Casa indipendente in Via Garibaldi 28
Ampia casa nel centro storico di Davoli – 165 mq divisibili in due unità Nel cuore del suggestivo centro storico di Davoli (CZ), tra il mare cristallino della costa ionica e il verde delle Serre Calabresi, proponiamo in vendita un'interessante soluzione immobiliare di circa 165 mq, distribuita su tre livelli. L'immobile nasce dall'unione di due appartamenti ed è facilmente divisibile...
What it really costs
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At €40,000 for 165 sqm, the ask is just €242/sqm, but with no clear condition stated I assume broadly habitable with about €200/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €442/sqm. The local baseline is weak (only 7 comps), so this looks plausible rather than exceptional; the historic-center setting helps, but it is not cheap enough after works to be a standout.
More on the house and the area
The rooftop and balcony outlook over tiled village roofs to the hills gives it real Italian small-town appeal. This is a genuine usable house, not a shell: multiple furnished rooms, kitchens and bathrooms are in place, but the interiors are dated and uneven, so expect refreshment rather than instant dream-home polish. At €40k for 165 sqm, the price adds a strong value kick.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- One bathroom is very old-fashioned and likely due for renovation.
- Some upper-level spaces feel basic/partly improvised rather than polished.
- Historic-centre layout may mean limited parking/access.
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 61/100The area sits between the Ionian coastal strip and the Serre Calabresi, with wooded uplands rising inland within a short distance. The Torrente Ancinale valley is the main local landscape line, running down toward the Ionian near Soverato. The nearest town of size is Soverato on the coast, which has the main local services, railway station, marina and beach frontage. Inland, Serra San Bruno is the best-known centre in the wider mountain area, with the Certosa and large forest surroundings, but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of Calabria is known for olive groves on the lower slopes, chestnut and beech woods higher up, and for the contrast between the Ionian shore and the inland Serre.