Appartamento con terrazzo
APPARTAMENTO CON TERRAZZO. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, esposizione esterna, balcone, terrazzo, impianto tv centralizzato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €488/m² before works, the €98,000 asking price is already above the €450/m² local benchmark; with renovation estimated at about €700/m², the effective cost rises to roughly €1,188/m². The sea is only 4 km away and the apartment has 201 m², terrace and balcony, but the listing does not say when it was built or provide an energy rating.
More on the house and the area
A remarkably large 201 sqm apartment for €98,000, with abundant balconies, a long terrace, bright rooms, heating, and two bathrooms. It is a solid, usable home rather than a ruin, but the dated bathrooms, flooring, fixtures, and uncertain kitchen keep it in the renovation-project category. The setting is practical and lively, not a picturesque Italian dream view.
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€40,000 – €71,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The apartment is dated and explicitly needs renovation, especially the bathrooms and finishes.
- A kitchen is not shown, so its presence and condition should be verified.
- It fronts a busy urban street with substantial traffic and commercial activity.
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 63/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side of Calabria with the Costa degli Dei and the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia within the local coastal landscape. The Calabrian Apennines rise inland, with the Serre range the nearest named mountains. Vibo Valentia has a substantial historic centre and everyday services, and Vibo Marina is the port on the coast. Pizzo lies nearby and is known for its castle and tuna fishery tradition. This stretch of coast is known for beaches and headlands, but the setting around the town itself is a mix of hill town, cultivated slopes and nearby coast rather than a single protected or iconic landscape.