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Via Balzo, 179, Assoro

Assoro, Sicilia
Bedrooms
0
Baths
0
64
Plot m²
64
Price per m²
€132
Property type
Townhouse

Tribunale: Enna ex Tribunale di Nicosia RGE: 21/2013 PVP: 4615438 - Fabbricato sito in Assoro in via Balzo 179-181 Piano S1-T-1-2, censito al N.C.E.U. Fg.18 Part. 31 sub. 5 cat. A/4 classe 3 consistenza 8,5 vani, per intero - Terreno sito in Assoro in via Balzo, censito al N.C.T. Fg.18 Part. 1299 qualità pascolo…

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Can you move in?

Move in as it is

In the listingHabitable
  • Sold at judicial auction
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Why this price is what it is

This is a judicial auction listing (RGE/asta mentioned) which is a legal veto for typical buyers. Price €8,427; with ~€200/m² works → effective €21,227 total (~€332/m²) vs local baseline €440/m², but auction status and the note that photos are not real make it unsuitable here.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

Bright, modern and move-in-ready interiors with high‑quality finishes (new floors, sleek bathroom) make this a usable small home. However the exterior is a bland apartment block with courtyard views and no garden or panorama, and the sale is by auction so expect extra legal/administrative work.

Updating, not renovation
€13,000 – €18,000

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€4,000 – €7,000

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
€21,000 – €26,000
What worries us about this house
  • Listing states the photos are indicative and may not be the real unit photos
  • Plain, urban exterior with courtyard — no scenic view or private outdoor space shown
  • Property sold at auction: extra legal/transaction costs and procedures likely

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 56/100

The cluster sits in the inland Erei hills of central Sicily, in a landscape of cultivated hills, grain fields, olive groves and erosion-cut valleys. The Dittaino valley is the main lower ground nearby, and Lake Nicoletti lies a few kilometres west of Leonforte. Enna is the nearest town of size, with the hilltop historic centre, the Lombard-era castle area and the usual provincial services. This part of inland Sicily is known for cereal farming and hill towns rather than for a single protected or nationally distinctive landscape.

The comune of Assoro
People living here
4,763
-9.3% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
11% are under 14
Landslide zone
1.6%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
43 km
Nearest airport
70 min drive
Nearest city
65 min drive
Property address:Via Balzo, 179
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Asking price

8,427
Deal score
15/100
Wow
58/100

Listed 20/09/2026