Casa indipendente in Via Maria Paterno' Arezzo 121
Nel cuore del centro storico, in via Maria Paternò Arezzo 119/121, Coldwell Banker propone in vendita una suggestiva casa indipendente distribuita su tre livelli, ideale sia come abitazione sia come investimento ad alta redditività. La proprietà è composta da soggiorno cucina, bagno e due camere da letto. Ogni ambiente…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €19,900 for 60 sqm, the ask is about €332/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the description, a light renovation budget of ~€200/sqm brings the effective cost to ~€532/sqm. That is only slightly above this stock baseline of €489/sqm, but the very low entry price, independent house format, historic-center setting, terrace, and valley views make it a strong buy.
More on the house and the area
The setting is the real draw: a handsome stone-and-stucco corner house in Ragusa's historic core with lovely valley views and major baroque atmosphere nearby. It is a real house, not a shell, with kitchen, bathroom, floors and roof in place, but the current condition looks mixed and some rooms need proper repair and upgrading before it feels dream-home ready. At under €20k, the beauty-to-price ratio is undeniably strong.
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.
- Needs real interior refresh and repairs; some rooms show visible damp/plaster damage.
- Interiors are simple and compact rather than stylish or spacious.
- Balconies/terrace areas look small and not fully set up for outdoor living.
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.