Casa indipendente in Via Pozzo Barone, Modica Bassa, Modica,
Proponiamo in vendita una centralissima casa indipendente, a pochi passi da Corso Umberto a Modica Bassa. Con una superficie complessiva di 82 metri quadrati presenta: un piano terra (con possibilità di accesso indipendente) con un vano e cucinino, un piano primo con una camera matrimoniale e bagno, un secondo piano…
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 €30,000 for 82 m² I used a habitable-house allowance of €200/m² (total effective price €46,400) giving ~€566/m² vs the regional baseline of €380/m²; central Modica location and 10 photos support livability, but the effective per‑m² premium keeps this in the fair range.
More on the house and the area
A compact, liveable townhouse in the atmospheric baroque centre of Modica with authentic stone streets, balconies and a rooftop terrace with town views. The rooms and bathrooms are basic but habitable — a low-cost, high-character buy that would make a lovely pied-à-terre or holiday rental after modest refreshing.
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.
- Interiors are dated and need cosmetic updating (kitchen/bath fixtures, finishes).
- Access is via narrow historic steps — not ideal for heavy deliveries or limited mobility.
- Terrace is small and urban-facing; no private garden/land.
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.