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Vailla a schiera Via dei Garofani, 29, 98126 Messina ME

Messina, Sicilia
Bedrooms
3
Baths
0
m²
206
Price per m²
€358
Property type
Villa
Rooms
5 locali

Asta villa a schiera a Messina [SY52212GF] Via dei Garofani, 29, 98126 Messina ME, Italia Villetta a schiera unifamiliare Via dei Garofani, 29, 98126 Messina ME, della superficie lorda commerciale complessiva di circa 206 mq. L’immobile rientra nel Piano Particolareggiato di Risanamento. La tipologia realizzata,…

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In the listingHabitable
  • Sold at judicial auction
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Why this price is what it is

This 206 m² villa is advertised at €73,715 (€358/m²), close to the local €373/m² reference, but it is explicitly sold through a judicial auction. The listing also states surface ownership and warns that the photos may not depict the specific property, creating significant legal and verification risk.

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What the photos show

A large three-level terraced villa with balconies, a terrace, and an attractive mountain-and-rural outlook could offer a genuinely pleasant base near Messina. However, the exterior is ordinary and the strongest interior images appear promotional or potentially unrelated, so the home’s real livability and finish are not reliably demonstrated.

Updating, not renovation
€41,000 – €59,000

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€14,000 – €23,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€115,000 – €133,000
What worries us about this house
  • The listing explicitly warns that the photos may not depict this specific property.
  • Auction purchase and surface ownership add legal and financing complexity.
  • The house is described as habitable, but the gallery does not clearly prove the actual kitchen, bathrooms, or overall condition.
  • No verified garden or private land is shown; the mountain/field view may belong to a representative image.

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 55/100

The cluster is in the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani immediately behind the city and the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts meeting in the wider area. The nearest extensive mountain landscape is the Peloritani range, with wooded ridges and small upland villages within a short drive. The nearest town of size is Messina itself, which has a major port, university, hospitals, rail and ferry connections to Calabria, and the city’s setting is shaped more by dense urban fabric and transport infrastructure than by open countryside. Taormina and the larger scenery of Etna are outside the 15 km landscape and do not raise the score. Messina is known for the strait crossing and for its port.

The comune of Messina
People living here
217,033
-9.1% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
12% are under 14
Flood zone
1.7%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
2 km
Nearest airport
79 min drive
Nearest city
18 min drive
Property address:Via dei Garofani, 29, 98126 Messina ME, Italia
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Asking price

€73,715
Deal score
10/100
Dream
24/100
Wow
58/100

Listed 20/10/2026