Appartamento su 2 Livelli a Marina di Santa Maria del Cedro
Appartamento su 2 Livelli a Marina di Santa Maria del Cedro. Habitable, garage, porta blindata, esposizione esterna, terrazzo, impianto tv centralizzato, arredato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Although habitable and directly by the sea, the estimated effective cost is about €1,553/m² (€69,000 plus roughly €10,200 of light renovation), versus €448/m² for comparable homes in the area. The garage and terrace add value, but the asking price remains exceptionally high for this market.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable two-level apartment with a working kitchen, bathroom, furnished living space, terraces, and an attractive tiled/stone-look interior detail. It is practical rather than dreamlike: the exterior is ordinary, the outlook is tightly built-up, and there is no visible sea view despite the coastal location.
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€3,000 – €6,000
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.
- Compact 51 sqm apartment with a somewhat dated interior and bathroom.
- The terraces overlook neighboring homes rather than offering a sea or landscape view.
- No bedroom is clearly shown in the gallery, so layout and sleeping privacy 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 74/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of northern Calabria, with beaches on the Riviera dei Cedri and the lower slopes of the coastal mountains rising a short distance inland. The Lao River valley and the western edge of the Pollino massif are within about 15 km, and the Pollino National Park begins inland around Papasidero and Orsomarso. Scalea is the nearest larger coastal town, with a rail station, marinas, shops and services. This stretch of coast is known for cedro cultivation, which gives the Riviera dei Cedri its name.