Appartamento in vendita a Caulonia Rif. C120
Appartamento di 97 mq in vendita a Caulonia marina in via Mario Pellicano Castagna. L’immobile si trova al piano terzo senza ascensore , è composto da: ingresso su corridoio, ampio salone-cucina, bagno, due camere da letto e ripostiglio . Ampio balcone lungo il perimetro dell’appartamento. Condominio regolamentato e posto auto privato.
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 €95,000 for 97 sqm, the ask is €979/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,179/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €376/sqm in Calabria palazzo listings. Near-sea location (+) and parking help, but the pricing is far above this already-low baseline, so it looks weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a functional, habitable flat with a long wraparound balcony and some open green/mountain views. The real appeal is value and usability rather than beauty: interiors are basic, dated and fairly ordinary, but it looks liveable now. A decent everyday home near the sea, not a dream-house scroll stopper.
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 – €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.
- Plain apartment-block setting with no exterior charm
- Interiors are dated and cluttered, so it needs cosmetic updating
- Third floor without elevator
- View is partial/open but not dramatic sea-front despite being near the coast
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 69/100The Ionian coast is at the door here, with a long seafront and beach at Caulonia Marina. The hill village of Caulonia stands just inland above the coast, with the lower valley of the Stilaro nearby and the first slopes of the Serre calabresi rising a short distance inland. Roccella Ionica, the nearest larger centre on this stretch, has a marina, rail station and the remains of a hilltop castle. This part of the Locride is known for citrus, olive groves and the contrast between Ionian shore and inland Calabrian hills.