Trilocale
In pieno centro di Platania, piccolo paese in provincia di Catanzaro, a pochi km da Lamezia Terme, vendesi appartamento arredato situato in una porzione di casa e così composto: al piano seminterrato una camera da letto matrimoniale, un bagno finestrato e un ripostiglio; al piano rialzato un altra stanza matrimoniale…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 (€412/m²), the asking price is below comparable local stock at about €468/m², and the central location, furnishings and 18 photos are positives. However, the listing does not state the condition or legal status of the split-level rooms; allowing roughly €200/m² for ordinary updating brings the effective cost to about €612/m², above the local reference.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, furnished and immediately usable two-bedroom home with two bathrooms, a functional kitchen, heating and a fireplace. It feels practical and cared for rather than spectacular, with dated décor and little visible architectural character, but €35,000 for 85 sqm is a strong affordability draw.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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 bathrooms are dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- One bedroom and bathroom are in the semi-basement level.
- The advertised balcony view is not clearly shown in the photos.
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 55/100This is the plain of the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia, with the Tyrrhenian coast at Gizzeria Lido and Falerna Marina within about 15 km. The lower slopes of the Calabrian Apennines rise inland, but the immediate setting around the cluster is mainly flat urban and agricultural land around Lamezia Terme. The Amato river plain is part of the local landscape. Lamezia Terme is a city of over 50,000 residents with a commercial centre, station and the region’s main airport. The Norman-Swabian castle above Nicastro is within the municipality. The area is known for transport links, the plain’s agriculture including olive groves and citrus, and access between the Tyrrhenian and the Calabrian interior.