Casa indipendente in Via Acquanuova 250
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 circostanti. La proprietà si estende su una superficie totale di...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €154/m², the €20,000 asking price is about 67% below comparable local stock; even allowing €200/m² for basic works, the effective cost is roughly €354/m² versus a €464/m² benchmark. The listing has 28 photos and useful garage/parking features, but it does not state the condition, construction year, or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a surprisingly large 130 sqm home for €20,000, with traditional flooring, a balcony, and a genuinely attractive panoramic view over Caltagirone and the surrounding hills. The structure appears substantially intact and usable, but the actual photos show a basic, dated property needing meaningful modernization; the polished interiors are visualizations, not the current condition.
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.
- The real photos show a dated, empty interior rather than the heavily furnished renovation-style renderings.
- Kitchen and bathroom areas appear to need updating, and the condition of utilities and fixtures is unclear.
- The balcony offers a strong town-and-hills outlook but appears narrow and urban rather than private.
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.