Appartamento Via Sant Isidoro, 98135 Santo Stefano Medio ME
Appartamento a Messina [SY52212IS] Via Sant Isidoro, 98135 Santo Stefano Medio ME, Italia Appartamento al piano terra, per una superficie complessiva lorda di mq. 216, ingresso con salone doppio, ampia cucina, corridoio, camera da letto, bagno, ripostiglio e piccola lavanderia con adiacente un piccolo corpo di…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly states that this is a judicial auction, which carries legal and purchase-process risks outside a normal home sale. Although the €49,195 asking figure is low for 216 m² near the sea, the auction status makes it unsuitable for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, ordinary 1980s home with extensive balconies and apparent surrounding greenery, rather than a characterful or visually striking Italian house. The stated habitable condition and 1,530 m² of garden/land are promising, but the gallery is unreliable and does not clearly prove the interiors or full practical readiness.
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 – €24,000
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.
- The listing mixes property photos with generic promotional and staged images; the advertised interiors may not be this apartment.
- Auction purchase requires careful review of the official appraisal, occupancy, title and any building issues.
- The building appears dated and the actual livability, bathrooms and kitchen condition are not convincingly documented.
- No clear sea, mountain or village view is shown.
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani rising immediately behind the city. The urban area faces both the Tyrrhenian and Ionian sides through the strait, with Calabria visible across the water. The nearest larger natural landscape is the Peloritani range, but this cluster sits inside the continuous built-up area of Messina, a major port city with ferry terminals, a university, hospitals, and city services. Messina is known for the strait crossing, its port, and the earthquakes that shaped the modern city.