Bifamiliare Da Ristrutturare
Abitazione bifamiliare con cortile privato al’interno Composizione: Prima abitazione Piano Terra – Ingresso principale da Via Trastevere su disimpegno, ampio locale con bagno. Piano Primo – Ingresso da Vico Torre su cortile privato che separa e accomuna le due abitazioni. Locale con balconcino con accesso al piano…
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 for 250 sqm, the ask is €280/sqm, but with a likely renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is ~€980/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €423/sqm. Sea-front location in Roccella Ionica helps, but the listing is very stale at 1,340 days on market and the description gives no clear habitability/condition evidence, so this looks only fair.
More on the house and the area
There is some authentic old-Calabria charm here: a stone secondary facade, ironwork, little balcony and a surprisingly atmospheric private courtyard with ivy-covered walls. But this is not a livable home yet: the interiors are largely empty, rough and visibly damaged, with compromised ceiling areas and a full renovation feel. The size and price are interesting, but right now it reads as a big restoration project rather than a dream home you could move into.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €88,000
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.
- Major renovation needed; interiors are stripped and partially deteriorated.
- Some ceilings/roof sections show damage or openings.
- Outdoor courtyard and outbuildings are overgrown and neglected.
- Photos do not prove a ready kitchen or usable modern bathrooms.
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 73/100The area is on the Ionian coast, with beaches along the Gulf of Squillace and the lower slopes of the Serre and Aspromonte hinterland rising inland. The Torbido and Amusa river valleys open to the coast nearby. Roccella Ionica has a seafront, a historic core on the slope, and the remains of the hilltop Castello Carafa above the town. Locri is the nearest town of size, with everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri nearby. This stretch of the Locride is known for citrus, olive groves and a long linear coastal strip backed by Calabrian hills.