Casa indipendente in Ronco Pesco
Noto, Ronco Pesco – Nella parte bassa della Città di Noto, a 200 metri dalla Basilica di San Nicolò ( La famosissima Cattedrale di Noto), nelle vicinanze di Via G. Aurispa, proponiamo in vendita un grazioso stabile su due livelli con terrazzo panoramico. L’immobile (da ristrutturare), al piano terra, è composto da tre vani, un piccolo bagno e un “pozzo...
What it really costs
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At €584/m² before works, this 125 m² house already exceeds the €467/m² Sicilian baseline; with substantial renovation estimated at €800/m², effective cost is about €1,168/m². The attractive historic Noto location and sea proximity help, but the renovation burden and missing condition details make this weak value.
More on the house and the area
A substantial historic-center house with attractive period tile floors, traditional shutters, old doors, and a real multi-room layout near Noto Cathedral. It appears structurally roofed and usable rather than a ruin, but the interiors are dated and damp-marked, with meaningful renovation needed before it becomes a comfortable dream home.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including peeling plaster, damp-stained walls, and likely roof/exterior maintenance.
- The kitchen is essentially unfinished or absent in the photos.
- Dense urban setting with narrow shared passageways; no convincing private outdoor space is shown, despite the advertised terrace.
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 cluster is in the Hyblaean limestone country around Noto, with low plateau edges and river-cut valleys descending toward the Ionian coast. The coast at Lido di Noto, Eloro and Vendicari is within about 15 km, with sandy beaches, dunes and coastal marshes on the Ionian Sea. The Vendicari Nature Reserve lies close to the south and includes lagoons and bird habitat along this stretch of coast. Noto is the nearest town of size and has a large Baroque historic centre. Noto forms part of the UNESCO-listed Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The area is known for Baroque townscapes, almond groves, citrus and the coastal reserve landscape.