Terreno Agricolo con Rudere in C.da Salvatore
Composizione Ruderi Edificabili : 105 mq Terreno agricolo: pianeggiante di circa 500 mq
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a 105 sqm buildable ruin plus 500 sqm of agricultural land; as presented it is not a livable home, so it falls into trap territory despite the low €25,000 asking price and 2 km from the sea. It has also been on the market for 650 days, which is a strong negative signal.
More on the house and the area
The olive tree, flat plot and rural setting give it a little rustic appeal, especially so close to the sea for the price. But this is fundamentally a buildable ruin with rough sheds, not a usable house you could move into. It feels like a low-cost project plot rather than an Italian dream home in waiting.
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€240,000 – €354,000
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.
- This is a rudere/buildable ruin, not a livable home
- No habitable interiors, kitchen or bathroom are shown
- Visible cracking and very basic outbuildings suggest major reconstruction
- Garden/land is overgrown and needs clearing and setup
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 72/100The area is on the Ionian coast with beaches and the mouth of the Bonamico fiumara nearby. The first slopes of the Aspromonte rise a short distance inland, and the southern sector of Parco Nazionale dell’Aspromonte begins within this radius above the coastal strip. Locri is the nearest town of size with everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri is nearby. This stretch of the Locride is known for citrus groves on the coastal plain and for hill villages on the lower Aspromonte facing the Ionian Sea.