Casa indipendente 17 locali, 472 m² in Via Zirgone 13-15, Ro
Casa indipendente 17 locali, 472 m² in Via Zirgone 13-15, Ro. Habitable, autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, caminetto, armadio a muro, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, arredato, esposizione doppia, 500 m from the sea.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €98,290, the apparent price is low at €208/m², but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable 472 m² villa brings the effective cost to roughly €408/m², above comparable local offerings. The sea is only 500 metres away and the property has strong amenities, but the listing reports zero bathrooms and omits key technical details.
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A substantial independent seaside house with a mature private garden, terrace, multiple bedrooms, fireplace, kitchen, and working-looking heating—clearly a real home rather than a shell. The setting is convenient and only about 500 m from the sea, but the architecture and interiors are ordinary and dated, with no standout sea view or exceptional historic character shown.
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€31,000 – €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.
- Interiors are habitable but visibly dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- This is an auction property, so legal status, access, utilities, and occupancy should be verified carefully.
- The very large 472 m² area may include ancillary or less-useful spaces rather than all prime living accommodation.
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 69/100The Ionian coast is at the door here, with a long seafront and beach at Caulonia Marina. The hill village of Caulonia stands just inland above the coast, with the lower valley of the Stilaro nearby and the first slopes of the Serre calabresi rising a short distance inland. Roccella Ionica, the nearest larger centre on this stretch, has a marina, rail station and the remains of a hilltop castle. This part of the Locride is known for citrus, olive groves and the contrast between Ionian shore and inland Calabrian hills.