Appartamento in Nocara
Appartamento in Nocara
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 €16,579 asking price is exceptionally low at €69/m² versus a local benchmark of €448/m², but the listing gives no condition, bedroom, or bathroom details for the 239 m² apartment. Using a renovation allowance of about €700/m², the effective cost is roughly €769/m², so this is not a clear bargain without a thorough inspection and verification of habitability.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, apparently usable rural home with furnished living spaces, a fitted kitchen, bathroom, and an appealing covered outdoor work/cooking area. Its character is modest rather than spectacular, and the finishes are dated with no standout view or architectural feature, but the very low price gives it strong bargain appeal.
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€47,000 – €84,000
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 functional-looking but quite dated and may need modernization.
- No clear sea, mountain, or village view is shown.
- Utilities, legal status, and exact room/bathroom configuration are not confirmed.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the foothills above the Ionian side of the Pollino area, with the southern Apennines forming the inland backdrop. The Raganello and Sarmento valleys are part of the wider landscape of this corner of northern Calabria, and the Ionian coast is nearby at Roseto Capo Spulico. Pollino National Park begins inland and the park landscape dominates this part of the province, with mountain roads climbing toward the Pollino and Monte Sparviere areas. The nearest larger centre for everyday services is Trebisacce on the coast, with shops, schools and rail access; Castrovillari is the main inland town of size farther west. This area is known for hill villages, olive groves and the transition from the coastal strip to the Pollino foothills.