Casa Indipendente in vendita a Ragusa, San Giacomo
Remax presenta in vendita una casa indipendente al piano terra, immersa nel verde delle colline di contrada Salinella, a ridosso della località di San Giacomo. L'immobile, completamente da ristrutturare, offre ampi spazi interni e grande potenziale per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione in un contesto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 for 212 sqm, the ask is just €137/sqm, but the description says 'completamente da ristrutturare', so I used a full-restore cost of about €1,100/sqm. That puts the effective cost around €1,237/sqm, far above the local baseline of €443/sqm, but the very low entry price, 41 photos, garage, terrace and 500 sqm outdoor space still make it a plausible renovation project rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This has some real Sicilian charm: a vaulted interior room, a usable roof terrace, and open green hill views with olive trees and land. But the condition is firmly renovation-grade, with tired exteriors and worn interiors, so the dream is more about potential than immediate livability. At €29k for 212 sqm, the price helps the appeal.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€84,000 – €124,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Completely needs renovation; not move-in ready.
- Interiors show cracking, wear and very dated finishes.
- Exterior spaces and garden are overgrown and need clearing.
- Terrace/parapets and exterior elements may need safety and waterproofing checks.
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 area sits on the Hyblaean plateau, with limestone farmland, dry-stone walls and shallow valleys cut into the tableland. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the coast around Marina di Ragusa and Punta Secca is the nearest stretch of sea. The nearest town of size is Ragusa itself, which has the hill town of Ragusa Ibla and the newer upper town; Ragusa is part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO site. Modica and Scicli are also nearby and belong to the same UNESCO group. This part of south-eastern Sicily is known for Hyblaean baroque towns and for agricultural landscapes with stone walls, olive trees and carob trees.