Casa indipendente in Via Padova 37
In vendita a Ribera, in Via Padova 37, proponiamo una casa singola di ampia metratura, disposta su tre livelli per un totale di 115 mq. L'immobile è composto da cinque vani, due bagni e due camere da letto, rendendolo ideale per famiglie o per chi desidera ampi spazi. Al piano terra troviamo una zona giorno luminosa, mentre il primo e...
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At €391/m², the €45,000 asking price is 16% below the Sicilian country-house baseline of €467/m², with 115 m², two bathrooms, and 18 photos. Condition is unspecified, so a modest €200/m² renovation allowance makes the effective cost about €591/m²; proximity to the sea (6 km) adds some value, but the missing condition data limits confidence.
More on the house and the area
A substantial three-level Sicilian town house with attractive vintage terrazzo floors, decorative ceilings, chandeliers, shutters, and multiple balconies. It appears to be a real, roofed and usable home rather than a shell, but it needs cosmetic modernization and some repairs, with no obvious sea or landscape view.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 interiors are very dated, with visible damp or peeling plaster in places.
- A usable kitchen is not shown in the gallery.
- The balconies and exterior railings appear aged and may need maintenance.
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 61/100The area lies on the lower Verdura river plain, with cultivated countryside around Ribera and the Sicani hills inland. The south coast is nearby, with the beaches and shoreline around Seccagrande and the mouth of the Platani river within this radius. The Riserva Naturale Orientata Foce del Fiume Platani is close by, protecting dunes, river mouth habitat and a stretch of coast. Sciacca is the nearest larger town in the area, with a port, thermal tradition and a substantial historic centre. This part of Sicily is known for citrus growing, especially Ribera oranges.