Casa Indipendente con terreno
Ad Agnana, sulla strada principale del paese, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente disposta su due livelli, circondata da cortile, giardino e un ampio terreno terrazzato ricco di alberi da frutto e coltivazioni tipiche del territorio. Il piano terra ospita una confortevole zona giorno composta da sala da…
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
At €58,000 for 1,264 sqm, the ask is just €46/sqm, far below the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm, but the huge stated area likely includes ancillary/storage spaces and land, so the comparison is weak. Sold as habitable and furnished with 34 photos, but assuming about €250/sqm for updates, the effective cost is roughly €296/sqm, which makes it look decent rather than exceptional.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home with generous outdoor space, fruit trees and a pleasant elevated setting near the coast. The house looks structurally serviceable and fully habitable, with functioning kitchen, bedrooms and updated bathrooms, but it is dated and lacks strong architectural charm. The land and low price create the dream here more than the building itself.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€104,000 – €176,000
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.
- Exterior shows visible cracking and tired finishes
- Interiors are habitable but dated and fairly plain
- Upper floor appears accessed mainly by external stairs
- Setting is semi-rural rather than postcard-beautiful
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 61/100The area sits in the inland hills above the Ionian side of the Locride, with short valleys and ridges that drop toward the coast. The Torbido river valley is the main landscape feature in this part of the province. Aspromonte rises inland to the west, but the main mountain mass is beyond the immediate area. The nearest larger centre is Locri on the coast, which has everyday services and rail links along the Ionian line. Gerace, a few kilometres inland, is a major historic hill town with a cathedral and a large old centre, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. This part of the Locride is known for olive groves and for hill towns set above the Ionian plain.