Casa indipendente in Via Pietro de Franco 12
Villapiana Lido – In via De Franco Pietro, nel cuore della cittadina ionica, proponiamo in vendita un accogliente appartamento al piano terra, ideale per chi cerca comfort, privacy e praticità. L’immobile, di circa 100 mq, si sviluppa su tre lati e gode di una luminosità naturale che lo rende piacevole in ogni…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €850/m², or roughly €1,050/m² including a modest €200/m² allowance for updates, this is far above the €322/m² local comparison level. The private garden, independent entrance and immediate coastal location add value, but the asking price remains difficult to justify.
More on the house and the area
A practical, genuinely livable ground-floor home with a generous private courtyard, garden, citrus trees, and a welcoming fireplace in the kitchen. It is not architecturally spectacular, and the interiors are dated, but the solid layout, independent entrance, heating, kitchen, bathroom, and outdoor space make it a real home rather than a renovation project.
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.
- Interiors and bathroom look dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The large covered courtyard uses a basic shade structure rather than a permanent finished terrace.
- Energy class G suggests relatively high running costs and possible efficiency upgrades.
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 area is on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with long low beaches and the plain at the mouth of the Crati valley. The Pollino massif rises inland to the northwest, and the edge of Pollino National Park is within roughly this inland belt. The nearest substantial town is Corigliano-Rossano to the north, with full services, rail links and a larger commercial area. Sibari is nearby on the coastal plain and the area is known for the archaeological remains of ancient Sybaris and for citrus and olive cultivation on the plain.