Casa indipendente in Viale Ionio
Metaponto Lido – Viale Jonio Appartamento di circa 70 m², situato al piano terra all’interno di un condominio, ma con ingresso indipendente. L’immobile è composto da: • 2 camere da letto • Soggiorno • Cucina • Bagno • Ripostiglio • Piccolo terrazzino L’appartamento è da ristrutturare e si trova a circa 300 metri dal…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 plus roughly €49,000 for renovation, the effective cost is about €1,414/m² versus a local reference of €307/m². The 300 m proximity to the sea and independent entrance add appeal, but the renovation burden makes this expensive.
More on the house and the area
A solid, genuinely usable 70 m² seaside apartment with two bedrooms, an independent entrance, and a small terrace. It is bright and functional but visually ordinary and dated, with renovation needed rather than immediate dream-home appeal; the main attraction is the reported 300-meter distance from the sea.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- The apartment is described as needing renovation, with dated kitchen and bathroom finishes.
- There is no visible sea view or distinctive historic character.
- The outdoor space appears limited to a small terrace within a condominium setting.
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 cluster is on the Ionian coastal plain near the mouth of the Basento, with flat agricultural land and low coastal dunes. The Metaponto littoral is within the local area, with sandy beaches and pine woods behind parts of the shore. Bernalda has a substantial historic centre on higher ground, and Metaponto nearby has the archaeological area of the Greek colony of Metapontum with temple remains and museum collections. Matera is the nearest major city of note for services and rail connections. This part of Basilicata is known for agriculture on the coastal plain and for the Magna Graecia archaeological sites around Metaponto.