Villa a schiera in San Pietro di Caridà
Villetta circa 140 mq. Terrazzo e balconi. Garage . Mare più vicino Nicotera marina , Capo vaticano, Tropea. Chiusura con cancelli.doppi bagni ristrutturati.
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 €20,000 for 140 sqm, the ask is only €143/sqm, but with a modest habitable refresh estimate of about €250/sqm the effective cost is ~€393/sqm, just below the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm. The very long 683 days on market, 0 photos, and sparse description create verification risk despite the low price, so the score is capped at 75.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
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 56/100This is inland on the lower slopes of the Serre Calabresi, with wooded hills and narrow valleys. The Marro river system is in this part of the province, and the area is agricultural with olive groves and mixed woodland. The nearest larger town is Gioia Tauro on the Tyrrhenian plain, with port and main rail services. The wider area is known for olive oil and for aspromonte and Serre hill country rather than for a single landmark in the immediate 15 km around the village.