Casa indipendente
Vendesi a Modica Alta, zona Santa Teresa, porzione di casa d'epoca con garage. L'unità abitativa, libera su tre lati e molto luminosa, ed è così strutturata: - garage di circa 24 mq al piano terra, collegato tramite scala interna all'abitazione; - abitazione al primo piano di circa 105 mq composta da cucina, soggiorno, due camere, bagno e doppio servizio; -...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €769/m² before works, the €100,000 asking price is about 66% above the local benchmark; allowing roughly €200/m² for an apparently usable but unspecified-condition historic home raises the effective cost to about €969/m². The Modica Alta historic-center setting, garage, brightness and three-sided exposure add value, but the listing does not state the condition, age or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely characterful Modica Alta house with ornate historic stonework, sculpted balcony brackets, multiple balconies, and sweeping views over the old town and green hills. The interior is a real, furnished and heated home with kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and a garage—not an empty shell—though it feels dated and the exterior needs restoration and cosmetic work.
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 – €14,000
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.
- Historic exterior shows weathering and likely needs façade/maintenance work.
- Urban historic-center setting means street parking and dense neighboring buildings.
- The gallery does not fully confirm the condition of the roof, wiring, plumbing, or heating systems.
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 72/100The cluster is in the limestone hill country of the Iblei, with a system of deep valleys and dry stone-walled farmland around Modica. The rivers in this part of the province run as seasonal streams in cave and quarry valleys rather than as large permanent waterways. The coast near Marina di Modica and Sampieri is the nearest sea, with low sandy shores and some rocky stretches. Modica is the nearest town of size and has a large Baroque historic centre rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake. Modica forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO listing. This area is known for Hyblaean limestone landscapes, Baroque town centres, olive and carob countryside, and Modica chocolate.