Casa indipendente vista mare con terreno
CASA INDIPENDENTE VISTA MARE CON TERRENO. Habitable, esposizione esterna, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, 800 m from the sea.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Marked as habitable and 800 m from the sea; estimated renovation €200/m² gives an effective price of €99,000 (~€825/m²) versus the local median €270/m², so this is well above typical local values. Photos (21) support condition but the listing lacks energy class and building year.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 74/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the town, with a long beach and the sea immediately below the historic centre. The Coastal Range of north-west Calabria rises inland within a few kilometres, and the road climbs quickly from the shore into wooded hills. The lower Lao valley and the mountains of the Pollino massif are inland to the north-east, but outside the immediate coastal strip. Scalea is the nearest larger coastal centre for everyday services, and Paola is the nearest rail hub on this side of Calabria. Belvedere Marittimo is known locally for its old town on the slope above the sea and for the Castle of Belvedere in the historic centre.