Appartamento in San Lorenzo del Vallo
Appartamento in San Lorenzo del Vallo
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
The asking price is exceptionally low at €55/m², but allowing roughly €700/m² for the unspecified condition brings the effective cost to about €755/m², above the local €448/m² benchmark. The one-line description, zero reported bedrooms and bathrooms, and absent condition details make this a high-uncertainty project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is an unusually large property with a usable, furnished residential section, a private garden and pleasant valley views. However, the raw upper areas, gym-like rooms and visible wall cracks make it a mixed-condition renovation project rather than a ready dream home. The exceptionally low price is the main wow factor.
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€60,000 – €106,000
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.
- Large portions are unfinished raw brick/concrete space requiring substantial work.
- Multiple long wall cracks are visible and should receive a structural assessment.
- The layout appears partly adapted from a commercial or gym use rather than a conventional home.
- Utilities, legal status and the exact apartment configuration are unclear from the listing.
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 60/100The cluster lies in the lower Esaro valley on the inland side of the Plain of Sibari, with cultivated low hills and broad valley farmland. The Pollino massif rises to the north within this wider area, and the southern edge of Pollino National Park is within about 15 km around Castrovillari. The nearest larger town is Castrovillari, which has the main services for the area and is the gateway town for the Pollino side of northern Calabria. The area is known for agriculture linked to the Sibari plain, especially olive groves and fruit growing.