Terratetto unifamiliare in Caltagirone
CASA INDIPENDENTE SU TRE LIVELLI – CALTAGIRONE Via Circonvallazione 253 – Caltagirone (CT) Prezzo richiesto: € 45.000 Proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente sviluppata su tre livelli, situata in Via Circonvallazione 253, con affaccio diretto sulla strada al piano terra. A 50 m. da via delle Francescane e 150 m. da…
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 €45,000 asking price is attractive at €300/m², and the property is near Piazza Municipio, but it explicitly needs renovation. At an estimated €700/m² refurbishment cost, the effective investment reaches about €1,000/m², well above the local €445/m² benchmark; only one photo and limited technical details add uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a large independent townhouse in central Caltagirone, but the listing provides no visual evidence of attractive architecture, views, or interiors. It is explicitly a renovation property, so despite its generous size and two bathrooms, it currently reads more as a project than a ready-to-live-in dream home.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Only a location map is provided, with no photos proving the home's interior, exterior, views, or historic features.
- The property is explicitly described as needing renovation, so its current livability and condition are unclear.
- Three levels and a street-facing ground floor may affect accessibility, privacy, and renovation costs.
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 area sits in the Erei uplands, with cultivated hills, clay slopes and broad inland valleys typical of central-eastern Sicily. The nearest town of size is Caltagirone, which has a large historic centre, Baroque churches and the ceramic tradition for which it is known. Caltagirone is on the UNESCO listing of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The area is known for ceramics and for mixed grain, olive and vineyard countryside.