Casa indipendente in Via Municipio 7
Nel cuore del borgo antico e a pochi passi dal castello bilocale su due livelli con doppio ingresso indipendente composto da cucina abitabile con balcone abitabile, camera matrimoniale e bagno.
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 (€750/m²), this compact two-level home is reasonably priced for a historic village location just 3 km from the sea, with two independent entrances and a balcony. Allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified condition brings the effective cost to about €950/m², so the missing condition and technical details prevent an exceptional rating.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable little home with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, air conditioning, and independent access. Its main appeal is the €30,000 price and traditional village-house character, but the interiors are plain and dated rather than beautiful or dreamlike.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very compact 40 sqm layout over two levels.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, with older kitchen and bathroom finishes.
- No exterior, balcony, or view is shown clearly enough to assess the setting.
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 66/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with a long beach and the mouth area of the Assi river nearby. Inland, within this stretch of the Locride, the first hills of the Calabrian Serre rise not far from the coast, but the immediate setting is mainly coastal plain and low cultivated ground. Roccella Ionica is the nearest town of some size on this part of the coast, with a marina and rail connections. Monasterace is known for the archaeological area of ancient Kaulon, one of the main Greek sites on the Ionian side of Calabria.