Casa indipendente Via Zagara, Chianchitta 98039 Taormina ME
Asta casa indipendente a Taormina (ME) [SY595441] Via Zagara, C.da Coda di Volpe, Chianchitta 98039 Taormina ME, Italia Casa indipendente Via Zagara, C.da Coda di Volpe, Chianchitta 98039 Taormina ME, L'immobile è costituito da unica unità immobiliare su due piani e box di mq 44 con area esterna pertinenziale di mq…
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
This is explicitly an auction listing ("asta", "asta giudiziaria"), which is a veto red flag and forces a trap score despite the low ask of €391/m² versus a €445/m² baseline. The ad also warns that published photos may not correspond to the specific property, adding uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, practical property with a substantial plot near the coast, and the price-per-square-metre is strikingly low for the Taormina area. But the photos show a plain 1980s house in a scruffy peri-urban setting, with tired exteriors and almost no trustworthy interior evidence of charm or ready livability. It feels more like a budget utility property with work to do than a dream Italian 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€17,000 – €28,000
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.
- Photos may not correspond to the actual property
- Exterior looks tired and in need of refurbishment
- No bathroom/interior quality is proven by the gallery
- Auction sale adds practical/legal complexity
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 78/100Mount Etna rises to the south-west and fills much of the horizon in this part of eastern Sicily. The Alcantara river runs just south of Calatabiano and its lower valley opens inland toward the Alcantara gorge country. The Ionian coast is a few kilometres away, with beaches and the river mouth on the coast between Giardini Naxos and Fiumefreddo. The Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara begins inland up the valley. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, roughly 45-60 minutes away depending on the access road. The nearest town of size is Taormina a short distance north, with a substantial historic centre and tourist services, and Catania is the main city of the wider area with airport and major services. The area is known for citrus cultivation on the plain and for the meeting of Etna, the Alcantara valley and the Ionian coast in a small radius.