Villa in Via Ligabue 32
Scalea - Villetta a Schiera al primo piano in Via Ligabue - Parco Scogliera 2 - Zona Petrosa A pochi minuti dalle splendide spiagge di Scalea, Fiuzzi e Arcomagno, questa fantastica villetta a schiera è un'opportunità imperdibile! Situata in una posizione strategica e ambita, l'immobile offre qualità e convenienza a soli 47.000 €. Descrizione della Proprietà Presentiamo...
What it really costs
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At €47,000 for 55 sqm, the ask is €855/sqm; assuming a basically habitable home at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €1,055/sqm. That is far above this catalog’s very low Calabria villa baseline of €275/sqm, but the property is near the sea (1 km), has 23 photos, and the fresh listing shows no obvious legal or condition red flags.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable, furnished little home with private outdoor space and no signs of being a shell or ruin. The main appeal is practicality and value near the coast rather than beauty: the interiors are basic, the setting feels dense and ordinary, but it looks ready to live in with only light refreshing.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- No real sea or scenic views shown in the photos.
- Interiors are simple and compact rather than characterful.
- Outdoor space is tiled courtyard/terrace, with limited privacy.
- Likely best as a practical beach-base, not a standout dream home.
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.