Villa singola Contrada Madala, 98058 Novara di Sicilia ME
Casa indipendente e terreni di mq 10000 , siti nel Comune di Novara di Sicilia in Contrada Madala. Più in particolare trattasi di un fabbricato a due elevazioni fuori terra destinato a civile abitazione la cui ristrutturazione risale agli anni 1976-1977 e due fabbricati, di fatto completamente diruti e non…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is an auction ('CENTRO ASTE', 'partecipazione in asta'), which is an automatic veto. Although the main house is described as a civil dwelling, the package also includes two buildings that are completely ruined and not recoverable; the headline €132/m² vs €388/m² baseline is therefore not a clean bargain comparison.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: roofed, furnished, with bathrooms, large rooms and outdoor terrace space. The setting is green and rural with a substantial 10,000 sqm plot, but the house itself is plain rather than beautiful and the condition looks tired, needing real updating. The low price for 390 sqm and land adds appeal more as a value play than a true dream-home scroll stopper.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€77,000 – €137,000
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.
- Exterior and interiors look dated and only mediocre in maintenance.
- The surrounding land appears steep and currently not well maintained.
- Listing says two additional buildings on the land are completely ruined and not recoverable.
- Auction-style listing warns photos may not exactly correspond to the specific property.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Peloritani mountains. The Elicona stream valley and the Tyrrhenian coast are close by, with Tindari and the Marinello lagoon outside the 15 km radius. The area sits within or beside the Parco dei Nebrodi on its western side. The nearest ski lifts are on Piano Battaglia in the Madonie and on Mount Etna, both too far to count as local and roughly 2 hours or more by road. The nearest town of size is Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto on the coastal plain, with rail services, hospitals and larger shops. Novara di Sicilia is known for its stone-built hill-town centre and for the Majorcan-style game of Maiorchino; Montalbano Elicona nearby is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.