Casa indipendente
Casa singola dal gusto contemporaneo a due passi dal centro di Modica A Modica, in Via Scala, in una zona tranquilla e particolarmente comoda grazie all'ampia disponibilità di parcheggio libero, proponiamo in vendita una casa singola di circa 100 mq, una soluzione dal carattere accogliente e ricercato, situata a pochi passi dal centro. L'ingresso alla proprietà avviene attraverso...
What it really costs
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The contemporary 100 m² house appears broadly habitable, but at €790/m² the effective price is about €990/m² after a modest €20,000 renovation allowance, versus a Modica country-house baseline of €467/m². Its proximity to Modica’s center, garden, terrace, and 18 photos add appeal, but the premium is not supported by the available facts.
More on the house and the area
A beautifully presented, move-in-ready home with colorful interiors, a fully equipped kitchen, generous tiled terrace, mature planting, and an appealing historic stone wall. The views toward Modica’s hillside buildings and ravine add genuine sense of place, while the €79,000 price is exceptional for a finished 100 m² house. This is a real, usable home rather than a renovation project.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-bedroom home.
- The terrace is attractive but highly stepped, which may limit accessibility.
- The listing does not provide energy class or detailed structural information.
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 72/100The cluster is in the limestone hill country of the Iblei, with a system of deep valleys and dry stone-walled farmland around Modica. The rivers in this part of the province run as seasonal streams in cave and quarry valleys rather than as large permanent waterways. The coast near Marina di Modica and Sampieri is the nearest sea, with low sandy shores and some rocky stretches. Modica is the nearest town of size and has a large Baroque historic centre rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake. Modica forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO listing. This area is known for Hyblaean limestone landscapes, Baroque town centres, olive and carob countryside, and Modica chocolate.