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Fabbricato inagibile + ruderi ovile stalla con terreno edificabile

Praia a Mare, Calabria
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
m²
60
Price per m²
€750
Property type
Farmhouse
Rooms
3 locali

Fabbricato inagibile + ruderi ovile stalla con terreno edificabile. Needs renovation, balcone, cantina.

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation
  • Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

Listing states the building is "inagibile" and describes ovile/stalla ruderi, i.e. agricultural/ruinous structures unlikely to be lawful dwellings. Estimated renovation €1,100/m² → total cost ~€111,000 (€1,850/m²) vs regional baseline €244/m², so economically and legally risky.

Comfortable€600–900/m²
€36,000 – €54,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

This house
Full
€72,000 – €90,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €35,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.

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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800

No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.

Asking price + this range + connections
€127,000 – €145,000

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 81/100

The Tyrrhenian coast is at the edge of the area, with the Gulf of Policastro and beaches around Marina di Tortora and Praia a Mare. The first ridges of the southern Apennines rise immediately inland, and the Pollino massif and Pollino National Park are within this radius above the coastal strip. The Lao valley is nearby, with the river cutting down from the Pollino toward the sea. Praia a Mare is the nearest town of size, with beaches, a seafront and rail access on the coastal line. The area is known for the meeting of steep inland mountains with a short Tyrrhenian coastal plain.

The comune of Praia a Mare
People living here
6,349
-1.2% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
25%
11% are under 14
Flood zone
22%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
2 km
Nearest airport
103 min drive
Property address:Via delle Fosse
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Asking price

€45,000
Deal score
10/100

Listed 16/10/2026