Villa
Villa da ristrutturare in vendita a Villasmundo, Siracusa La villa è situata in un contesto tranquillo e riservato, a pochi chilometri da Siracusa, Ortigia e dalle principali località turistiche della Sicilia sud-orientale. La proprietà rappresenta un’interessante opportunità per chi desidera realizzare una villa…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 plus an estimated €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €1,675/m², over 4× the Sicilia villa baseline of €389/m². The villa has attractive garden, pool and terrace features, but the renovation burden makes this weak value despite the fresh listing.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid-looking, roofed villa with a covered terrace, established garden vegetation, and a pleasant private-house setting near Sicily’s southeast coast. However, the tired exterior and “da ristrutturare” description make it a renovation project rather than an immediately dreamlike home, and no exceptional view or historic character is shown.
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.
- The villa is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with visibly weathered façades and neglected grounds.
- No interior photos are provided, so actual habitability, kitchen, bathrooms, utilities, and structural condition are unverified.
- The advertised pool is not visible in the supplied photo and should be 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 34/100The cluster is in the limestone plateau and low coastal strip north of Siracusa, with the Ionian coast at Augusta Bay nearby. The area is part of the Hyblaean landscape, with dry stone farmland and cut valleys inland. Augusta is the nearest larger town and has port and everyday services. Siracusa is the nearest major city for a fuller range of services and monuments. This stretch of coast is also known for the petrochemical and port installations between Augusta, Priolo and Melilli.