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Trapani

Trapani, Sicilia
Bedrooms
3
Baths
0
m²
241
Price per m²
€180
Property type
Townhouse

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Move in as it is

In the listingNeeds renovation

The photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.

  • Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

This €43,312 property is advertised as a judicial auction, so it is not a straightforward purchase for a buyer seeking a normal residential sale. The listing also states that the images are merely indicative and not the real property photos, leaving key condition and legal details unverified.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

The advertised price and generous 241 sqm could be appealing, but the actual property is not visually documented here. The only apparent exterior is ordinary, while the attractive interiors are explicitly generic images and cannot support a livability or beauty score.

Minimum to live in it€350–500/m²
€84,000 – €121,000

Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.

This house
Comfortable
€145,000 – €217,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full€1,200–1,500/m²
€289,000 – €362,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€48,000 – €85,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.

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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800

No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.

Asking price + this range + connections
€198,000 – €270,000
What worries us about this house
  • The listing explicitly says the images are illustrative and not photos of the actual property.
  • The property is listed as needing renovation; real condition, bathrooms, kitchen, utilities, and roof should be verified.
  • This is an auction purchase, with additional legal, access, occupancy, and due-diligence risks.
  • The exterior shown is a plain apartment-style building and does not establish the advertised independent home or its land.

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 82/100

Monte Erice rises directly above the area on the west Sicilian coast. The Tyrrhenian coast is at the foot of the mountain, with the Gulf of Trapani and the salt pans between Trapani and Paceco within the local landscape. The Monte Cofano area and the Zingaro coast are farther away and do not define the immediate 15 km setting. Trapani is the nearest town of size, with port services, a historic centre and links to the Egadi Islands. Erice is known for its walled hill town, its position over Trapani and the traditional salt-production landscape nearby.

The comune of Trapani
People living here
54,949
-7.1% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
12% are under 14
How far to everything
To the sea
1 km
Nearest airport
35 min drive
Nearest city
5 min drive
Property address:Trapani
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Asking price

€43,312.5
Deal score
10/100
Dream
8/100
Wow
34/100

Listed 25/10/2026