Via Giovanni Mazzitelli, 8, Limbadi
Tribunale: Vibo Valentia RGE: 19/2024 PVP: 4652627 1/1 di appartamento piani T – 1, categoria A/4, Abitazione di tipo popolare, cl 3, consistenza catastale 8,5 vani, mq. 152,3. Composto da PT: ngresso, camera, camera/soggiorno con scala di accesso al piano superiore, cucina, wc ed una ulteriore camera allo stato…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €23,165 for 152 m² (€152/m²), the price is exceptionally low, but this is explicitly a judicial auction rather than a standard purchase. The description includes a room in rustic condition, zero recorded bathrooms, and says the images are only indicative, creating substantial uncertainty and renovation risk.
More on the house and the area
The indicative images show a bright, recently finished apartment with a modern kitchen, good flooring, and attractive urban surroundings, but they cannot be credited as proof of this home’s appearance. The actual 152 sqm townhouse includes several rooms and terraces, yet at least one room is unfinished and the real condition is uncertain. The very low price creates bargain appeal, but this is primarily an auction and renovation-risk opportunity rather than a proven dream home.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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 listing explicitly says the photos are indicative and not of the actual property.
- One room is described as being in a rustic/unfinished state.
- Court-auction purchase with potentially significant legal, inspection, and access risks.
- Energy class G; actual utilities and bathroom count should be verified.
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 58/100The cluster sits on the Tyrrhenian side of Calabria near the plain and low hills around Nicotera, with the Costa degli Dei farther up the coast but outside the immediate radius. The Tyrrhenian coast is close, with the Gulf of Gioia Tauro and the beaches around Nicotera Marina within the local area. The nearest town of size is Vibo Valentia, which has services, rail connections in the coastal district of Vibo Marina, and a historic centre on the hill. This part of Calabria is known for olive groves, citrus, and the red onion of Tropea from the wider coastal belt.