Villa unifamiliare in Statte
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Abitazione in villino con annesso garage e giardino pertinenziale per totali mq 1770, sita nel Comune di Statte alla Via Francesco Cilea n.100. - Via Francesco Cilea Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta tramite avvocati specializzati ed esperti di…
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 a judicial auction ('ASTA IMMOBILIARE'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. While the nominal price is only €373/m² versus a €563/m² baseline, auction risk overrides value scoring.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable villa rather than a shell: kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, stairs and terrace are all in place, so it looks genuinely habitable. The best appeal is the generous garden with mature pines/olive-land feel and open rural outlooks from the upper level and roof terrace. It is not a visually stunning house, though, and the interiors feel ordinary and dated, so the dream factor is moderate rather than high.
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 – €29,000
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 is fairly plain and not especially photogenic
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need refreshing
- Auction sale: legal/document checks are essential
- Some outbuildings/canopies appear flagged for demolition in the photos
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 49/100The cluster lies on the inland side of the Gulf of Taranto, in the plain and low limestone ridge country west of Taranto. The area is tied to the Gravine landscape of this part of Puglia, with ravines cut into the limestone plateau; the regional context is the Terra delle Gravine area. Taranto is the nearest city of size, with the historic centre on the two seas, port facilities, major services and rail connections. This part of the province is known for olives, vineyards and the industrial-port belt around Taranto.