Terratetto unifamiliare in Nicotera
Appartamento terracielo da ristrutturare, con piccolo giardino. Possibilità di ricavare un secondo bagno. L'appartamento si trova al centro del paese.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25,000 for 80 sqm, the asking price is €312/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is about €1,012/sqm. That is not cheap versus this low-stock baseline of €423/sqm, but the listing benefits from being in the town center with a small garden and only 2 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
The best asset is the balcony outlook over green hills, which gives the house some real day-to-day appeal. But this is a very plain, workmanlike townhouse with dim, basic interiors that need renovation before it feels inviting to live in. At €25k and close to the sea, it has potential, but the current wow is modest rather than dream-home strong.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs real renovation and modernization
- Interiors look basic/unfinished in parts
- Only one bathroom currently
- Very limited character in the current presentation
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 72/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the door, with a rocky shoreline and small beaches around Joppolo and Capo Vaticano within the local stretch of coast. The slopes of Monte Poro rise immediately inland, with a rural plateau of olive groves and fields behind the coast. Nicotera is the nearest town of some size, with services and an old centre above the sea. Tropea is nearby along the same coast and is known for its historic centre on the cliff and for the Costa degli Dei shoreline. The area is known for sea views toward Sicily and the Aeolian Islands in clear weather, and for red onion cultivation around Tropea.