Casa indipendente in Via San Francesco di Paola 13
Proponiamo in vendita un'elegante casa singola ubicata in posizione as angolo nel cuore di Militello in Val di Catania, borgo Patrimonio UNESCO e insignito della Bandiera Arancione del Touring Club. Il primo piano è caratterizzato da volte alte oltre 3 metri e da splendidi pavimenti originali in cementine decorate,…
What it really costs
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At €75,000 for 138 sqm, the ask is €543/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the elegant historic-center description, estimated effective cost is about €743/sqm including ~€200/sqm light works. That is above this low internal baseline of €471/sqm, but the UNESCO/Orange Flag town setting, central corner location, terrace and strong presentation with 25 photos support a solid rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a handsome corner townhouse with real Sicilian character: a dignified stone-trimmed facade, high ceilings, original decorated floors and a usable terrace with open green views. It is clearly a proper house rather than a shell, with stairs, floors and bathrooms in place, but it needs noticeable cosmetic work and kitchen completion to become comfortably move-in ready. For €75k and 138 sqm in a UNESCO borgo, it has genuine dream-home potential.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Interiors are empty and need refreshing/finishing before feeling fully livable.
- Some rooms show patchy walls and dated/basic service areas.
- No fitted kitchen is visible in the photos.
- Views are pleasant but partly affected by neighboring buildings and urban context.
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 cluster sits in the inland hills between the Catania plain and the Hyblaean plateau. Militello in Val di Catania has a large Baroque old centre rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake and is part of the UNESCO listing of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The nearest larger city is Catania, which provides the full range of services, rail links and the airport. This part of south-eastern Sicily is known for mixed arable farming, olive groves and citrus in the lower ground.