Casa indipendente
Nel cuore autentico di Ispica, a pochi passi dalla suggestiva Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata e a ridosso del centro, presentiamo in vendita una deliziosa casa indipendente, perfetta per chi desidera vivere appieno la magia del paese – soprattutto durante le affascinanti festività pasquali. L’immobile si sviluppa su due livelli: al piano terra si viene accolti da un ampio ingresso...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 for 71 sqm, the ask is €634/sqm; assuming broadly habitable condition from the description of a 'deliziosa casa indipendente' on two levels, a light renovation estimate of ~€200/sqm brings the effective cost to about €834/sqm. That is well above this catalog baseline for Sicilia country houses (€492/sqm), with only modest positives from near-center location and 14 photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable little town house rather than a project: it has finished floors, kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms, so it looks readily livable. The facade has some nice traditional Sicilian proportions and period detailing, but the interiors are basic and there are no standout views or dramatic historic features. At €45k it feels charming and practical more than truly breathtaking.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- No real view; the terrace is small and inward-facing.
- Interiors are simple and fairly plain rather than especially characterful.
- Some neighboring facades and tight street setting reduce the romance factor.
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.