Rustico/casale in Vico Nazionale 312
Appartamento allo stato rustico, situato all'ultimo piano di un edificio in posizione centrale. L'immobile, con una superficie di circa 180 mq, offre ampi spazi e la possibilità di progettare e personalizzare completamente gli interni secondo le proprie esigenze e il proprio gusto, realizzando un'abitazione moderna e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 (€299/m²), this 184 m² property is only in rustic shell condition and likely needs about €1,000/m² to become a dwelling, putting the effective cost near €1,299/m² versus roughly €265/m² locally. The 2 km sea proximity and generous size help, but the required fit-out overwhelms the initial low asking price.
More on the house and the area
The 184 sqm size, central location, balcony/terrace, and low price are appealing, with the sea only 2 km away. However, the interiors are clearly at the rustico stage: spacious but entirely unfinished, so this is a substantial renovation project rather than a home someone could move into.
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, €1,000/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €65,000
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.
- The property is an unfinished shell with raw walls and floors, exposed brick ceilings, and no visible kitchen or finished bathrooms.
- A full renovation and installation of utilities, heating, finishes, and fixtures will be required before it is livable.
- The views are urban rather than scenic, and the building appears to be in a dense town 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 58/100The cluster lies on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with long sandy shoreline and the Gulf of Squillace immediately by the town. Inland the land is mostly low coastal plain with cultivated fields, while the Sila foothills rise farther west beyond the 15 km landscape. Catanzaro is the nearest provincial city of size, with full services, rail connections and hospitals. This stretch of coast is known for beach resorts and agricultural land rather than for a protected headland, historic fishing port or named scenic enclave within the immediate area.