Splendida villetta a schiera con doppia corte esterna
Splendida villetta a schiera con doppia corte esterna. Habitable, esposizione esterna, terrazzo, arredato, 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
Effective price ≈ EUR 1,265/m2 (EUR 99,000 plus estimated EUR 18,600 renovation) versus regional median EUR 417/m2, so this is roughly 3× the local median. The unit is habitable, furnished, 500 m from the sea with 51 photos, but the asking price is well above comparable stock.
More on the house and the area
A neat, habitable seaside townhouse with a large tiled courtyard/covered patio and small garden — great outdoor living for the price. Interiors are lived-in and ready, so this is a realistic, affordable home near the sea, though the exterior needs some maintenance and it’s a terraced unit with limited private land.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- No clear sea view visible in the photos despite being 500 m from the sea
- Exterior walls show staining/age and may need maintenance or repainting
- Terraced/attached layout means shared walls and limited private land
- Parking appears to be outside the gated courtyard (communal/on-street)
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 81/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of northern Calabria, with beaches on the Gulf of Policastro and the first ridges of the southern Apennines rising a short distance inland. The Lao River valley and the western edge of Pollino National Park are within about 15 km, giving a mix of coastal plain, rocky headlands and mountain backdrop in daily view. Scalea has a substantial historic centre on a hill, a seafront, marina services and summer-season tourism infrastructure. San Nicola Arcella and the Riviera dei Cedri coast are nearby, an area known for cedars, holiday beaches and small coves.