Terratetto unifamiliare in Catania
Piazza Dei Martiri più precisamente in Via Concezione, proponiamo la vendita di un monolocale con ingresso indipendente che svuluppa una superficie catastale di 35 mq catastali così composto: ingresso su camera da letto, cucina, servizio e cortile. L'appartamento si trova nelle immediate vicinanze di Piazza dei Martiri…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective price ~€2,057/m² (€65,000 + €7,000 estimated works for 35 m²) vs regional baseline €450/m² — well above the typical stock. Small 35 m² studio in central Catania is tenant-occupied until 31/12/2029, limiting immediate use.
More on the house and the area
A characterful ground-floor studio with high vaulted ceilings and original patterned flooring in a central Catania street — very photogenic and genuinely liveable. The flat is habitable but basic and needs cosmetic updating, and it is sold with a tenancy in place until the end of 2029.
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 – €4,000
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.
- Small 35 m² studio (very limited space)
- Cosmetic updates needed — kitchen, plasterwork and finishes are basic
- Currently tenant-occupied / lease in place until 31/12/2029
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Catania on the Ionian coast, at the foot of Mount Etna. The Simeto plain lies immediately to the south and west, and the lower Etna slopes begin just inland. Catania has a large historic centre with major Baroque monuments and the city functions of a provincial capital, including a university, port and airport. Mount Etna, a UNESCO World Heritage site and active volcano, dominates the landscape; the southern access roads to the Etna area and its ski lifts run up from the city side, with Rifugio Sapienza roughly an hour's drive away. The coast here is urban waterfront rather than a distinct scenic shore.