Villa unifamiliare in Siracusa
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Villa con piscina e annesso garage ubicati in Siracusa (SR), 96100, C.da Benalì, Traversa San Francesco n. 28, identificati in Catasto Fabbricati al Fg. 86, p.lla 256, sub. 1 e 2, insistenti su terreno identificato in Catasto Terreni al Fg. 86, p.lla 256 ed un terreno edificabile,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €72,724 asking price (€285/m²) looks low for a 255 m² villa with a pool and garage, but the property is explicitly being sold through a judicial auction. Auction purchases carry legal, financing, occupancy, and procedural risks that outweigh the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizable Sicilian villa with a roofed structure, terraces, mature palms and a potentially attractive garden plot near Siracusa. However, the house currently looks abandoned rather than livable, with damaged interiors, heavy clutter, deteriorated finishes and no clearly usable bathroom or kitchen. It is a substantial renovation project, not a move-in dream 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.
- Despite the listing’s “habitable” label, the interiors appear heavily neglected and require major renovation.
- No usable bathroom or kitchen is visible; floors, ceilings and walls show serious deterioration and debris.
- The garden is severely overgrown, with extensive clearing and restoration needed.
- This is an auction property, so legal access, occupancy and planning status require careful verification.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Siracusa, so the resident setting is urban fabric rather than open landscape. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the sea edge of Siracusa and the limestone coast south toward the Plemmirio marine area within the local radius. The Ciane and Saline di Siracusa nature reserve lies just south of the city, around the mouths of the Ciane and Anapo rivers. Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with the archaeological core in the city and the wider designation extending inland. The area is known for the Greek and Roman remains of Siracusa, including Ortigia and the archaeological park.