Terratetto unifamiliare in Davoli
A Davoli Superiore, nel cuore del centro storico, è disponibile una casa indipendente con terrazzo panoramico. L’immobile si sviluppa su più livelli: al piano rialzato si accede direttamente a un soggiorno con angolo cottura. Al primo piano si trova una spaziosa camera da letto e un bagno. Al secondo e ultimo piano è…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 for 80 sqm, the ask is €375/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,075/sqm versus a €422/sqm local baseline, so this is not cheap on a fully-renovated basis. Still, it is a historic-center townhouse with panoramic terrace near the coast, and the low entry price keeps it in the good/fair border rather than overpriced.
More on the house and the area
This is a simple old village townhouse in an atmospheric historic lane, and the terrace/panoramic setting adds some dream value. But it is clearly a renovation project rather than a ready-to-enjoy home, and with only one exterior photo the interior charm and real livability are not proven. At €30k, the price helps, but the wow is modest rather than strong.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Needs renovation before comfortable living
- Only exterior photo shown, so interior character/condition is unproven
- Historic-center access may be tight with steep lanes
- View is mentioned in listing but not clearly demonstrated in photos
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.