Immobile Indipendente 2 Livelli + Lastrico Scido
Vendesi immobile completamente indipendente situato a Scido, sulla via principale (servita da bar, tabacchi, farmacia, ecc.), comune a cavallo fra Oppido Mamertina e Delianuova, tripla esposizione angolare con ingresso su due vie. L'immobile è disposto su due livelli oltre abbaino e lastrico solare. Mq a piano 90…
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 €60,000 for 270 sqm, the ask is about €222/sqm; with light-to-moderate habitable works estimated at ~€250/sqm, effective cost is about €472/sqm, slightly above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm. Big size, independent building, main-street position and partial systems updates help, but 955 days on market is a major warning and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, real house rather than a ruin: floors, stairs, bathroom and basic services are present, so it looks habitable with substantial updating rather than a full rebuild. But the look is very plain and dated, with little visible character or scenery to create dream-home appeal. The large top terrace has potential, yet in its current state the property feels practical-value first, wow second.
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€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- Needs significant cosmetic updating throughout
- Interiors are dated and partly stripped, especially the kitchen
- No proven view or outdoor wow despite balcony/terrace
- Main-road corner position may mean traffic/noise
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 68/100The cluster is in the lower foothills of the Aspromonte, with steep wooded slopes and olive country around the upper course of the Metramo valley. Aspromonte National Park lies nearby inland, and Gambarie, the main Aspromonte ski area, is roughly an hour’s drive depending on the road used. The nearest larger centre is Gioia Tauro on the plain, with port, rail connections and everyday services, while Palmi is the nearest substantial town on the Tyrrhenian side with a fuller town centre and coastal access. This part of the province is known for olive groves, chestnut and forest inland, and for villages set between the Gioia Tauro plain and the Aspromonte slopes.