Casa indipendente 5 locali, 70 m² in Via Cesare Battisti 7,
Casa indipendente in asta a Castel di Iudica (CT) – Via Cesare Battisti 7 (CAP 95040) L'immobile in asta è una casa indipendente ad uso residenziale situata nel Comune di Castel di Iudica, in Via Cesare Battisti n. 7. L'edificio è stato edificato negli anni antecedenti al 1964 e si trova in una zona residenziale,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing (asta) — auction sales carry legal/possession risks. At €15,050 for 70 m² and estimated modest renovation €200/m² the effective cost is ≈€415/m², slightly above the regional baseline of €380/m², so the auction status is the primary drawback.
More on the house and the area
A modest, immediately-usable independent house with a private courtyard and an accessible roof terrace that looks out over rolling Sicilian hills. Interiors are simple and dated but livable — a low-cost buy that needs cosmetic updating to become a comfortable home.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and basic — kitchen and bathroom need modernising.
- Small bathroom and compact rooms limit comfort without renovation.
- Photos are limited; verify roof/terrace condition and all 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 53/100The cluster lies in the inland Sicilian hill country around the upper Simeto basin, with broad cereal farmland, clay and tuff hills, and the first relief of the Erei and southern Catania uplands in the surrounding landscape. The Simeto river system is the main natural feature of this part of the province. Catania is the nearest large city and provides the full range of services, rail connections and airport access. The area is known chiefly for grain farming, olive groves and inland rural estates rather than for a named protected landscape or major visitor site within the immediate radius.