Villa a schiera in Villa San Giovanni

Villa San Giovanni, Calabria
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
100
Price per m²
€990
Property type
Townhouse
Rooms
4 locali

Casa da ristrutturare ma con un grande potenziale,ottimo investimento per famiglie per assenze spese condominiali

heatingnear the seaterrace

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

At €99,000 for 100 sqm plus about €70,000 renovation (€700/sqm), the effective cost is roughly €1,690/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €423/sqm, so this looks very expensive for a needs-renovation townhouse. It has been on market 706 days and the listing is weakly documented (0 photos, very vague description), despite the sea location.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€35,000 – €50,000

Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.

This house
Comfortable
€60,000 – €90,000

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

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€120,000 – €150,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000

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
€169,000 – €199,000

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 55/100

The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising immediately inland. The Strait is the defining water feature here, with Sicily and Mount Etna visible across the water in clear conditions. The Aspromonte National Park begins inland above the coastal strip. The nearest substantial mountain access is the Gambarie area in Aspromonte, roughly an hour by road, with local ski facilities in season. Reggio Calabria itself is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links, rail connections, the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia, and the airport serving the strait. The area is known for the strait landscape and for bergamot cultivation in the province.

The comune of Villa San Giovanni
People living here
12,700
-3.5% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
23%
13% are under 14
Flood zone
22%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
387 m
Nearest airport
26 min drive
Property address:Piazza Chiesa Sant'Antonino
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Asking price

99,000
Deal score
20/100

Listed 23/07/2026