown
- Possible planning/permit dependency for the rendered pool/new-build vision
- Setting is pleasant countryside but without proven open views
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 84/100This is the south-eastern tip of Sicily, with the limestone Hyblaean plateau cut by narrow valleys and quarries around Scicli. The Mediterranean coast is close, with the beaches and low cliffs of the Costa di Carro and Sampieri area within about 15 km, and the Irminio river mouth and coastal reserve to the west. Scicli itself has a large Baroque historic centre and is part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO site. Modica, another substantial town with a major historic centre and services, is nearby. The area is known for Val di Noto Baroque architecture, dry-stone walls, carob and olive countryside, and for Montalbano filming locations.