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Casa indipendente in Via Luigi Pirandello 112

Ionadi, Calabria
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
100
Price per m²
€250
Property type
Country house
Rooms
3 locali

Rudere con progetto approvato per una villetta. €. 25.000- rif. V38 vena di ionadi- via l. Pirandello - l'agenzia piro immobiliare di vibo valentia vende, in prossimita' del centro commerciale " vibo center ", molto vicino all'aeroporto militare e nucleo di polizia cinofili, a 2 chilometri dal centro citta' di vibo capoluogo, in zona tranquilla e riservata, una porzione di...

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What it really costs

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

The listing explicitly says 'rudere' (ruin) with an approved project for a small villa, so this is effectively a rebuild rather than a livable house. At 100 sqm, the effective cost is about €1,350/m2 (€25,000 + heavy works), and the baseline is weak anyway, so this is not a sound cheap-home deal.

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What the photos show

There is some rustic stone character and a bit of land, but this reads as a redevelopment project rather than a home you could actually live in. The structures appear heavily derelict and overgrown, with no visible habitable interior. Cheap, yes—but the wow is limited because condition is far below livable.

Comfortable600900/m²
€60,000 – €90,000

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

This house
Full
€120,000 – €150,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000

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
€145,000 – €175,000
What worries us about this house
  • It is explicitly a rudere with approved project, not a ready home.
  • Overgrown plot and partial/derelict structures suggest major structural rebuilding.
  • Roadside setting with visible utility poles and nearby commercial/infrastructure uses reduces romance.
  • Photos do not show any usable interior, kitchen, bathroom, or finished living space.

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 57/100

The area lies on the inland side of the Costa degli Dei around Vibo Valentia, with low hills of olive groves and fields descending toward the Tyrrhenian. The Mesima valley is nearby inland, and the Calabrian Serre rise farther to the east. The nearest coast is the Tyrrhenian at Vibo Marina and the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia. Vibo Valentia is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic upper town on a hill. Tropea and the better-known cliff coast are farther up the shore, useful for outings but outside the immediate landscape. The area is known mainly for ordinary Calabrian hill agriculture and for access to the Vibo-Tropea stretch of coast.

The comune of Ionadi
People living here
4,669
+17.8% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
12%
20% are under 14
Flood zone
1.0%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
6 km
Nearest airport
50 min drive
Nearest city
48 min drive
Property address:Via Luigi Pirandello 112
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Asking price

25,000
Deal score
18/100
Dream
18/100
Wow
25/100

Listed 05/08/2026