Villetta a schiera in Via Virginia s.n.c, Mandatoriccio,
Villetta a schiera in Via Virginia s.n.c, Mandatoriccio,. Habitable, balcone, terrazzo, 500 m from the sea.
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
With an estimated €200/m² works the effective price is €93,000 (≈€564/m²) vs typical local values around €270/m², roughly double the regional norm. The house is listed as habitable and sits ~500 m from the sea, which explains some premium but does not justify the high effective €/m².
More on the house and the area
A tidy, habitable seaside terraced villa with a small garden, balcony/terrace and a distant view of the sea — an immediately livable, practical home. It isn’t historic or spectacularly photogenic inside, but at €60k for 165 m² it’s a real bargain for someone who wants to live near the water and modernise to taste.
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.
- Plain, basic finishes — will need cosmetic updating to feel like a dream home
- Only one small bathroom for a 3‑bed unit
- Mostly street-facing with limited sea glimpses rather than panoramic views
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.