Casa indipendente in contrada S.Venere s.n.c., Rocca Imperiale
Casa indipendente in contrada S.Venere s.n.c., Rocca Imperiale. autonomo heating, balcone, 800 m from the sea.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price is €78,000 (488 €/m²) vs regional median 270 €/m²; estimating 200 €/m² for works gives an effective price of €110,000 (≈688 €/m²), well above local comparables. The house is near the sea (≈800 m) and photos are present, but the listing does not state condition or year, so the high effective price makes this a weak value.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 77/100The area sits on the Ionian coast at the foot of the last ridges of the Pollino/Monte Sparviere side of northern Calabria, with the sea immediately below the historic hill settlement and a long beach plain along the Gulf of Taranto. The Sinni river mouth and the Metaponto coastal plain are just to the north, and the lower hills behind Rocca Imperiale are planted with olives, citrus and the local lemon for which the area is known. Pollino National Park begins inland, and the first substantial mountain terrain rises within a short drive west of the coast. Rocca Imperiale itself is known for its medieval castle on the hill and is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The nearest larger centres for services are Policoro to the north and Corigliano-Rossano farther south on the Ionian corridor.