Casa indipendente in vendita a Cittanova Centro storico
Gieffe immobiliare propone in vendita, in centro storico a Cittanova, un appartamento con ingresso indipendente disposto su 2 livelli, composto al piano terra da un ingresso e le scale che conducono al piano primo ove sono situate 2 camere ed il piano secondo dove si trovano ulteriori 2 camere. (Rif.1336) Per…
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 €24,000 for 116 sqm, the ask is €207/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €907/sqm, well above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm. Historic-center location helps a bit, but the listing has been on the market for 188 days and key livability data are missing (0 baths stated, very sparse description).
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap old centro-storico townhouse with some modest character in the arched stairwell, deep-set windows and aged facade. But it is not a ready home: interiors are bare, tired and damp-marked, with no bathroom shown and several areas needing substantial renovation. More project than dream house in its current state.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Full renovation needed before it is realistically habitable
- No bathroom shown and none listed
- Damp/stained walls and worn finishes throughout
- Attic/upper areas look very basic and may need roof-related checks
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 71/100The cluster sits on the northern side of the Aspromonte massif. The Aspromonte National Park is within the local area, with forested slopes and upland terrain above the town. The nearest larger town is Gioia Tauro on the plain, while Reggio Calabria is the main city for higher-order services. The area is known for chestnuts, olive groves and for being one of the inland gateways from the Piana di Gioia Tauro up into Aspromonte.