Villetta a schiera in Via Picasso 105
Villetta con giardino e vista mare a Scalea A Scalea, in provincia di Cosenza, proponiamo in vendita un accogliente villino a schiera situato in una zona tranquilla e collinare. La sua posizione garantisce un comodo accesso sia al centro città che ai paesi limitrofi e all'entroterra, grazie a una strada interna ben collegata. Il mare e le splendide spiagge di...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €84,000 for 70 sqm, the ask is €1,200/sqm; assuming a basically habitable house, the effective cost is about €1,400/sqm including light works. That is far above this catalog baseline of €423/sqm for Calabria townhouses, though the garden, terrace, parking and sea view support some premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: it has a functioning kitchen, two bathrooms, finished floors and a generous private terrace/garden area. The big selling point is the sunny outdoor living space with fruit trees, and the likely sea-positioning in Scalea, but the interiors are modest and dated rather than beautiful. Overall it feels livable and practical with some charm, not a true dream-house scroll-stopper.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 fairly plain rather than characterful.
- Some exterior/covered terrace areas show wear and minor deterioration.
- Sea view is claimed, but not clearly demonstrated in these photos.
- Outdoor space is large but quite enclosed by neighboring buildings/fences.
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 81/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of northern Calabria, with beaches on the Gulf of Policastro and the first ridges of the southern Apennines rising a short distance inland. The Lao River valley and the western edge of Pollino National Park are within about 15 km, giving a mix of coastal plain, rocky headlands and mountain backdrop in daily view. Scalea has a substantial historic centre on a hill, a seafront, marina services and summer-season tourism infrastructure. San Nicola Arcella and the Riviera dei Cedri coast are nearby, an area known for cedars, holiday beaches and small coves.