Villa bifamiliare in Stignano
Si propone in vendita una villetta indipendente plurifamigliare, su tre livelli, ( mq 266) con corte e terreno annesso di circa mq 2900 (uliveto, semiarborato e frutteto) e con entrata dal piano terra e dal piano S1 (sottostrada). L'immobile è sito nel comune di Stignano, ridente paese della fascia ionica collinare, …
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
Habitable condition suggests about €200/m² renovation, so the effective price is roughly €129,200 total, about €486/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €286/m² for Calabria villas. The large 266 m² house with 2,900 m² land and sea at 6 km is appealing, but 1,061 days on market is a major warning and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house with generous space, two bathrooms, a fireplace, balcony/terrace potential, and substantial olive-fruit land. The hillside green views are pleasant and the setting feels quiet, but the house itself is visually plain and very dated rather than dreamy. A solid habitable buy with lifestyle potential, not a scroll-stopping beauty as shown.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and dated rather than picturesque.
- Interiors are habitable but very old-fashioned and will need updating.
- Some lower-level and exterior areas look dark/damp and could need maintenance.
- Roof-terrace potential is good, but the top level appears partly non-habitable attic space.
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 62/100The area sits in the lower Ionian-side hills of Calabria, with short valleys running down to the Ionian Sea. The coast near Riace Marina is the Costa dei Gelsomini, with long beaches on the Ionian. The nearest larger centres on this stretch are Locri and Siderno, which provide the main shops, services and rail access for the area. Riace is known nationally for the bronze statues found off its coast, the Bronzi di Riace, now kept in the archaeological museum in Reggio Calabria.