Casa indipendente 5 locali, 133 m² in Via Santa Barbara 16,
Casa indipendente in asta a Capoterra (CA) – Via Santa Barbara 16 (CAP 09012) L'immobile in asta è una casa indipendente situata nel Comune di Capoterra, in via Santa Barbara n°16. Si trova in una zona omogenea 'A' - Centro storico, sub zona 'A1 - Centro matrice di prima formazione'. La posizione offre un contesto…
What it really costs
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a judicial auction ('in asta', minimum bid €53,946), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the apparent €406/m² headline price. The description says general condition is 'discreto', so non-auction renovation would be modest at about €200/m², but the auction status makes it a trap under the rules.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: 133 sqm, kitchen, bathrooms and a large private courtyard make it genuinely livable. But the photos show very little beauty or character, with low ceilings, dated finishes and some signs of wear, so the dream factor is limited. The low price for the size helps, yet this feels more practical than enchanting.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and cluttered, needing a full aesthetic refresh.
- Some ceiling staining/cracking suggests maintenance issues to check.
- Courtyard is usable but not especially attractive or landscaped.
- Auction listing notes possible building irregularities to be regularized.
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 61/100The cluster lies on the Campidano plain at the base of the Sulcis mountains. The Santa Lucia river and the artificial lake of Monte Arcosu are inland from Capoterra, and the lagoon system of the Stagno di Cagliari begins to the east. The Monte Arcosu WWF oasis and the forested hills around it are within this area. The nearest substantial town is Cagliari, with the port, airport, major services and the historic upper districts. Nora at Pula, with Roman ruins on the coast, is nearby but outside the immediate landscape. This part of southern Sardinia is known for broad plains meeting lagoons and low mountain massifs.