Villa unifamiliare in Ispica
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritto di proprietà di 1/1 su fabbricato residenziale a piano 1° con posto auto scoperto di pertinenza, comprese quote dei beni comuni non censibili e del lastrico solare, sito in Ispica (Rg), loc. Santa Maria del Focallo, all’interno del complesso residenziale turistico…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly an auction ("ASTA IMMOBILIARE"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog and drives the score into trap territory. Ignoring the veto, a habitable estimate would add about €200/m² renovation, taking effective cost to roughly €1,022/m² versus a €383/m² baseline, so it is not cheap on this catalog’s terms.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable, habitable seaside-area apartment/villa unit with a pleasant covered terrace and attractive whitewashed holiday-complex architecture. The interior is simple and clean, with basic finishes and no real wow details, but it looks ready to use rather than a renovation project. The appeal is mainly affordable coastal living, not beauty of views or character.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Resort-style modern unit lacks historic Italian character
- Photos show a basic, functional interior rather than a standout home
- Auction sale: ownership shares/common parts should be checked carefully
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 area is the south-eastern Sicilian coastal plain around Ispica, with low limestone country and cultivated land. The Mediterranean coast is within the local radius, with the long sandy shore of Santa Maria del Focallo and the coast toward Pozzallo. Cava d’Ispica, the limestone ravine with rock-cut settlements and chapels, lies by the town and is the main named landscape feature inside the area. Vendicari Nature Reserve is farther north beyond the 15 km radius and does not define the immediate setting. The nearest town of size is Modica, which has a large historic centre and services. The area is known for early vegetables in greenhouse agriculture and for carob and olive country inland.