Casa indipendente
Piccola casetta situata nel piccolo borgo nel centro storico di Ardore Superiore. Costruita su più livelli , secondo lo stile delle casette dei piccoli centri, è un’abitazione per chi ama vivere nella tranquillità.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25,000 for 70 sqm, the ask is €357/sqm; with a habitable-home allowance of ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is about €557/sqm, above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm, so this is not a deep-discount bargain on numbers alone. Still, it has 16 photos, is in a historic village setting and only 4 km from the sea, but 234 days on market is a clear caution and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little townhouse rather than a shell, with bathroom, kitchen and furnished rooms already in place. The main wow comes from the upper-level sea-and-green view and the low price, while the house itself is plain and noticeably dated. It feels habitable now but would benefit from a refresh to become genuinely charming.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 very basic and dated, needing cosmetic modernization.
- Some signs of wear/damp and cracking are visible on walls and exterior.
- Narrow multi-level layout may feel awkward for daily living.
- Outdoor space is limited to small balconies/terrace areas.
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 61/100The area sits on the lower slopes of the Aspromonte foothills above the Ionian coast, with short valleys running down to the sea. The coast of the Ionian Sea is about 4 km away, and this stretch is part of the Riviera dei Gelsomini. The Torbido valley and other small fiumare shape the landscape around here. Aspromonte National Park lies inland to the west, with its nearer mountain areas beyond the 15 km radius. The nearest larger town is Locri, which has everyday services, a hospital, rail connections and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri. This part of the Locride is known for bergamot cultivation, olive groves and jasmine historically grown along the coast.