Villa unifamiliare in Portopalo di Capo Passero
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Terreno su cui insistono casa per civile abitazione e magazzini sito vicino al centro abitato di Portopalo di Capo Passero, c.da Chiusa Conte, s.n.c., posta lungo la strada Carrubella - C.da Chiusa Conte Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta tramite…
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 IMMOBILIARE"), which is a hard veto for this catalog. Even ignoring that, at €99,604 plus roughly €25,600 habitability works the effective cost to about €977/m² versus a very low-stock baseline of €383/m², so it is not a bargain on the numbers.
More on the house and the area
The main appeal here is the location: Portopalo di Capo Passero by the sea is inherently tempting, and the price-per-square-metre looks strikingly low. But there are no actual property photos, so there is no proof of beauty, character, or usable condition. As a dream-home listing, this is mostly a location-and-price story rather than a visible wow house.
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 – €14,000
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.
- Only a map image is shown, not the actual house or interiors
- Auction listing: real condition, layout and legal status need document checks
- No bathroom is stated in the facts, so habitability is uncertain
- Sea proximity is attractive, but there is no photo proof of views or house quality
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 81/100The cluster is at Capo Passero on the Ionian coast, with the sea on both sides of the headland and beaches and rocky shoreline around Portopalo and the Isola di Capo Passero immediately offshore. The coast here is the southern tip of eastern Sicily, with open views over the sea and low Mediterranean scrub rather than mountains. The Vendicari Nature Reserve is nearby along this stretch of coast. Marzamemi is the nearest small centre of note on the same coastal strip, with a historic tuna-fishery settlement. Noto is the nearest major town of art in the area, known for its Baroque centre and UNESCO status, but it lies beyond the immediate surroundings. The area is known for fishing, tuna fisheries, and the meeting point of the Ionian and Mediterranean seas at the island tip.