Villa unifamiliare in Reggio Calabria
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Immobile composto da un unico corpo di fabbrica posto a piano terra all’interno di un lotto di terreno composto da ing./soggiorno cucina/pranzo, bagno, disimpegno, n. 2 camere, e giardino di pertinenza. - S. Antonio Vallone Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly an auction ("ASTA IMMOBILIARE"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog and drives the score into trap territory regardless of the low asking price. Although 402 EUR/m² plus a modest habitable-home renovation allowance is not extreme for Calabria and it is only 1 km from the sea, the auction risk dominates.
More on the house and the area
A simple single-storey house with a pleasantly green garden setting, shutters and a lived-in, usable feel. The key positive is that it appears genuinely habitable with fitted kitchen and finished rooms, but the wow is modest: no proven sea view, no standout historic character, and the interiors would benefit from cosmetic updating.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and fairly ordinary rather than distinctive.
- Bathroom is not shown in the photos despite being mentioned in the description.
- This is an auction listing, so documentation and sale terms need careful checking.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within a short distance. The coast here is the urban waterfront rather than a natural beach landscape. Aspromonte National Park begins inland and defines the immediate hinterland of the city. Reggio Calabria is the nearest city and has full urban services, a ferry connection across the strait, and the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia. The area is known for views across the strait to Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the wider Reggio area.