Villa bifamiliare in Cassano all'Ionio
Villa bifamiliare in Cassano all'Ionio. Habitable, 800 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
Estimated renovation €200/m² → €18,200 total; effective price €73,200 ≈ €804/m². That is roughly 3× the regional median (€270/m²), so despite being habitable and 800 m from the sea this villa looks pricey for Calabria.
More on the house and the area
A simple, habitable seaside bifamiliare 800 m from the beach — solid and lived-in with terraces and greenery. Not photogenic or historic, but realistically usable now and a strong low‑price beach-home buy if you’re willing to update kitchens/bathrooms and modernize 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€6,000 – €10,000
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 finishes — cosmetic updating needed
- Small kitchen and bathrooms, limited storage
- Street-front location with modest privacy
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 58/100The area is on the Ionian coast of Calabria at the plain and low hills around the mouth of the Crati basin, with the long beach of the Gulf of Taranto close by. The Sibari plain lies immediately inland, a broad agricultural lowland of citrus groves, olive trees and arable fields. The Pollino massif rises farther inland to the west and northwest, but it is outside the immediate landscape radius. The nearest town of size is Corigliano-Rossano, which provides major services, rail connections and a larger commercial centre for this stretch of coast. Sibari is nearby and is known for the archaeological area of ancient Sybaris and for the coastal holiday settlements of the plain. This part of the coast is known for beach tourism and intensive agriculture on the plain.