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Casa indipendente in Vico Nocera 18

Gioiosa Ionica, Calabria
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
85
Price per m²
€529
Property type
Country house
Rooms
3 locali

Zeus immobiliare vende Casa su due livelli in vendita a Gioiosa Jonica – circa 85 mq Rif. 675 “A Gioiosa Jonica, due piani di spazio e infinite possibilità per il tuo futuro. ” Nel caratteristico territorio di Gioiosa Jonica, proponiamo in vendita un’abitazione disposta su due livelli, con una superficie complessiva di circa 85 mq. Il piano...

What it really costs

Condition not stated in the listing
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Why this price is what it is

With baseline data weak (Calabria country houses: €448/m²), this must be judged mainly on plausibility. At €529/m² plus an estimated €700/m² renovation for unspecified condition, the effective cost is about €1,229/m²; near the sea (5 km) helps, but the sparse description gives too little evidence for a stronger score.

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What the photos show

This is a genuinely usable, move-in-ready small house: fitted kitchen, finished bedrooms, bathroom, tiled floors, and no visible structural distress. The strongest wow comes from the pretty old-lane setting and the beautiful hill-to-sea context around Gioiosa Ionica, rather than from the interior itself. At €45k it feels very appealing as a real home, but it is more practical and pleasant than truly dreamy.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€30,000 – €43,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€51,000 – €77,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€102,000 – €128,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €30,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€96,000 – €122,000
What worries us about this house
  • Interior style is clean but fairly plain, with limited historic character.
  • No private outdoor space or terrace is shown.
  • Likely a compact village house with stairs and tight room layouts.
  • Sea views appear from the area/context, not clearly from a private living terrace.

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 63/100

The area sits between the lower slopes of the Aspromonte and the Ionian coast. The Torbido valley is the main local landform, with cultivated hills running down toward the sea at Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Roccella Ionica. Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte begins farther inland, outside the immediate 15 km radius, but the first hill and mountain terrain is already present behind the town. The nearest larger centre is Locri, which has everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri on the coastal plain. Roccella Ionica has a hilltop castle above the coast. This part of the Locride is known for olive groves, citrus, and the mix of inland hill towns with the Ionian shoreline.

The comune of Gioiosa Ionica
People living here
6,908
-2.1% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
19%
16% are under 14
Flood zone
29%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
1.6%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
5 km
Nearest airport
82 min drive
Nearest city
74 min drive
Property address:Vico Nocera 18
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Asking price

45,000
Deal score
47/100
Dream
44/100
Wow
69/100

Listed 05/08/2026