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fabbricato singolo

Bianco, Calabria
Bedrooms
3
Baths
2
160
Price per m²
€344
Property type
Villa
Rooms
5 locali

proponiamo fabbricato singolo a n. 2 piani f.t. composto al piano terra da 2 camere, soggiorno, cucina e bagno, al piano primo da 2 camere e bagno( da ristrutturare) e una porzione in corso di costruzione.

balconyheatingterrace

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation
  • On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

At €55,000 for 160 sqm, the ask is €344/sqm, already above the Calabria villa baseline of €286/sqm. With a realistic renovation budget of about €700/sqm for the partly to-be-renovated and partly unfinished building, the effective cost is about €1,044/sqm, making it weak value despite being only 3 km from the sea; 1,368 days on market is a major negative and caps confidence.

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What the photos show

This is a very cheap, sizable practical house rather than a dream-home beauty. The ground floor appears usable in a basic dated way, but the upper level is partly unfinished and raw, so it is firmly a renovation project. At 3 km from the sea and €55k for 160 sqm it has value, but little proven visual wow.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€56,000 – €80,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€96,000 – €144,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€192,000 – €240,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €56,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€161,000 – €209,000
What worries us about this house
  • Upper floor is unfinished/raw and needs substantial renovation
  • Exterior is plain concrete-block rather than characterful
  • No view, garden or attractive outdoor space shown
  • Some interior rooms show signs of age/damp and need updating

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 71/100

The cluster is on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with the sea directly at hand. Inland, within a short distance, the first slopes of the Aspromonte massif rise behind the coastal strip, and the lower valleys and fiumare cut down toward the coast. The nearest larger centre is Locri, which has everyday services, a hospital and a railway station on the Ionian line. This part of the coast is known for citrus cultivation, especially bergamot, and for the remains of Magna Graecia around Locri Epizefiri.

The comune of Bianco
People living here
4,287
+1.5% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
24%
14% are under 14
Flood zone
28%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
9.2%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
3 km
Nearest airport
97 min drive
Property address:Via Asmara
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Asking price

55,000
Deal score
21/100
Wow
43/100

Listed 23/07/2026