Martone, centralissima costruzione indipendente su 3 livelli
Martone - centralissima costruzione indipendente su tre livelli eventualmente anche parzialmente arredata, composta al piano terra da ingresso, disimpegno e vano scale, al 1° piano da due vani, cucina, 2 bagni, balconi, al 2° piano da un ampio vano, due ripostigli e due terrazzi. Prezzo richiesto € 35.000,00. Classe…
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 €35,000 for 125 sqm, the ask is €280/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is about €480/sqm versus a €423/sqm baseline, so it is not a deep discount but still plausible for an independent 3-level townhouse with terraces. The description supports residential use and photos are adequate, but 331 days on market is a clear negative and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a shell, with functioning kitchen and bathrooms, furnished bedrooms, and plenty of space over three levels. The best wow comes from the church-square setting, mountain backdrop, and roof terrace potential, plus a few charming period touches like the painted ceilings. It feels livable now but clearly dated, so the dream here is affordable village life with refreshment rather than instant beauty.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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 dated and need cosmetic updating.
- Some exterior elements show wear, including rust and tired plaster.
- Terraces/balconies are simple rather than polished.
- Tight village access and no private parking are likely.
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 60/100The cluster is in the lower slopes of the Serre Calabresi above the Ionian side, in a landscape of steep olive-covered hills and short valleys running down toward the coast. The Torbido valley is the main local landform around Grotteria. The nearest larger town is Locri on the coast, with everyday services, a hospital, rail connections and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri. Aspromonte National Park is farther south and does not fall inside the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of the Locride is known for olive groves and hill villages set above the Ionian plain.