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Contrada San Filippello, Ciminna

Ciminna, Sicilia
Bedrooms
0
Baths
0
m²
163
Price per m²
€175
Property type
Apartment

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Can you move in?

Move in as it is

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

Despite the very low asking price of €28,504 (€175/m²), the listing is explicitly for a judicial auction, which carries significant purchase and legal-process risk. The description also says the images are only indicative and identifies Baucina rather than Ciminna, creating material uncertainty about the actual property.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

The pictured interiors range from polished and modern to severely run-down, but they cannot be attributed to this apartment. At €28,504 for 163 sqm it may be an interesting auction bargain, yet there is no verified visual evidence of a beautiful or genuinely move-in-ready home.

Updating, not renovation
€33,000 – €47,000

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€11,000 – €18,000

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
€62,000 – €76,000
What worries us about this house
  • The listing explicitly states that the images are indicative stock photos and not the actual property.
  • This is an auction purchase, requiring careful review of legal documents, occupancy status, debts, and access.
  • Actual interior condition, bathrooms, layout, and utilities are unverified despite the 'habitable' label.
  • The apartment is in Baucina, while the facts identify Ciminna, creating a location discrepancy.

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 52/100

The area is in the inland hills east of Palermo, with cultivated slopes and low ridges rather than high mountains. The Eleuterio valley and the first reliefs of the Sicilian interior shape the surroundings, and the Tyrrhenian coast is close but not part of the immediate landscape from most inland points here. Palermo is the nearest major city and provides the full range of services, rail links, hospitals, universities and the main airport for western Sicily. This part of the province is known for grain fields, olive groves and small hill settlements.

The comune of Ciminna
People living here
3,346
-9.9% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
28%
12% are under 14
Landslide zone
13%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
13 km
Nearest airport
110 min drive
Nearest city
50 min drive
Property address:Contrada San Filippello
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Asking price

€28,504.85
Deal score
10/100
Dream
8/100
Wow
35/100

Listed 20/10/2026