Casa di Campagna in a. u. Rossano
Casa di Campagna in a. u. Rossano. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
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
€49,000 for 60 m2 plus estimated renovation €200/m2 (€12,000) gives an effective price of €61,000 (~€1,017/m2) versus the regional baseline of ~€270/m2. The house is habitable and 5 km from the sea with a garage and fireplace, but the effective €/m2 is far above typical local prices, making it overpriced.
More on the house and the area
A simple, immediately-habitable country cottage with a fenced garden and a generous plot of mature olive trees — rare outdoor space so close to the sea (≈5 km). Interiors are lived-in but usable (working kitchen, fireplace, bathroom); best for buyers wanting a modest coastal-rural home and willing to refresh finishes.
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.
- Dated interiors and fixtures — cosmetic updating of kitchen/bath and finishes likely needed.
- Small footprint (60 m²) with one bedroom — tight for larger families.
- Verify utilities/sewage and paperwork (energy certificate / cadastral status) before purchase.
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 47/100This area lies on the Ionian plain at the foot of the Sila foothills, with the Sila range inland to the west. The Crati plain and the lower valleys of streams coming down from the Sila shape the immediate landscape, with long cultivated stretches of citrus and olive groves around the town. The Ionian coast is close, with sandy shoreline and beach settlements around Schiavonea. The nearest large town is the Corigliano-Rossano urban area itself, which has full services, a port, rail links, and major retail and administrative functions for this part of the coast. Rossano is known for its historic hilltop old town and for the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, part of UNESCO's Memory of the World register. The wider area is known for clementines and olive production.