Casa indipendente in Via Carceri
Vendesi casa singola di mq 116 circa, al piano terra, primo e secondo in parte abitabile e in parte da restaurare. Composta da 6,5 vani e con annessa terrazza e garage al piano terra di mq 25. Ubicata nella Via Carceri a pochi metri da Piazza Pretura e dalla Villa Comunale. Classe energetica "G". Prezzo: € 65.000, 00 trattabili.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 116 sqm, the asking price is €560/sqm, but the home is described as partly habitable and partly to be restored, so a blended renovation estimate of about €500/sqm brings the effective cost to roughly €1,060/sqm. The baseline is weak, but even against the €600/sqm stock median this is not a clear bargain; the central location near Piazza Pretura and the terrace/garage help a bit.
More on the house and the area
This is a real town house with usable kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, garage and terrace, so it is more than a shell. But the photos show a very plain exterior, no special view or historic charm, and several rooms need clear restoration, with dated finishes and some visible damp. At this price and size it feels practical value rather than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €23,000
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.
- Partly habitable and partly in need of restoration
- Some rooms show damp/staining and dated finishes
- No meaningful view; terrace outlook is urban and modest
- Mixed-condition layout may need phased renovation
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 76/100The cluster sits in the Hyblaean uplands, a limestone plateau of dry valleys and low canyon country rather than high mountains. The Anapo valley and the gorges around Palazzolo Acreide are the main landscape feature within reach, and the area is close to the Cavagrande del Cassibile oriented reserve. Palazzolo Acreide itself has a substantial historic centre and is part of the late Baroque Val di Noto UNESCO listing. Syracuse is the nearest larger city with full services, rail connections and major archaeological sites. This part of southeastern Sicily is known for olive groves, stone-built hill towns and archaeological remains from the Greek and Roman periods.