Trilocale in Via B 6
Via B rione G APPARTAMENTO AL PIANO TERRA IN BUONE CONDIZIONI Una casa funzionale, accogliente e con impianti rinnovati, pronta a diventare il tuo prossimo progetto abitativo! Nel quartiere Rione G, nei pressi di Reggio Campi, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento posto al piano terra, ideale per chi è alla ricerca…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €750/m², the €45,000 asking price is already well above the local low-price benchmark of €468/m²; allowing about €12,000 for light finishing and maintenance gives an effective cost near €950/m². The apartment is in good condition with renewed systems, windows and air conditioners, and its location about 1 km from the sea adds value, but the premium is substantial.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical, genuinely usable ground-floor home with a full kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, storage room, air conditioning, and renovated systems. The old wooden entrance door, ceiling medallions, and terrazzo-style floors add modest character, but the dense streetscape and lack of outdoor space or views limit the dream-home appeal.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating/cooling costs.
- The apartment is on a narrow urban street with no visible garden, terrace, or notable view.
- The bathroom appears windowless and the kitchen is narrow.
- The interior is functional but dated rather than especially attractive.
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 cluster lies in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within the same local landscape. The Strait is the defining water feature, and the nearest beaches are on the Ionian and Tyrrhenian sides of the metropolitan area. Aspromonte National Park begins inland and frames daily views from the city side, but from this location a resident lives primarily in an urban fabric rather than in open mountain country. Reggio Calabria is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links across the strait, the National Archaeological Museum with the Riace Bronzes, and the main services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the strait setting between Calabria and Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the wider province.