Villa unifamiliare in Solarino
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena ed intera proprietà di civile abitazione indipendente con soprastante terrazzo di pertinenza e retrostante porzione di cortiletto esterno in Solarino (SR), Via Giacomo Matteotti n. 50, in N.C.E.U. al foglio 9, p.lla 197, cat. A/4, cl. 3, consistenza 6 vani, superficie…
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 ASTA IMMOBILIARE (judicial auction), which is a veto regardless of the apparent €438/m² price. The €54,373 asking price plus estimated €24,800 renovation cost gives an effective cost of about €638/m², but auction-related legal and purchase risks dominate.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable independent house with multiple bedrooms, functional kitchen and bathrooms, a garage/cellar, and a particularly valuable full-width rooftop terrace. Its appeal is practical rather than romantic: the dated finishes, basic urban streetscape, and lack of views or garden keep it well below dream-home territory.
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€8,000 – €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 the court documentation and occupancy/legal status.
- Interiors are habitable but distinctly dated and would benefit from modernization.
- Dense urban setting with no meaningful view or garden; the large rooftop terrace appears to need updating.
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 58/100The cluster lies on the Hyblaean plateau inland from Siracusa, in a landscape of low limestone tableland cut by dry valleys and cultivated with citrus, olives and arable fields. The Anapo and Ciane river area and the Riserva Naturale Orientata Cavagrande del Cassibile are within the wider surroundings of this part of inland Siracusa province, though not all points around Floridia sit directly inside those gorges. Siracusa is the nearest city of size and has major historic fabric including Ortigia and the archaeological park. This area is known for Hyblaean limestone countryside and for agriculture linked to the Siracusa plain, especially citrus.