Casa Indipendente in vendita a Ferla
Casa indipendente in vendita a Ferla di 135 mq, disposta su un unico piano e composta da 5 locali e un bagno. L'immobile, da ristrutturare, offre ottime potenzialità per chi desidera personalizzare gli spazi secondo le proprie esigenze. Presenta un balcone e un box auto doppio, garantendo comfort e funzionalità. Soluzione ideale per chi cerca indipendenza e ampi spazi in una zona tranquilla.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €40,000 asking price looks low at €296/m², but estimated renovation of about €94,500 brings the effective cost to roughly €996/m², well above the local €445/m² benchmark. The 135 m² size, double garage and 43 photos are positives, but the listing does not state the building year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable Sicilian townhouse with a handsome historic façade, decorative stone surrounds, balcony and a characterful old-town street setting. The interior is solid and occupied, with floors, kitchen, bathroom and utilities in place, but it is very dated and needs a meaningful renovation rather than simple cosmetic refreshment.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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 and modernization are needed, especially for the dated kitchen, bathroom, finishes, wiring and plumbing.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 135 sqm, five-room home.
- Dense town-center setting means no garden and limited outlook; the rear terrace/balcony appears neglected.
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 86/100The Anapo River and its limestone gorge run through the immediate area. The Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica and the Riserva Naturale Orientata Valle dell'Anapo e Pantalica lie within about 15 km; the necropolis is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica." Palazzolo Acreide is the nearest larger town (a few kilometres away) with shops, bars and municipal services and is one of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (UNESCO-listed). No ski facilities are present in the immediate area. The surrounding landscape is made up of limestone plateaus, ravines and Mediterranean vegetation, with archaeological sites and rural farmland.