Villa a schiera in Villapiana
Villa a schiera in Villapiana. autonomo heating, garage, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, arredato, 500 m from the sea.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Assuming €200/m² renovation gives an effective price of €115,000 (€1,150/m²) versus the regional median of €417/m². The house appears habitable and furnished and is 500 m from the sea, but at ~2.8× the local median it is overpriced.
More on the house and the area
Clean, well‑maintained seaside townhouse with two terraces, a garage and move‑in ready bathrooms and kitchen. Bright, practical interior and outdoor space make this a very usable coastal home; it’s modern rather than historic, and the upper bedroom has limited headroom.
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€7,000 – €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 direct sea view despite being 500 m from the beach
- Top bedroom has a sloped/low ceiling (limited headroom)
- Modern but plain finishes — not a character/period property
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.