Casa con terreno
Situato nella tranquilla Contrada Mazzarella, nel comune di Gioiosa Ionica, questo terratetto unifamiliare offre un'opportunità unica per chi cerca una residenza in una zona serena e immersa nel verde. La posizione è ideale per chi desidera vivere lontano dal caos cittadino, pur rimanendo a breve distanza dai servizi…
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 €89,000 for 100 sqm, the asking price is €890/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,090/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €423/sqm in Calabria townhouses. The sea is only 5 km away and the home appears genuinely usable now, but it is still priced far above this portal's already-low baseline, so the deal looks weak rather than compelling.
More on the house and the area
The real appeal here is the panoramic valley-and-town view, plus the private garden with olive trees and greenery. It is a genuine habitable home with kitchen, bathroom and finished rooms, but the interiors are simple and not especially atmospheric. This feels more like a solid, affordable lived-in house in a nice setting than a true dream-home showpiece.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Interiors are functional but plain and dated.
- Exterior spaces look basic and somewhat rough/unfinished.
- No fixed heating system is mentioned, only a wood stove.
- Some refreshing would help it feel more inviting and polished.
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 63/100The area sits between the lower slopes of the Aspromonte and the Ionian coast. The Torbido valley is the main local landform, with cultivated hills running down toward the sea at Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Roccella Ionica. Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte begins farther inland, outside the immediate 15 km radius, but the first hill and mountain terrain is already present behind the town. The nearest larger centre is Locri, which has everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri on the coastal plain. Roccella Ionica has a hilltop castle above the coast. This part of the Locride is known for olive groves, citrus, and the mix of inland hill towns with the Ionian shoreline.