Via Raciti, 5, Santa Venerina
Tribunale: Catania RGE: 655/2022 PVP: 4647963 Appartamento e garage siti in Santa Venerina (CT), Via Raciti, nn. 5 e 3 Bene 1 Garage sito in Santa Venerina (CT), Via Raciti n. 3, piano seminterrato, consistenza 17 mq Bene 2 Appartamento sito in Santa Venerina (CT), Via Raciti n. 5, piano secondo, consistenza 5,5…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This apartment and 17 m² garage are being sold through a judicial auction, so the low €274/m² asking figure is not comparable to a normal direct sale. The listing also states that its five images are only indicative and not actual property photos.
More on the house and the area
At €37,773 for 138 sqm plus a 17 sqm garage, this is an exceptionally cheap, potentially usable apartment. However, the attractive interiors, mountain views, and exterior shown cannot be credited because the listing states they are not real property photos, so the home's actual beauty and condition remain unverified.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Auction purchase with legal and procedural complexity.
- The listing explicitly says the images are indicative and not photos of the actual property.
- Energy class G; bathroom and interior condition details are not provided.
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 91/100On the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, with the volcano and its lava fields inside the local landscape. The Parco dell’Etna surrounds this side of the mountain. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the sea at Santa Tecla and Acireale below the slopes. The nearest ski area is Etna Sud at Rifugio Sapienza, about 30–40 minutes by road, with the Etna cable car and seasonal ski lifts. Acireale is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services, and Catania is the main city for daily infrastructure and the airport. This area is known for Etna, volcanic terrain, chestnut woods higher up the slope, and for honey and other products from the mountain villages.