Casale in Santa Caterina Albanese
Casale in Santa Caterina Albanese. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cucina, parzialmente arredato, cantina.
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
Asking €80,000 (≈€552/m2) and an estimated minor works cost of €200/m2 yields an effective price of about €109,000 (≈€752/m2), roughly 3.1× the regional median of €244/m2; habitable condition and garage help but the effective €/m2 is well above market for the area.
More on the house and the area
A solid, single-storey farmhouse on olive-covered hills with a pleasant panoramic countryside view and usable outdoor space. Listed as habitable with heating, garage and cellar — a liveable, affordable country home that will likely need only cosmetic refreshing rather than a full rebuild.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Rural location — likely unpaved roads and some distance to services.
- Basic/dated exterior finishes; interiors not shown and may need cosmetic updating.
- No energy-class info provided.
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 inland belt between the Coastal Range of north-west Calabria and the Crati plain. The Esaro valley is the main local landform here, with cultivated hills and low mountains around it. The Riviera dei Cedri on the Tyrrhenian is close enough to matter for daily life, with the nearest coastal towns around the mouth of the Esaro such as Santa Maria del Cedro and Cetraro. Pollino National Park is farther inland beyond the 15 km radius and does not define the immediate setting. The nearest larger town is Cosenza, which provides the main rail links, hospital and full services for this part of northern Calabria. This part of Calabria is known for mixed olive groves, vineyards and hill villages linked to the Tyrrhenian coast and the inland valleys.