Villa a schiera in Scalea
Fabbricato ad uso residenziale (Cat A/7). L’unità immobiliare è censita al NCEU del Comune di Scalea (CS) , essa è composta da un piano terra, consistente in 7,5 vani catastali. Garage (cat. C/6) ubicato al piano seminterrato, di metri quadrati 40; corte.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The property is legally residential and only 2 km from the sea, but the listing reports just 1 m² despite describing 7.5 cadastral rooms, a 40 m² garage and a courtyard. At €41,214 per reported m², the price cannot be assessed reliably and the missing usable floor area is a major risk.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished detached-style home with a generous covered veranda, multiple rooms, two visible bathrooms, a kitchen, and a small private court in a green semi-rural setting. It is usable rather than a shell, but the dated interiors, damp patches, rough basement/attic, and unfinished surroundings keep it in the charming-but-needs-work range rather than dream-home territory.
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€0 – €0
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.
- Visible moisture damage and peeling plaster appear in several interior walls.
- The basement/garage and attic are rough, unfinished, and utility-like rather than attractive living space.
- Access is via a gravel/private road, and the surrounding outdoor areas look unfinished or overgrown.
- The supplied facts contain major inconsistencies, including 1 sqm and zero bathrooms despite the photographic evidence.
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 81/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of northern Calabria, with beaches on the Gulf of Policastro and the first ridges of the southern Apennines rising a short distance inland. The Lao River valley and the western edge of Pollino National Park are within about 15 km, giving a mix of coastal plain, rocky headlands and mountain backdrop in daily view. Scalea has a substantial historic centre on a hill, a seafront, marina services and summer-season tourism infrastructure. San Nicola Arcella and the Riviera dei Cedri coast are nearby, an area known for cedars, holiday beaches and small coves.