Via Calata dell'Auriga, 4, Taranto
Tribunale: Taranto RGE: 19/2024 PVP: 4649885 Piena proprietà di villa da cielo a terra, al piano terra e primo, con annesso terreno pertinenziale, sulquale insistono un ripostiglio e una tettoia al piano terra, sita nel Comune di Taranto (TA), località LidoAzzurro, con accesso pedonale e carrabile da cancelli posti…
What it really costs
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
This is a judicial auction property, which is a decisive risk under the catalog rules. At €48,000 (€516/m²), its estimated effective cost is about €716/m² after habitable-property allowances, already above the €500/m² local comparison level; the listing also says the images are only indicative and not the actual property photos.
More on the house and the area
The advertised home could be a usable 93 m² villa near the sea, but the listing provides no reliable visual proof of its actual appearance, garden, or setting. The polished interiors are generic and explicitly non-representative, so this is a speculative bargain rather than a genuinely demonstrated dream home.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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 explicitly says the photos are only indicative and are not photos of the actual property.
- Auction purchase with legal, inspection, and possession risks requiring verification.
- The real interior condition, bathroom provision, utilities, layout, and land are unconfirmed.
- The exterior imagery shows generic dense apartment buildings rather than a clearly documented villa setting.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Taranto, on the Ionian coast around the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo. The area has low coastal ground, urban waterfronts, port and naval infrastructure, and the saltwater inlets that define the city. Taranto is the nearest town of size and has the old city on the island between the two basins, the Aragonese Castle, the cathedral, the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, and major everyday services. This stretch of coast is known for its port, naval base, archaeology of Magna Graecia, and mussel farming in the Mar Piccolo.