Vista mare / Zona Petrosa / Posizione strategica – Villette
Nel Parco Roma, in zona Petrosa a Scalea, proponiamo diverse villette a schiera con differenti metrature, esposizioni e caratteristiche, adatte come abitazione principale, casa per le vacanze o investimento immobiliare. Le unità immobiliari sono ubicate a breve distanza dalle spiagge, dal centro di Scalea e dai…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €87,500 for 90 sqm, the asking price is €972/sqm; with habitable-condition works (~€200/sqm), the effective cost is about €1,172/sqm versus a very low Calabria villa baseline of €267/sqm, so this is weak on price. The 1 km sea location helps, but the listing is generic/illustrative and says surfaces, finishes and prices may vary by unit, which reduces confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home: finished, furnished, with kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, balcony and a large paved outdoor area. The strongest appeal is the near-sea setting and the price for a habitable villa, but the architecture and interiors are more practical than dreamy. It feels like a solid affordable coastal base rather than a true scroll-stopping beauty.
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.
- Generic suburban complex rather than a unique standalone character home
- Interiors are clean and habitable but fairly basic and modern
- Sea is nearby and visible from aerials, but the direct terrace view is mostly over neighboring houses
- Listing photos are illustrative of a type within the complex, so exact unit/finishes may vary
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 81/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of northern Calabria, with beaches on the Gulf of Policastro and the first ridges of the southern Apennines rising a short distance inland. The Lao River valley and the western edge of Pollino National Park are within about 15 km, giving a mix of coastal plain, rocky headlands and mountain backdrop in daily view. Scalea has a substantial historic centre on a hill, a seafront, marina services and summer-season tourism infrastructure. San Nicola Arcella and the Riviera dei Cedri coast are nearby, an area known for cedars, holiday beaches and small coves.