Casa indipendente in Contrada Cicimia
L’agenzia Immobiliare Internazionale RE/MAX presenta in vendita una Casa Indipendente in Contrada Cicimia a Chiaramonte Gulfi. L’immobile si sviluppa per un totale di 133 mq su due livelli. É composto da ingresso su soggiorno, disimpegno, cucina con annessa lavanderia, 2 camere da letto e bagno. Al piano superiore troviamo la terza camera da letto ed un piccolo terrazzino...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 asking price is €414/m², slightly below the local €464/m² reference, but the listing does not say whether the house is habitable or needs renovation. Allowing €700/m² for an unspecified condition brings the effective cost to about €1,114/m², while the stated room and bedroom counts do not fully match the description.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful Sicilian rural property surrounded by an impressive sea of olive groves, with traditional tiled roofs, courtyards and mature gardens. The 133 sqm house is roofed and appears to contain a genuine multi-room dwelling, but the visibly worn exteriors suggest significant renovation rather than immediate move-in living.
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€26,000 – €47,000
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.
- The buildings appear substantially dated and neglected, with likely roof, masonry, electrical and plumbing work needed.
- No interior photos are provided, so actual habitability, kitchen and bathroom condition are unclear.
- The large surrounding olive-growing land will require ongoing maintenance and agricultural management.
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 58/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean uplands, with a limestone plateau of farmed hills, dry valleys and stone-built villages. Chiaramonte Gulfi sits above the Irminio valley system, and the countryside around it is known for olive groves and other dryland farming. Ragusa is the nearest town of size, with the larger range of services and the baroque historic fabric for which this part of south-eastern Sicily is known. The Val di Noto UNESCO baroque towns are a regional draw, but the immediate 15 km landscape is inland plateau rather than a single standout natural feature.