Terratetto unifamiliare in Bagnara Calabra
Casa indipendente da ristrutturare – ideale deposito/garage – Bagnara Calabra In vendita casa indipendente completamente da ristrutturare, con ottimo potenziale per la realizzazione di garage, magazzini o deposito. L’immobile è situato in posizione comoda e strategica a ridosso della SS18: • a circa 10 minuti in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description frames it as 'ideale deposito/garage' and suitable for 'garage, magazzini o deposito', which is a strong legal/use red flag for a dwelling. At €55,000 for 75 sqm plus full restoration (~€1,100/sqm), the effective cost is about €1,833/sqm versus a €423/sqm baseline, and it has been on the market 205 days.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a tired roadside structure rather than a dreamy Italian home, with only a faint hillside backdrop. The condition appears very poor from the exterior, and the listing explicitly frames it as a full renovation project for garage or storage use. At this stage it reads as a shell to reinvent, not a beautiful usable house to move into.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €44,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated
- Photos do not show any habitable interior
- Listing suggests depot/garage use more than a ready home
- No bathroom or kitchen shown/confirmed
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 83/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side of the Costa Viola, with steep hills falling toward the Strait of Messina and wide sea views across to Sicily. The Aspromonte massif rises inland within this radius, and the lower western slopes shape the immediate hinterland. The Costa Viola is known for its cliffed shoreline, terraced slopes and swordfish fishing traditions around the strait. Reggio Calabria is the nearest city of size, with full services, port and rail connections.