Terratetto unifamiliare in Gioiosa Ionica
bellissima casa indipendente in vendita gioiosa ionica, in via cavur, suddivisa su 3 piani, comoda e funzionale e’ composta al piano terra da locale deposito + due bagni, a piano primo abbiamo un 2 ampie camere da letto e bagno al piano secondo e’ composto da cucina, soggiorno + camera da letto.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 120 sqm, the ask is €667/sqm; with an estimated light-to-medium renovation cost of about €350/sqm, the effective cost is about €1,017/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €427/sqm in Calabria townhouses. The house is near the sea (5 km) and has 15 photos, but the description is sparse and includes a ground-floor deposito, so it does not read as a clear bargain at this price.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, functional house rather than a project: three floors, usable kitchen, multiple bathrooms, finished floors and furnished bedrooms all suggest immediate livability. The wow factor is limited, though, because the exterior is plain, the outlook is just onto a narrow street and neighboring roofs, and the interiors are more serviceable than beautiful. At this price for 120 sqm near the Calabrian coast, the value helps.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €23,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need cosmetic updating.
- No meaningful view despite balconies/terrace.
- Facade and street setting are fairly ordinary.
- Ground-floor storage/use layout may need rethinking for modern living.
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 63/100The area sits between the lower slopes of the Aspromonte and the Ionian coast. The Torbido valley is the main local landform, with cultivated hills running down toward the sea at Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Roccella Ionica. Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte begins farther inland, outside the immediate 15 km radius, but the first hill and mountain terrain is already present behind the town. The nearest larger centre is Locri, which has everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri on the coastal plain. Roccella Ionica has a hilltop castle above the coast. This part of the Locride is known for olive groves, citrus, and the mix of inland hill towns with the Ionian shoreline.