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Custonaci, Sicilia
Bedrooms
2
Baths
0
94
Price per m²
€638
Property type
Townhouse
Rooms
4 locali

Proprietà di un fabbricato di civile abitazione, di tipo a villetta, distribuito su tre elevazioni (piano seminterrato, piano terra e piano primo) allo stato grezzo, con area libera pertinenziale esclusiva (in corso di costruzione). Dal progetto si evince che per l’unità in questione è prevista una superficie vincolata…

heatingnear the sea

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
Why this price is what it is

This is a judicial auction (AstaGiudiziaria), which is a veto for a normal sale channel; the listing gives €60,000 for 94 m² but the text says 'allo stato grezzo' while the condition field says 'Habitable' (contradiction). Estimated renovation ~€700/m² yields an effective price ≈€125,800 (≈€1,338/m²).

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

Well-presented, modern townhouse façade with small private area and parking close to the sea, but the interior appears unfinished and partially boarded. Structurally intact and not a ruin, yet it needs completion and utility/permit verification — a bargain project rather than a turnkey dream home.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€33,000 – €47,000

Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.

This house
Comfortable
€56,000 – €85,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€113,000 – €141,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €33,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€116,000 – €145,000
What worries us about this house
  • Photos show the shell/semifinished condition (appears 'al grezzo') — bathrooms/fittings likely missing or incomplete.
  • No obvious sea view despite being ~1 km from the coast; property sits in a suburban/roadside cluster.
  • Sale is by judicial auction — expect extra costs, checks and a nonstandard purchase process.

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 82/100

Monte Cofano rises on the coast here, with the Monte Cofano Nature Reserve around the headland. The Tyrrhenian is at Cornino and along the Cofano promontory, with rocky shore and small coves. The Zingaro area is farther away and does not belong to the immediate surroundings. Trapani is the nearest city of size, with port, rail links, services and an airport nearby at Birgi. Erice is close by on its mountain above Trapani, with a preserved historic centre and recognition among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The area is also known for marble quarries and for the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima di Custonaci.

The comune of Custonaci
People living here
5,260
-1.6% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
22%
13% are under 14
Landslide zone
2.0%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
872 m
Nearest airport
61 min drive
Property address:Via del Pacecoto, 15
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Asking price

60,000
Deal score
10/100
Dream
35/100
Wow
50/100

Listed 11/09/2026