Casa indipendente in vendita a Polistena CENTRALE
Gieffe Immobiliare propone in vendita a Polistena, in zona centrale, una casa indipendente disposta su due livelli, suddivisa in piano terra, composto da: ingresso, cucina, soggiorno ed una camera; e piano primo, composto da: due camere, ripostiglio, bagno e balcone. (Rif.1168) Per consultare tutti i nostri annunci…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €89,000 for 95 sqm, the ask is €937/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,637/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €423/sqm in Calabria townhouses. Central location helps a little, but the listing has been on the market 188 days, which is a clear rejection signal and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, solid two-level house rather than a shell, with usable room sizes, a balcony and basic bathroom/kitchen already present. But the wow factor is low: the exterior is plain, the location looks ordinary, and the interiors feel tired and in need of renovation before it would feel appealing to live in. At the price, it reads more as a practical value buy than a dream-home listing.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€19,000 – €34,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs clear renovation and deep cleaning throughout
- Exterior eaves/balcony soffits show wear and maintenance issues
- Interiors are dated, sparsely fitted and not immediately comfortable
- No strong view, garden or standout setting 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 58/100The cluster sits in the Gioia Tauro plain at the foot of the Aspromonte massif. The Metramo valley cuts into the hills around Polistena, and the lower slopes above the plain are planted with olives and citrus. The Aspromonte National Park begins farther inland on the mountain side, with higher forest and ridge landscapes beyond the immediate plain. The Tyrrhenian coast is nearby but not within the immediate 15 km landscape. The nearest larger centre is Gioia Tauro on the plain, with port and rail services; Palmi is another nearby town with everyday services. This area is known for olive groves and citrus cultivation on the plain below Aspromonte.