Casa indipendente in Corso Regina Margherita 51
Immobiliare Minoa Vende Casa indipendente a Cattolica Eraclea in Corso Regina Margherita n. 51-53-55, Piano Terra - 1 ° - 2°, di 116 mq totali. Al piano terra una cucina, un soggiorno/camera da letto e un bagno con doccia nel sottoscala. Al primo piano una stanza e una camera da letto. Al secondo piano un soggiorno, un bagno e...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 for 120 m², adding a modest €200/m² renovation (~€24,000) yields an effective €94,000 or ~€783/m², well above the regional median of €467/m²; the listing does not state the property condition or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A solid, move-in-ready three-storey town house with intact kitchen and bathrooms and attractive original ceiling mouldings. Fresh façade and balconies give good street presence, but it sits on a narrow road with no garden or sea view. Good square metres for the price — mainly cosmetic updating required.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Located on a narrow street with limited on-street parking
- No private garden or outdoor space; sea is ~10 km away (no view)
- Dated fixtures and small bathrooms — mostly cosmetic refreshing likely
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 58/100This is inland from the southern Sicilian coast in the lower Platani valley, with low chalk and clay hills, badland-type slopes in places, and mixed farmland. The Platani River reaches the sea near Heraclea Minoa, about 10–15 km away, where there is also a stretch of coast and beach. The Riserva Naturale Orientata Foce del Fiume Platani is within roughly this radius around the river mouth. Ribera is the nearest town of some size and has the main shops and services for the area. The wider area is known for agriculture, especially citrus and olive growing.