Casa colonica in Reggio Calabria
spaziosa casa indipendente del secolo scorso su 2 piani da rinnovare, vista panoramica, situata a dieci minuti dal centro cittadino di reggio calabria ed a 3 chilometri dal mare, in un rione ameno e tranquillo rosalì, pieno di verde, tra giardini d'arance e mandarini, profumi di menta, finocchio selvatico, basilico e…
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
At €33,000 for 240 sqm, the ask is just €138/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €838/sqm, far above the €272/sqm baseline for Calabria farmhouses. Sea distance is good (about 4 km) and the panoramic setting helps, but the listing has been on market for 2466 days, which is a strong negative signal.
More on the house and the area
There is some faded old-Calabria character in the long historic facade, and the enclosed veranda catches a pleasant green hillside view. But this is not a ready dream home: the interiors are tired and partly bare, with visible cracks, damp wear and neglected ancillary spaces, so it reads as a serious renovation project rather than an easy live-in house.
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€48,000 – €84,000
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.
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.
- Major full renovation needed before it is comfortably livable
- Visible cracking, decay and likely structural/roofing attention required
- Interiors appear stripped/dated with no usable finished kitchen shown
- Outdoor areas/outbuildings are overgrown and neglected
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising immediately inland. The Strait is the defining water feature here, with Sicily and Mount Etna visible across the water in clear conditions. The Aspromonte National Park begins inland above the coastal strip. The nearest substantial mountain access is the Gambarie area in Aspromonte, roughly an hour by road, with local ski facilities in season. Reggio Calabria itself is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links, rail connections, the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia, and the airport serving the strait. The area is known for the strait landscape and for bergamot cultivation in the province.