Asta casa singola a San Lorenzo del Vallo (CS)
Asta casa singola a San Lorenzo del Vallo (CS). Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is listed as a judicial auction (Asta), which carries legal/title risk. At €71,250 for 267 m² (≈€267/m²) and estimated renovation €200/m², the effective price is ≈€124,650 (≈€467/m²), well above the regional baseline of €270/m², so I treat it as a trap.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
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 55/100The cluster sits on the Sibari plain, with the Pollino massif visible inland and the lower foothills beginning to the east. The Crati river system crosses this part of northern Calabria before reaching the Ionian coast. Pollino National Park lies inland, with the first mountain roads and trailheads reached by driving up toward Castrovillari and the Pollino villages. The nearest town of size is Castrovillari, which has the main hospital, secondary schools, larger shops and the A2 motorway access for this part of the province. Sibari and the plain are known for citrus, olive groves and archaeology linked to the ancient Greek colony.