Casa indipendente in Via Catena, Modica Alta, Modica,
Casetta indipendente in vendita, Via Catena, Modica Centro. La casa presenta ingresso, angolo cottura, bagno, saletta pranzo/soggiorno e due camere da letto in soppalco.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Independent 24 m² house in Modica Centro asking €18,000; adding a modest habitable allowance (€200/m² → €4,800) gives an effective price ≈ €22,800 or ≈ €950/m², well above the regional median of €380/m². The listing shows 8 photos and says habitable, but the unit is very small and priced high per m² for Sicily.
More on the house and the area
A compact, ready-to-live little house in Modica's historic centre with exposed beams, wooden loft and a stone-front street facade — genuinely charming and habitable. It’s extremely small and the loft has limited headroom, but at €18k this is a real bargain for a pied-à-terre or starter home.
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€2,000 – €3,000
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.
- Very small living area (24 m²) — tight space for full-time living
- Loft has low headroom and limited standing space
- No private outdoor space; parking may be difficult in the historic centre
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.