10.000 mq di libertà – Casa a San Pietro in Amantea (cs)
10.000 mq di libertà – Casa a San Pietro in Amantea (cs). Needs renovation, mansarda, esposizione esterna, terrazzo, parzialmente arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
143 m2 farmhouse on 10,000 m2 of land listed at €70,000 but marked 'Needs renovation' — estimated renovation ≈ €700/m2 → renovation ≈ €100,100, effective price ≈ €170,100 (~€1,189/m2). That is far above the regional median of €244/m2 despite good sea access (4 km) and plentiful photos, so this looks overpriced for the condition.
More on the house and the area
Generous rural property with a large 10,000 m² plot, terrace and broad hill views — big appeal for someone wanting land and privacy. Interior is partly habitable but dated and shows water damage; the upper mansard is a rough, in-progress shell so expect additional renovation to finish the house.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €50,000
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.
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.
- Mixed condition: main floors are liveable but dated and show ceiling damp/peeling plaster
- Upper floor / mansard is unfinished (bare plaster, rough floors, temporary toilet) and needs completion
- Exterior needs restoration (patchy plaster/brickwork)
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 58/100The cluster is in the coastal foothills between the Tyrrhenian and the Catena Costiera, with wooded ridges and cultivated slopes above the lower valleys. The Tyrrhenian coast is within about 15 km, with the shoreline around Amantea as the nearest main seaside strip. The lower Savuto valley is nearby. Amantea is the nearest town of size, with everyday services, a seafront and rail connections on the Tyrrhenian line. This part of the coast is known for hill villages above the sea and for mixed olive groves, orchards and woodland on the inland slopes.