Villetta a schiera
Comune di San Roberto, all'interno del Villaggio Calarco proponiamo in vendita una villetta di circa 75 mq con annesso giardino di circa 450mq immersa nel verde circondata da castagneti e alberi di noce. La casa si sviluppa su tre livelli: il piano terra è composto da cucina/soggiorno open space con caminetto e un…
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 €64,000 for 75 sqm, the ask is €853/sqm; with a habitable-state allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,053/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €423/sqm, so it looks expensive for this catalog despite the 5 km sea proximity and garden. It has also been on the market for 639 days, which is a strong negative signal and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home with a generous private garden, covered veranda and fully finished interiors, so it feels immediately livable rather than a project. The greenery around it adds charm, but the house itself is fairly ordinary and modern, without standout historic features or big views. At €64k with furniture included, it has solid lifestyle value more than true wow.
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.
- Pleasant but not scenic: no real sea or mountain view shown in the photos.
- Interior is fully usable but quite plain and dated rather than characterful.
- Top-floor mansarda has low sloping ceilings, so some space may be less practical.
- Garden is nice and private but enclosed by walls, giving a suburban-village feel rather than a dramatic 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 71/100The cluster is on the Aspromonte side of the Strait of Messina, with steep lower slopes and short valleys running down toward the Tyrrhenian and the strait. Aspromonte National Park is within this area on the higher ground inland. Gambarie, the main Aspromonte ski station, is the nearest lift area and is roughly a 40 minute drive from San Roberto. Villa San Giovanni is the nearest town of size, with ferry port services for Messina; Reggio Calabria is the main city for everyday higher-level services and transport. This part of the province is known for strait views and for mountain roads rising quickly from the coast into the Aspromonte foothills.