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Rudere in Vendita a San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo, Calabria
Bedrooms
0
Baths
0
281
Price per m²
€107
Property type
Farmhouse
Rooms
5 locali

Scopri il potenziale di questo affascinante rustico rudere situato nel cuore del Comune di San Lorenzo. Con una superficie totale di 278 mq coperti e 266 mq di spazio esterno.Questa proprietà offre un'opportunità unica per chi desidera investire in un progetto immobiliare personalizzato o creare la propria residenza…

panoramic view

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
Why this price is what it is

The description calls it a 'rustico rudere', so this is effectively a ruin rather than a normal renovation project. At €30,000 for 281 sqm the ask is only €107/sqm, but with a full-restore estimate of about €1,100/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,207/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €250/sqm; it has also been on the market 458 days.

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What the photos show

There is some rustic character in the thick masonry walls, old brick detailing and substantial farmhouse volume. But this reads as a bare, uninhabitable shell rather than a usable home, with no interior evidence and a clearly heavy renovation project. At €30k the size is striking, yet the wow is limited because you are buying potential, not a house you could soon live in.

Comfortable600900/m²
€169,000 – €253,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

This house
Full
€337,000 – €422,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€111,000 – €165,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€377,000 – €462,000
What worries us about this house
  • Listed as a rustico rudere, so this is a full reconstruction-style renovation.
  • No bathroom or kitchen is shown or indicated.
  • Only exterior photos are provided, so livability cannot be verified.
  • Potential views are mentioned in the listing but not proven by the photos.

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 66/100

The cluster lies on the south-eastern side of the Aspromonte, with steep hill and mountain terrain rising inland within a short distance. The area is linked to the fiumara valleys that cut down from the massif toward the Ionian coast. The Aspromonte National Park is nearby in the interior. Reggio Calabria is the main city in daily reach, with full services, port and airport. This part of Calabria is known for bergamot cultivation on the coastal belt below the mountains.

The comune of San Lorenzo
People living here
2,137
-15.4% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
30%
9.2% are under 14
Flood zone
29%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
1.4%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
10 km
Nearest airport
78 min drive
Property address:via fratelli pontari 10
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Asking price

30,000
Deal score
20/100
Wow
27/100

Listed 23/07/2026