Rustico/casale in Via Archimede
Un rifugio di campagna da plasmare secondo i propri desideri, dove il tempo sembra essersi fermato e la natura circostante diventa la vera estensione della casa. Caratteristiche Principali Superficie: Circa 90 metri quadrati commerciali distribuiti su un unico livello, ideali per ricreare una zona giorno open space con cucina a vista, due camere da letto e doppi servizi. Spazi Esterni:...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €48,000 plus estimated renovation €700/m² (~€63,000) → effective €111,000 or ~€1,233/m², far above the regional median €400/m². Listing omits condition and building year and has contradictory room/bath details (description says double services but facts list 1 bath).
More on the house and the area
Nice secluded Sicilian farmland setting with olive trees and open fields, but the building is a derelict agricultural farmhouse rather than a ready home. It would need a complete renovation/rebuild to become livable, though the low price makes it a realistic restoration project.
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€18,000 – €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.
- Requires full renovation — interior is rough/used as storage/stable with straw and no finished rooms
- Window and door openings are missing or damaged and some walls show cracking/partial collapse
- Likely no active utilities (water/electric) and check permits/zoning for conversion to a home
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 cluster is in the built-up area of Ragusa, so the resident landscape is urban streets on the Hyblaean plateau. The area lies on the Monti Iblei, with a limestone tableland cut by ravines and dry-stone farmland in the surrounding countryside. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is the nearest sea access. Ragusa has a substantial historic centre including Ragusa Ibla, a baroque quarter that forms part of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage listing shared with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The wider area is known for Hyblaean baroque towns, stone-walled farmland, olive oil and caciocavallo ragusano cheese.