Villa unifamiliare in Catania
Villino costituito da un piano terra con terreno di pertinenza sito in Catania, Contrada Vaccarizzo “Villaggio Nettuno”, via Caprisco n. 8, avente superficie commerciale complessiva di mq 89, censito al N.C.E.U. del comune di Catania al foglio 63, particella 512, cat. A/4, classe 5, consistenza vani 3,5, r.c. €…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Condition is not stated and the ad warns photos may be repertory, so I assume 'needs renovation' at €700/m². That gives an effective price of €96,800 (~€1,088/m²) vs local median €380/m², making it overpriced for renovation budget.
More on the house and the area
Satellite images show an intact seaside villa with its own plot backing onto a pinewood and immediate access to a long sandy beach — a very desirable coastal setting. However there are no interior photos or condition details, so the house could need works and will be bought through an auction process.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €31,000
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.
- No interior photos — condition and finishes are unknown
- Sale via auction: possible legal/bureaucratic complications and timing
- No information on utilities, bathrooms or immediate habitability
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Catania on the Ionian coast, with the Gulf of Catania and long urban beaches to the south. Mount Etna rises immediately inland and dominates the skyline; the lower slopes and access roads begin within this radius, while the Parco dell’Etna lies on the mountain above the city. Catania is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre with major Baroque monuments, a port, a university and the main airport for eastern Sicily. The area is known for the black lava stone of Etna, citrus plain agriculture to the south of the city, and the combination of city, volcano and coast.