Terratetto unifamiliare in Ragusa
L'immobile in vendita è un terratetto unifamiliare situato a Ragusa, in Vico Menta. Si sviluppa su più livelli, con un piano rialzato e una zona al terzo piano, per una superficie complessiva di 109 metri quadrati. Internamente è composto da tre locali e tre bagni, con una cucina inclusa nella disposizione. La…
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 €35,000 for 109 sqm, the ask is €321/sqm; assuming a habitable-condition refresh of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is about €521/sqm. That is only modestly above the very low local baseline of €445/sqm, but for a habitable full-ownership townhouse with 20 photos, 3 baths and parking in Ragusa, the absolute price is still very attractive.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a shell, with stairs, finished rooms, multiple bathrooms and a large rooftop terrace. The main wow comes from the upper terrace and open city view, while the rest feels plain and quite tired. At €35k for 109 sqm, it has clear bargain appeal but needs refreshing to feel dreamy.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 is very dated and needs significant cosmetic upgrading.
- Some top-floor/terrace areas show weathering and possible damp staining.
- Urban setting is dense and not especially picturesque at street level.
- No strong historic interior character visible 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 55/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean plateau around Ragusa, with limestone hills cut by deep valleys locally called cave. The Irminio river valley lies nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is about 20 km away so it does not count as an immediate landscape feature. Ragusa is the nearest town of size and has the late-Baroque historic districts of Ragusa Ibla and Superiore; the Val di Noto UNESCO site covers Ragusa together with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The area is known for dry-stone walls, pasture and carrubo countryside, and for the Baroque towns of the south-east.