Centuripe
Tribunale: Catania RGE: 1499/2020 PVP: 4589245 Fabbricato diruto di mq 100.Foglio 84 Part.lla 47 (facente parte della categoria Immobile A - punto “3”).Particella di terreno sita in Comune di Centuripe al confine con la Contrada Sferro(Paterno') con arrivo dall’uscita autostradale di Gerbini (autostrada CT-PA) e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Connections
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is a judicial auction and explicitly describes a 'fabbricato diruto' (derelict) 100 m2 building at EUR 91,881, so it is uninhabitable and needs full restoration (~EUR 1,100/m2). The seller also warns the images are not the real photos, so legal/condition issues make this unsuitable for a normal buyer.
More on the house and the area
The photos show a small, freshly renovated apartment interior with modern floors, lighting and a tidy bathroom — clearly habitable. However there are no views, garden or historic character, and the auction description warns the real property may be a derelict farmhouse, so verify actual images and condition before bidding.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- The listing text states 'fabbricato diruto' (derelict) and the ad notes images are indicative — the photos may not depict the actual property.
- Photos show a plain, modern interior with no private outdoor space, view or historic features.
- Exterior photo suggests a generic apartment block, not a rural farmhouse as described.
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 62/100The cluster is in the inland Sicilian hills between the Simeto valley and the first rises toward the Erei. The Simeto river basin is the main landscape feature nearby, with dry hills, cultivated slopes and volcanic views toward Mount Etna from parts of the area. Catania is the nearest large city in daily use, with full services, rail links and the airport. Centuripe is known for its long ridge-top historic settlement and for important finds from the Roman period, including the archaeological museum.