Casa colonica in Reggio Calabria
A Croce Valanidi salendo dallo svincolo di Saracinello, terreno di 400 mq con annesso 2 ruderi. Possibilità di edificare in base alle norme vigenti.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Land, with no house on it
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says 400 sqm of land with two ruins ('2 ruderi') and only a possibility to build under current rules, so this is effectively not a livable house offering. At €45,000 for 140 sqm nominal area (€321/m²) plus a full-restore/rebuild profile, and with 777 days on market, this is a high-risk listing despite being 2 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This has some appeal as a leafy plot close to Reggio Calabria and not far from the sea, with a cheap price for the size. But the listing explicitly says there are two ruins on the land, so this is not a usable home in its current state. It feels more like a redevelopment opportunity than an Italian dream house you could move into.
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€55,000 – €82,000
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.
- Two existing structures are described as ruins.
- No visible habitable interior, kitchen or bathroom.
- Likely a rebuild/redevelopment project rather than a livable home.
- Only one aerial photo, so beauty and condition are hard to verify fully.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina coast, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within this radius. The Ionian Tyrrhenian divide of the Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte begins behind the city in the mountain belt. Reggio Calabria is the nearest town of size and has full city services, ferry links across the strait, and the National Archaeological Museum with the Bronzes of Riace. The area is known for views across the Strait of Messina toward Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the surrounding province.