Appartamento in Scalea
1/1 di appartamento, vani 4 al P1 e PT, si compone di: ingresso con angolo cucina, balcone, dispegno, locale bagno con wc e due stanze da letto; vi si accede attraverso una scala esterna; comprende, al pian terreno, una corte esclusiva di pertinenza. Sup. commerciale 41 mq; sup. lorda residenziale 37 mq, balconi 6,5 mq, corte 24,8 mq.
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €555/m², the asking price is already about 18% above the local €471/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €500/m² for likely updating brings the effective cost near €1,055/m². The apartment is directly by the sea and includes a private courtyard, but its G energy rating and unspecified condition reduce the appeal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, furnished and apparently usable small home rather than a renovation shell, with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, balcony and private ground-floor courtyard. The setting is practical and near the sea, but the apartment is basic and dated, with no proven sea view or distinctive historic character.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Small 41 sqm apartment with compact rooms and a dated interior.
- Access is via an external staircase, and the property appears to be sold through a legal/auction procedure.
- The bathroom and utilities should be verified despite appearing in the photographs.
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 77/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the door here, with a long urban beach at Scalea and the Riviera dei Cedri coastline continuing north and south. The Lao River valley and the western edge of the Pollino massif are inland within this part of northern Calabria, and the Parco Nazionale del Pollino begins a short drive away. Scalea is one of the larger towns on this stretch and has a marina, railway station and the services of a seaside centre; Praia a Mare is nearby, with the Isola di Dino offshore and the coast toward San Nicola Arcella known for cliffs and small coves. This part of Calabria is known for cedar cultivation and summer beach tourism.