Casa di paese in Via Purgatorio s.n.c, Centro Storico, Scalea,
Vendesi nel cuore del centro storico di Scalea rudere con regolare licenza edilizia per la ristrutturazione e riqualificazione, con poderosa vista mare! Il rudere in base alla progettazione può disporsi in quatto livelli interconnessi da una scala interna, precisamente: piano seminterrato cantina da circa 16 mq, piano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Described as a 'rudere' (ruin) in Scalea's historic center requiring full reconstruction across four levels with a building permit — not habitable and demanding a major, expensive rebuild. The listing markets 130 sqm but the described project sums to roughly 104 sqm interior plus a 20 sqm terrace, a contradiction. At \u20ac300/m2 it sits above the local median (\u20ac242/m2), and that baseline mixes livable stock, so a ruin should trade well below it, not above. Renovation of a ruin in a historic center realistically runs \u20ac1,000\u2013\u20ac1,500/m2, making the low sticker price misleading.
More on the house and the area
A ruin in the historic center of Scalea with building permit for renovation into 4 interconnected levels (~130sqm total incl. terrace). At €300/m² it's cheap, and the historic-center location plus claimed panoramic sea view offer some appeal. But the two images are poor printed scans: photo 1 shows a run-down building crammed among other structures in a dense old town, and photo 2 is a bland CGI render of the projected facade. No genuine wow interior, no confirmed open sea vista, and the project demands significant capital and initiative. Modest bargain and heritage character only.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,200/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€51,000 – €76,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Property is a rudere (ruin) requiring complete renovation
- Only 2 photos, both low-quality printed scans
- Sea view claimed but photos show dense urban surroundings, not open sea
- Renovation cost likely far exceeds purchase price
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 81/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of northern Calabria, with beaches on the Gulf of Policastro and the first ridges of the southern Apennines rising a short distance inland. The Lao River valley and the western edge of Pollino National Park are within about 15 km, giving a mix of coastal plain, rocky headlands and mountain backdrop in daily view. Scalea has a substantial historic centre on a hill, a seafront, marina services and summer-season tourism infrastructure. San Nicola Arcella and the Riviera dei Cedri coast are nearby, an area known for cedars, holiday beaches and small coves.