Terratetto unifamiliare in Caloveto
La casa si trova in centro a Caloveto con entrate indipendenti. Al piano terra sono situati due ampi magazzini con bagno e con ingressi dalla strada principale. Al primo piano ci sono tre stanze grandi con balconi e finestre, un locale ripostiglio, due cucine con camino, un bagno con doccia e la possibilità di un altro…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at €225/m² vs baseline median of €410/m² (n=374, solid sample), roughly 45% below market. Habitable condition, 200m² townhouse over multiple floors with independent entrances, balconies, cellar. Ground floor is storage/magazzini but upper floors are living space, so not solely agricultural. Fresh listing (5 days). No energy class and no sea distance data, but core fundamentals are strong. 1960 build likely needs cosmetic/systems updates, hence moderate reno estimate.
More on the house and the area
Standard Calabrian old-town townhouse in Caloveto shown only via Street View screenshots. Exterior is a plain, weathered multi-story building in a tight village street with typical green garage doors and small balconies. No stunning features, views, or historic character stand out. At 225 EUR/m2 for 200sqm it's cheap, but the price alone doesn't create visual wow. No interior imagery to assess. Ordinary town property with no scroll-stopping appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€20,000 – €34,000
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.
- Google Street View screenshots only, not actual listing photos
- No interior photos available
- Weathered exterior facade with visible deterioration
- Dense old-town setting with no notable views shown
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 52/100The area is in the low interior hills above the Ionian coast of northern Calabria, with a landscape of olive groves, mixed farmland and wooded slopes cut by small valleys. The Sila range rises inland to the west, but the main mountain landscapes are outside the immediate 15 km radius. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the shore around Cariati and Mandatoriccio the closest stretch used for daily services and beaches. Rossano and Corigliano are the nearest larger centres in the wider area, with hospitals, larger shops and rail connections on the coast. This part of Calabria is known for olive cultivation and small hill villages linked to the Arbëreshë and rural inland tradition in the wider province.