Rustico/casale
San giacomo, territorio di ragusa, c. Da danottimo, in zona panoramica, con tipica strada di accesso sterrata, grazioso immobile rurale, da ristrutturare, catastalmente c/2, mq 55 c. Ca con altezza di mt 4,20 che potrebbe consentire di realizzare un soppalco in legno. Di pertinenza mq 18.000 c. Ca di terreno, in parte…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 property is registered as C/2 storage space rather than a dwelling, and the listing says it requires renovation. At roughly €2,100/m² after an estimated €60,500 renovation, it is not a sound habitable-home deal despite the 18,000 m² of olive-grove land.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic Sicilian rural stone house with traditional masonry, timber beams, tiled roof, surrounding olive trees and attractive rolling countryside. However, the interior is a basic unfinished agricultural structure rather than a move-in home, so it is better understood as a characterful renovation project than an immediately livable bargain.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€22,000 – €32,000
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.
- Explicitly sold as needing renovation, with no finished kitchen or clearly usable bathroom shown.
- The property is registered as C/2 rather than a standard residential dwelling.
- Access is via an unpaved rural road, and utilities are not confirmed.
- The 18,000 m² land and olive grove appear substantially overgrown and currently non-producing.
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 55/100The area sits on the Hyblaean plateau, with limestone farmland, dry-stone walls and shallow valleys cut into the tableland. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the coast around Marina di Ragusa and Punta Secca is the nearest stretch of sea. The nearest town of size is Ragusa itself, which has the hill town of Ragusa Ibla and the newer upper town; Ragusa is part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO site. Modica and Scicli are also nearby and belong to the same UNESCO group. This part of south-eastern Sicily is known for Hyblaean baroque towns and for agricultural landscapes with stone walls, olive trees and carob trees.