Villa unifamiliare in Barrafranca
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Immobile sito nel comune di Barrafranca alla Via Rosario Gregorio n. 25, censito al N.C.E.U. di detto Comune come di seguito specificato:- foglio 15 part. 955 sub 1, cat. C/6- foglio 15 part. 955 sub 3, cat. C/6 - foglio 15 part. 955 sub 4, cat. C/6- foglio 15 part. 955 sub 8, cat.…
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
The description explicitly identifies this as an “ASTA IMMOBILIARE” judicial auction, which is a veto red flag regardless of the €69,750 price or €545/m² asking rate. The habitable condition suggests an estimated renovation cost of about €200/m², but auction risks dominate the assessment.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, apparently habitable urban house with balconies, garage space, heating, and a terrace, but the setting is ordinary and tightly built-up. The interiors appear furnished, although the low-quality images make the actual condition and bathroom provision difficult to verify. It is practical rather than dreamlike.
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.
- Auction purchase requires careful review of court documents, occupancy, debts, and legal status.
- The gallery is poor-quality and does not clearly verify bathrooms or the full interior condition.
- Dense urban setting with no visible garden, open view, or distinctive historic character.
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 53/100This is inland central Sicily in the Erei hills, with a landscape of rolling clay and grain country broken by low ridges and ravines. The nearest larger town is Enna, which has a substantial historic centre and services, and Caltanissetta is also within normal driving distance for higher-order services. Piazza Armerina lies nearby and is known for the Roman Villa del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, though the villa is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for cereal farming, olive groves and sulphur-mining country typical of the interior of Sicily.