Casa indipendente
Situato nella tranquilla Contrada Landrelli, nel comune di Ardore Marina, questo immobile in vendita offre una posizione ideale per chi cerca un ambiente sereno e ben collegato. Ardore Marina è una località che coniuga la bellezza del paesaggio con la comodità dei servizi, rendendola una scelta perfetta per famiglie e…
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 property near the sea (1 km), but using a modest habitable allowance of about €200/m² gives an effective cost of roughly €1,033/m² (€75,000 + renovation) versus a low-stock baseline of €423/m². Good amenities and 15 photos support livability, yet it prices far above the local cheap-home baseline, so it looks weak on value rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home: solid, furnished, with kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms already in place. But the photos show little beauty or atmosphere, and despite being near the sea there is no view or standout setting visible. At this price it feels practical rather than dreamy.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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 or photogenic setting shown in the photos
- Exterior is functional rather than charming, with overhead wires and enclosed frontage
- Interiors are habitable but very basic and cluttered
- No garden or usable outdoor living space is clearly 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 72/100The area is on the Ionian coast with beaches and the mouth of the Bonamico fiumara nearby. The first slopes of the Aspromonte rise a short distance inland, and the southern sector of Parco Nazionale dell’Aspromonte begins within this radius above the coastal strip. Locri is the nearest town of size with everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri is nearby. This stretch of the Locride is known for citrus groves on the coastal plain and for hill villages on the lower Aspromonte facing the Ionian Sea.