Terratetto unifamiliare in Scicli
L'immobile proposto è un terratetto unifamiliare situato a Scicli, in Via San Domenico, sviluppato su tre livelli: piano terra, primo e secondo piano. Ha una superficie complessiva di 180 metri quadri distribuiti in sette locali e dispone di due bagni. La presenza di un terrazzo è una caratteristica significativa…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €70,000 asking price is attractive at €389/m², but a substantial renovation at about €700/m² would bring the effective cost near €1,089/m², far above the local €445/m² benchmark. The house has no heating and no energy classification, adding uncertainty despite its spacious layout and terrace in Scicli.
More on the house and the area
A large three-level townhouse with a genuinely beautiful panoramic view over Scicli, plus appealing old patterned floors, shutters and a generous rooftop terrace. It is a real house with two bathrooms, tiled floors and a kitchen rather than an empty shell, but the interiors and exterior need substantial renovation before comfortable full-time living. At €70,000 for 180 m², the scale and view create strong value appeal if the renovation budget is manageable.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €63,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including peeling ceilings, deteriorated exterior finishes and balcony repairs.
- No heating system is present, and the property is accessed through steep historic-town lanes and stairs.
- The terrace has excellent views but needs cosmetic renewal and safety 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 84/100This is the south-eastern tip of Sicily, with the limestone Hyblaean plateau cut by narrow valleys and quarries around Scicli. The Mediterranean coast is close, with the beaches and low cliffs of the Costa di Carro and Sampieri area within about 15 km, and the Irminio river mouth and coastal reserve to the west. Scicli itself has a large Baroque historic centre and is part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO site. Modica, another substantial town with a major historic centre and services, is nearby. The area is known for Val di Noto Baroque architecture, dry-stone walls, carob and olive countryside, and for Montalbano filming locations.