Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo
Rustico in campagna, indipendente con ingresso carrabile e spazio per posti auto. Terreno con numerosi alberi da frutto, ulivi e parte boschiva. Casetta unico vano soggiorno/cucina con forno, bagno, terrazze lato giardino e lato bosco. Utenza luce ok, acqua con cisterna.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 plus an estimated €4,800 of basic works (€200/m²) the effective price is about €1,658/m², mildly above the local baseline of €1,458/m² (baseline based on a single listing). Listing shows 15 photos and electricity is present but water is from a cistern; the condition field is not specified.
More on the house and the area
A charming little country casetta on terraced land with olive and fruit trees and pleasant hill views — the terraces and garden are the selling points. The building is intact and immediately usable as a simple home, but it’s tiny and very basic so expect light renovation/modernization to make it comfortable year-round.
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 one-room house (24 m²) — single open living/kitchen space plus bathroom.
- Water is from a cisterna (confirm supply/permits); basic utilities otherwise OK (electricity present).
- Basic finishes — needs cosmetic updating, improved insulation/heating for year-round living.
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 85/100Randazzo sits on the northern slopes of Mount Etna; Etna's volcanic cones and recent lava terrain are within the roughly 15 km surroundings. The Etna Regional Park (Parco dell'Etna) covers the slopes around the town. The Nebrodi mountain range and the Nebrodi Regional Park lie to the north/northwest of Randazzo and form forested high ground in the local landscape. The Alcantara river and the Gole dell'Alcantara (Alcantara gorges) lie to the east of the town. Ski facilities on Mount Etna (Piano Provenzana on the north side) are accessed by road from Randazzo in roughly 30–45 minutes. Randazzo itself has a medieval centre built largely in dark lava stone and a station on the Circumetnea narrow-gauge railway that circles Etna. Mount Etna is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is characterised by volcanic terrain, lava-stone architecture and agricultural land using the volcanic soils (including vineyards and orchards on Etna's slopes).