Villa unifamiliare in Delianuova
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritto di piena proprietà del fabbricato a due piani più terrazza, della consistenza complessiva di circa mq 307,90. Attualmente il fabbricato si presenta finito al piano terra e al primo piano, mentre la terrazza coperta è arredata da un solo parapetto alto 1,00 ml. - via…
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 'asta immobiliare', which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. Even ignoring that, the effective cost would be about €342/m2 (€43,869 + ~€61,600 renovation on 308 m2), above the very low Calabria villa baseline of €267/m2.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large, genuinely usable house rather than a shell, and the price per square metre is strikingly low. The interiors are dated but mostly intact and livable, with some generous rooms and a solid overall feel. It lacks strong visual wow from views or character features, and the visible cracking plus auction context keep it out of the higher bands.
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€20,000 – €34,000
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.
- Auction sale: check full legal documentation and occupancy status.
- Habitable but dated interiors need modernization.
- Visible wall/ceiling cracks suggest technical inspection is advisable.
- Terrace appears incomplete/unfinished from the listing text.
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 73/100The cluster is in the Aspromonte, with wooded slopes and ridgelines around the upper valleys on the Tyrrhenian side of the massif. The Aspromonte National Park lies in this area. Gambarie, the main ski station of Aspromonte, is the nearest lift area and is roughly 25–35 minutes away by road. Within the same massif are inland viewpoints toward both the Strait of Messina and the Ionian side, but the immediate landscape is mountain forest and upland villages. The nearest city of size is Reggio Calabria, which has the main rail links, ferry connections across the Strait, and the regional airport. This part of Aspromonte is known for chestnut woods, olive groves on lower slopes, and bergamot production closer to the Reggio plain and coast.