Casa indipendente in Via Garibaldi
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 presente una seconda camera da letto e...
What it really costs
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At €30,000 for 80 sqm, the ask is €375/sqm; assuming basic habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is about €575/sqm including ~€200/sqm light works. The local baseline is weak, so this looks plausible rather than standout; historic-center setting and terrace help, but 1 photo and missing condition data limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
This has some appeal as a small house tucked into a historic Calabrian lane, and the price is very low for an independent home near the sea. But the visible exterior is plain and worn, with no proven views or interior character in the photos. It looks like a usable house rather than a ruin, yet the wow factor is limited without stronger beauty evidence.
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 – €9,000
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.
- Only one exterior photo, so interior charm and true condition are unproven
- Facade looks tired and may need updating/maintenance
- Historic-center access appears tight on a steep lane
- Panoramic terrace is mentioned but not shown 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.