Casa indipendente in Via Giacomo Matteotti 30
A Calopezzati Mare, all’interno del Villaggio La Jonica, proponiamo in vendita un’accogliente soluzione al piano terra con ingresso indipendente, ideale per chi desidera vivere il mare in piena comodità e tranquillità. L’ingresso avviene attraverso una comoda corte esterna che conduce direttamente alla zona giorno,…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €28,500 for 100 sqm, the ask is €285/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is about €485/sqm including ~€200/sqm light works, almost exactly the local baseline of €483/sqm. The score is lifted by the sea-front location in Calopezzati Mare and decent listing quality, but the baseline is weak, so this looks good rather than exceptional.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: floors, bathroom, bedrooms and outdoor space are all in place. The big terrace and glimpse of the sea add genuine lifestyle appeal, especially at this price. The wow is modest because the architecture and interiors are very plain, but it has believable live-in potential.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and not especially photogenic.
- Interiors are basic and functional rather than characterful.
- Sea view is partial/distant across neighboring buildings.
- Likely needs a kitchen installation and some cosmetic refreshing.
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 56/100The area sits on the Ionian coastal strip at the foot of the eastern Sila foothills. The Ionian Sea is a few kilometres away, with the long beach settlements of the Rossano-Corigliano coast along this stretch. Inland, the landscape rises into olive groves, citrus and hillside villages, and the Sila Greca sector of the Sila massif begins within the wider 15 km hinterland. Corigliano-Rossano is the nearest large urban centre, with full services, shops, a hospital, rail connections and the port area of Corigliano. This part of the coast is known for clementines, olive oil and licorice production in the Sibari plain and Ionian Cosenza area.