Villetta Rustica Con Giardino Campo Calabro
Villetta Rustica Con Giardino Campo Calabro
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €505/m², this €97,000 villa is already about twice the local €253/m² benchmark, and estimated renovation raises the effective cost to roughly €1,205/m². Its location 2 km from the sea is positive, but the listing does not say whether it is habitable and provides no room or bathroom details.
More on the house and the area
The property has a genuinely attractive elevated setting, with broad views toward the sea, coastal hills, and surrounding greenery, plus a sizeable garden area. However, the villa is clearly an unfinished shell rather than a usable home: the interiors are raw, there are no visible bathrooms or kitchen, and major completion work remains.
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€38,000 – €67,000
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.
- Unfinished construction shell with exposed brick, concrete floors, scaffolding, and no visible kitchen or bathrooms.
- Substantial completion work is required, including utilities, windows, finishes, insulation, and landscaping.
- Verify permits, construction status, utility connections, and total costs before purchase.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising immediately inland. The Strait is the defining water feature here, with Sicily and Mount Etna visible across the water in clear conditions. The Aspromonte National Park begins inland above the coastal strip. The nearest substantial mountain access is the Gambarie area in Aspromonte, roughly an hour by road, with local ski facilities in season. Reggio Calabria itself is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links, rail connections, the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia, and the airport serving the strait. The area is known for the strait landscape and for bergamot cultivation in the province.