Casa Indipendente in vendita a Caltagirone
La casa indipendente in vendita a Caltagirone si trova in una posizione privilegiata, in quanto libera al rogito e situata in una zona tranquilla e riservata, ideale per chi desidera godere di privacy e tranquillità. La sua posizione in controterra offre una bellissima vista panoramica sulla città e sulle colline…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €20,000 asking price is exceptionally low for 130 m², but two levels require renovation, bringing the estimated all-in cost to about €85,000 (€654/m²), above the €445/m² local comparison level. The habitable upper floors, garage, terrace and panoramic view support the deal, but the renovation burden limits its value.
More on the house and the area
This spacious independent townhouse has a genuinely compelling elevated view over Caltagirone and the surrounding hills, with traditional tiled floors, shutters, balconies and a terrace adding Sicilian character. It is a real house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a garage, but two levels need renovation and the currently photographed interiors are mostly plain, dated or unfinished.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€15,000 – €25,000
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 first floor and mezzanine require renovation, so only the upper levels are described as readily habitable.
- The existing kitchen and bathroom finishes are dated, and several rooms need modernization.
- The attractive furnished images appear to show a staged potential renovation rather than the current condition.
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.