Casa indipendente in Via Ferrara 33
In vendita a Ribera, in Via Ferrara 33, proponiamo una casa singola di ampia metratura, disposta su tre livelli e con una superficie totale di 200 mq. L'immobile, da ristrutturare, offre un grande potenziale per chi desidera personalizzare gli spazi secondo le proprie esigenze. Al piano terra troviamo un'ampia zona giorno, mentre ai piani superiori sono presenti 8 vani che...
What it really costs
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At €300/m², the €60,000 asking price is well below the €467/m² Sicilian country-house baseline, but the 200 m² property requires renovation estimated at about €700/m². This implies an effective cost near €1,000/m² (€200,000 total), above the baseline; sea access at 6 km provides only a modest location benefit.
More on the house and the area
A substantial traditional Sicilian town house with a handsome ochre façade, shuttered windows, balconies, decorative plasterwork, and appealing terrazzo floors. It appears fundamentally usable rather than a ruin, but the interiors are dated and cluttered, and the listing explicitly calls for renovation; its charm is more authentic than polished.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Advertised as needing renovation, with visibly dated interiors and finishes.
- No garden, terrace, or confirmed sea view despite being near the coast.
- Urban setting with tight streets and limited apparent outdoor space.
- Kitchen and full bathroom condition are not shown.
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.