Casa Indipendente con Terreno
Composizione: Casa indipendente con ingresso su corridoio, cucina con caminetto, sala da pranzo, tre camere, bagno e ripostiglio. Quattro magazzini/deposito esterni adiacenti l’abitazione. Tre Box sottostanti l’abitazione Terreno agricolo. Mq 2.700 circa. Posto ideale per coloro che cercano una soluzione con un suo…
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
The habitable dwelling is 122 sqm, so the effective price is about €109,400 including light updates (~€200/sqm), or roughly €897/sqm on the living area; that is not cheap versus the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm, though the package includes garages, external storage and 2,700 sqm of agricultural land with sea view. It has been on the market for 983 days, which is a clear negative and caps the score despite the extras and near-coast setting (6 km).
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a project: complete kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and solid-looking spaces, plus lots of garage/storage area. The sea-and-hills outlook and olive-filled land add genuine appeal, but the building itself is fairly plain and the interiors are more functional than beautiful. It feels livable now with refreshment, not a true dream-home scroll stopper.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€13,000 – €21,000
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.
- Plain 1960s/70s exterior with little architectural charm
- Interiors look dated and need cosmetic updating
- Only one bathroom shown
- Roadside position may reduce rural romance
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 61/100The cluster is in the inland hills above the Ionian coast, with the valley system of the Stilaro and Allaro rivers shaping this part of eastern Reggio Calabria. The southern Calabrian Apennines rise inland, and the western side of the 15 km area reaches toward the lower slopes of the Serre. The nearest coast is the Ionian shore around Caulonia Marina and Riace Marina. Stilo, the nearest historic town of note, has the Cattolica di Stilo and a substantial old hill town fabric. This area is known for olive groves, hill villages and the Greek-Calabrian cultural zone of the Locride inland.