Casa Indipendente
Casa Indipendente. mansarda, taverna, videocitofono, impianto di allarme, balcone, 500 m from the sea.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Assuming a habitable condition at €200/m² (≈€27,400 renovation) the effective price is ~€82,400 or ~€602/m², well above the regional baseline of €417/m²; proximity to the sea (≈500 m) helps but the listing omits condition and energy class which raises uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
Perched townhouse with genuinely panoramic sea views — the setting and balconies sell the dream. The building is structurally intact and liveable now but quite plain inside and needs cosmetic work to become a comfortable, characterful home.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Cosmetic updating required inside (floors, finishes, fixtures).
- Only one bathroom and basic interior fittings shown.
- Steep site with limited immediate parking/access.
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 68/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side of Calabria with the Coastal Range of the Catena Costiera rising inland. The Tyrrhenian coast is within a few kilometres, and this stretch includes the broad bay around Amantea. The lower slopes of the mountains and the coastal plain meet closely here, so the area is a short corridor between sea and upland. Amantea is the nearest town of size, with a marina, beach frontage, shops and rail connections. This part of the coast is known for hill towns above the sea, citrus and mixed coastal agriculture.