Casa indipendente
Proponiamo in vendita un'esclusiva casa singola di 120 mq disposta su tre livelli nel suggestivo borgo di Davoli Superiore. Una soluzione ideale per chi cerca totale indipendenza e ampi spazi interni. L'immobile si distingue per la presenza di una doppia zona giorno, ottima per ospitare amici o creare due ambienti separati: Piano Terra (Tavernetta): Accogliente soggiorno, Cucina, Bagno. Piani...
What it really costs
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At €52,000 for 120 sqm, the asking price is €433/sqm; with a habitable-style renovation allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €633/sqm. The local baseline is weak (only 8 comps), so this looks only moderately plausible rather than a standout bargain; the independent house layout and village setting help a bit, but it is 6 km from the sea and not clearly renovated.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a project: the rooms are finished, furnished, and the bathroom is functional, so you could move in with only cosmetic updates. The wow factor is modest, though—the exterior is ordinary and the interiors are simple and dated, with no special historic details or visible views. At this price for 120 sqm, the value helps, but it feels more practical than dreamy.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and shows some wear at ground level
- Interiors look clean and usable but dated rather than characterful
- No view, terrace life, or outdoor space proven in the photos
- Borgo lane setting may mean limited light/access and close neighboring buildings
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.