Trilocale in Scalea
Baia del Carpino, Condominio Lo Scoglio, 1° piano di 71 mq a soli 500 metri dal mare. Gli spazi interni: Zona Giorno: soggiorno climatizzato con accesso diretto al terrazzino vista mare e pratico cucinino separato. Zona Notte: 2 camere matrimoniali, ognuna servita dal proprio bagno privato finestrato (uno dotato di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable and 500 m from the sea, with a terrace, furnishings, and 49 photos, but the effective cost is about €1,397/m² after estimated works versus a €458/m² local benchmark. The seaside location adds value, yet the roughly threefold premium makes this weak value at €85,000.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable, furnished apartment with a spectacular dual outlook over the Tyrrhenian Sea, mountains, and coastal rooftops. The large sunny terrace is the main dream feature, while the interiors are clean and usable but fairly plain and dated rather than design-led.
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€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.
- The gallery does not show the kitchen, so its condition and equipment should be verified.
- The terrace and sea-facing outlook are excellent, but the apartment overlooks dense neighboring rooftops rather than private land.
- Check building access, parking, condominium fees, and any maintenance issues before purchase.
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.