Terratetto unifamiliare in Melicucco
In posizione centrale, terratetto totalmente da ristrutturare composto da un vano e bagno al piano terreno e un vano al primo piano.
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 €6,000 for 27 sqm, the ask is €222/sqm, but the house is explicitly totally to restore, so estimated total cost is about €1,322/sqm including ~€1,100/sqm renovation, far above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm. It has also been on the market 553 days, which is a strong negative signal, and the listing is thin with only 1 photo.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap little village townhouse, but the photo shows a plain facade with peeling render and no obvious architectural charm. The listing says it is totally to be renovated, so it reads as a basic project rather than a home you could soon enjoy living in. At this price it has bargain appeal, but not real dream-home wow.
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€11,000 – €16,000
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.
- Totally to be renovated
- Very small: only 27 sqm
- Only one exterior photo, interior condition unknown
- No visible view, outdoor space, or special setting
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 52/100The cluster is on the Gioia Tauro plain with the first slopes of the Aspromonte close to the east. The Petrace river runs to the south-east of this area, and the Tyrrhenian coast around Gioia Tauro, Palmi and San Ferdinando is about 15 km away. Aspromonte National Park begins farther inland beyond the lower hill towns, so it is not at the door here. The nearest town of size is Gioia Tauro, with port and rail services; Palmi is the other main nearby centre with the services of a substantial town. This part of the plain is known for olive groves and citrus cultivation.