casa singola
In vendita a San Cataldo, nella tranquilla e ricercata zona di via Santa Lucia, proponiamo una graziosa casa singola di 82 mq. Questa abitazione, disposta su due livelli, offre un'ottima soluzione per chi cerca spazio e comfort. Composta da tre vani, la casa dispone di due camere da letto e due bagni, rendendola ideale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 (€610/m²), the asking price is already above the local €446/m² benchmark; allowing about €16,400 for a habitable but energy-inefficient home brings the effective cost to roughly €810/m². Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, independent access and heating support livability, but the inland location and energy class G limit the value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable two-level townhouse with a fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, bedrooms, tiled floors, and marble stairs, so it is clearly livable rather than a renovation shell. Its main appeal is the affordable price and traditional Sicilian town setting, but the house is visually ordinary, with dated interiors, some exterior deterioration, and no proven scenic view or private outdoor space.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Dated interiors and furnishings would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Exterior render shows localized peeling and damp-looking wear near the base.
- Energy class G suggests likely high running costs and future efficiency work.
- Dense historic-town setting means narrow streets and limited privacy; there is no garden or view.
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 49/100The area is inland central Sicily, with cultivated hills and badland-like clay slopes in parts of the Caltanissetta countryside. Caltanissetta is the nearest town of size, with the province’s main services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of the interior is known for grain farming and for the former sulphur-mining landscape of central Sicily.