Graziosa villetta a schiera con splendida corte
Graziosa villetta a schiera con splendida corte. esposizione esterna, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato, 500 m from the sea.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Assuming a modest habitable refresh (€200/m²) the total cost ~€62,000 => about €954/m², well above the regional baseline of €417/m²; the ad does not state the building condition or year so hidden issues are possible. Positive: 500 m from the sea and 16 photos, but the high effective price makes this an overpriced listing.
More on the house and the area
Lovely, ready-to-use seaside townhouse with an exceptional covered tiled courtyard/BBQ area that makes outdoor living effortless. Interiors are clean but small and a bit dated; habitable now but would benefit from cosmetic refresh and checking the wall cracks. Excellent value for proximity to the sea and private outdoor space.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Small 65 m² interior with modest, dated finishes — mainly cosmetic updates needed
- Visible cracks in bedroom walls that should be inspected
- No obvious sea view in the photos despite being ~500 m from the coast
- Ground-floor unit on a street — privacy depends on hedging and gating
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 72/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with beaches on the Gulf of Taranto at the door. Inland, within a short distance, the ground rises into the lower Sila foothills and the wider Sila landscape is the main mountain backdrop of this stretch of coast. The nearest town of size is Rossano-Corigliano to the north, which provides the larger services, rail links and hospitals for this coast. This part of the Ionian Cosentino is known for citrus, olive groves and summer seaside settlements.