Casa indipendente in via Vittorio Emanuele s.n.c., Ardore
**Casa Indipendente in Vendita ad Ardore Superiore** Scopri il fascino di vivere nel cuore del centro storico di Ardore Superiore, in una caratteristica casetta indipendente situata in Via Vittorio Emanuele. Questa proprietà su due livelli, da ristrutturare, rappresenta un'ottima opportunità per gli amanti dei borghi…
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 €18,500 for 80 sqm, the ask is just €231/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation budget of ~€700/sqm, the effective cost is about €931/sqm. That is still a cheap entry point for an independent house 4 km from the sea in Ardore’s historic center, but 329 days on market is a clear negative and caps the score at 75.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the hilltop borgo setting: cobbled lanes, stone walls and lovely sea views give it genuine dream value. But the house itself is a worn small village home, not a finished beauty—there is a bathroom and enclosed structure, yet it needs substantial renovation before it feels comfortably livable. At this price, the location does a lot of the heavy lifting.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- House clearly needs full renovation
- Facade shows cracking, peeling render and damp wear
- Interiors shown are very basic/dated and not move-in ready
- No evidence of heating or updated systems
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 54/100The area sits on the Ionian side of the Aspromonte foothills, with low hills rising inland from the coastal plain. The Torbido river reaches the sea here, and the coast is the Ionian coast of Calabria. The Aspromonte National Park begins farther inland on the mountain massif rather than on the immediate coast. The nearest substantial town is Locri, which has everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri. This stretch of the Locride is known for citrus and olive cultivation on the plain and lower slopes.