Casa indipendente a Scilla
Proponiamo a Scilla una casa indipendente, senza spese, multipiano, di 67 mq, libera al rogito e pronta per essere abitata. L’immobile, articolato su tre piani, si compone di 2 camere da letto, un bagno e una cucina a vista, ideale per ottimizzare gli spazi interni. È dotato di impianto di riscaldamento autonomo ad…
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
Habitable condition suggests about €200/m² renovation, so the effective price is about €83,400 total or €1,245/m². That is far above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/m², although the seafront Scilla location, sea view and ready-to-live condition support some premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home: furnished, finished, with a modern bathroom, workable kitchen, and generally move-in condition. The dream factor comes mainly from the Scilla near-sea location and claimed sea-view terrace, but the photos themselves show a rather ordinary townhouse with simple interiors rather than a visually striking Italian home.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- No sea view is actually shown in the photos.
- Interiors are functional but fairly plain and narrow.
- Exterior/terrace are modest, with little visible historic character.
- Multi-level layout with tight stair circulation may not suit everyone.
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 88/100The cluster is on the Strait of Messina coast, with the Tyrrhenian at the door and the Aspromonte slopes rising inland within a short distance. The Costa Viola around Scilla is known for rocky headlands, terraced slopes and sea views across to Sicily. The nearest larger city is Reggio Calabria, which has full city services, rail links and ferry connections across the strait. Scilla is itself a well-known historic fishing town, and Chianalea is the best-known waterfront quarter in this stretch of coast. Aspromonte National Park lies inland on the massif above the coastal strip.