Villa bifamiliare in Mandatoriccio
Villa bifamiliare in Mandatoriccio. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina, arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €175/m², the asking price looks attractive, but allowing roughly €200/m² for a habitable 400 m² villa brings the effective cost to about €375/m², well above the local €252/m² benchmark. Heating, furnishings and a cellar are positives, but the very large surface limits the value proposition.
More on the house and the area
A remarkably large, furnished and genuinely habitable village villa with elegant old doors, patterned historic tile floors, a fireplace, stained-glass details and a comfortable living layout. The exterior is rough and weathered rather than polished, but at €70,000 the scale, character and move-in usability create strong dream-home appeal.
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€26,000 – €44,000
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.
- The exterior facade is heavily weathered and would benefit from renovation.
- Some bathrooms and the stair finishes look dated and worn.
- At 400 sqm, upkeep and heating costs could be substantial.
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 sits in the low coastal-hill zone of northern Calabria with the Ionian Sea forming the immediate coastal landscape. Surrounding land is largely agricultural: olive groves, citrus and mixed arable parcels are common. The SS106 state road and the Jonica rail line run along the nearby coast and provide the main transport corridor. The nearest sizeable town is Corigliano-Rossano, which supplies a railway station, larger shops, hospital and administrative services. There are small coastal towns and beach settlements along the nearby shoreline; the Sila highlands lie well inland beyond the immediate local radius.