Villa unifamiliare in Novara di Sicilia
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritto di proprietà di un compendio immobiliare formato da fabbricati e terreni siti nel Comune di Novara di Sicilia in Contrada Madala. - Contrada Madala 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?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (ASTA) and requires tribunal/legal review; asking €51,398 for 136 m2 (€378/m2) versus a regional baseline of €380/m2. Assume modest refurbishment ~€200/m2 but auction status creates legal and financial risk, so the listing is scored as a trap pending legal due diligence.
More on the house and the area
Large, bright 1980s apartment with roomy living spaces, balconies and a pleasant town/sea view — it’s lived-in and habitable. Real value for the size (garage/cellar included), but expect cosmetic updating and to do due diligence on the auction paperwork.
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 – €15,000
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.
- Property is sold at auction — verify tribunal/legal documentation and titles
- 1986 concrete block and dated interiors; cosmetic updating likely needed
- Urban/town setting rather than historic borgo or countryside — limited pastoral character
- Check condominium fees, garage access and utilities before bidding
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 74/100The cluster is in the Peloritani mountains. The Elicona stream valley and the Tyrrhenian coast are close by, with Tindari and the Marinello lagoon outside the 15 km radius. The area sits within or beside the Parco dei Nebrodi on its western side. The nearest ski lifts are on Piano Battaglia in the Madonie and on Mount Etna, both too far to count as local and roughly 2 hours or more by road. The nearest town of size is Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto on the coastal plain, with rail services, hospitals and larger shops. Novara di Sicilia is known for its stone-built hill-town centre and for the Majorcan-style game of Maiorchino; Montalbano Elicona nearby is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.