Casa indipendente in Via Placido Carrafa
Casa tipica in vendita nel cuore di Modica Alta fascino storico e potenziale ricettivo Nel cuore autentico di Modica Alta, a pochi passi dalla chiesa principale e dai luoghi di maggiore interesse del centro storico, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa siciliana con facciata storica, ideale per chi desidera…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Roof
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €10,000 (€125/m²), the asking price is very low, but assuming substantial renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €825/m², above the €464/m² local benchmark. Its historic Modica Alta location and 19 photos are positives, but the listing does not say whether the home is habitable, connected to utilities, or legally ready for residential use.
More on the house and the area
A genuine historic Modica Alta house with attractive original terrazzo floors, timber details, traditional tiled bathroom, and a striking old-town facade. It is a real roofed home rather than a bare shell, but the worn roof, damp patches, and dated interiors make this a renovation project before comfortable full-time 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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including damp/peeling walls and outdated finishes.
- The very old roof appears worn and may require inspection or replacement.
- Kitchen fittings are minimal, and utilities/heating condition are not confirmed.
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 55/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean plateau around Ragusa, with limestone hills cut by deep valleys locally called cave. The Irminio river valley lies nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is about 20 km away so it does not count as an immediate landscape feature. Ragusa is the nearest town of size and has the late-Baroque historic districts of Ragusa Ibla and Superiore; the Val di Noto UNESCO site covers Ragusa together with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The area is known for dry-stone walls, pasture and carrubo countryside, and for the Baroque towns of the south-east.