Villa
Caltagirone - Via della prece A pochi passi dal centro abitato di Caltagirone, presentiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 138 m², con giardino privato, garage e ampia veranda coperta. L’immobile si sviluppa su un unico livello ed è composto da più ambienti spaziosi e luminosi, con doppio accesso diretto dall’esterno. Gli interni necessitano di lavori di...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €24,000 asking price looks low at €174/m², but the description says the interiors need renovation; at an estimated €700/m², the effective cost is about €874/m² versus €389/m² for comparable homes. The listing does not specify the building year, energy class, or detailed scope of works.
More on the house and the area
The property has genuine Sicilian character, especially the remarkable patterned ceramic staircase, traditional floors, covered veranda, private garden, and large potential living area. However, the actual house is heavily dated and worn, with extensive interior deterioration and major refurbishment needed before it becomes a comfortable home; the €24,000 price is the main appeal.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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: widespread peeling plaster, damp-looking ceilings and walls, neglected outdoor areas, and outdated or incomplete kitchen/bath facilities.
- The polished exterior image is a renovation rendering, not the current condition; the real exterior is visibly deteriorated.
- No confirmed information on utilities, structural condition, roof, or legal/permit status.
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 68/100The area sits in the Erei uplands, with cultivated hills, clay slopes and broad inland valleys typical of central-eastern Sicily. The nearest town of size is Caltagirone, which has a large historic centre, Baroque churches and the ceramic tradition for which it is known. Caltagirone is on the UNESCO listing of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The area is known for ceramics and for mixed grain, olive and vineyard countryside.