Casa indipendente in Via Cavour
Crotone, nel cuore del centro storico, proponiamo in via Cavour un rudere completamente da riattare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione personalizzata in città! Questo immobile di circa 50 mq è posto al piano terra e si compone da: ingresso indipendente, cucinino, camera da letto e bagno. La zona centrale prossima a tutti i principali servizi rende...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 50 m² historic-center property is explicitly a ruin requiring complete renovation: about €55,000 at €1,100/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,690/m² versus €474/m² for comparable homes. Its central location and proximity to the sea add value, but not enough to offset the very high all-in cost.
More on the house and the area
The property has some old-town character, including weathered façades, barred openings, wrought-iron details, and a striking historic cobbled lane in central Crotone. However, the photos show a genuine uninhabitable ruin with a badly deteriorated roof, damp interiors, rubble, and no practical move-in condition, so this is a major restoration project rather than a ready Italian home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €29,000
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.
- Genuine rudere requiring complete renovation
- Severe damp, mold, crumbling finishes, and damaged interior
- Roof structure appears seriously deteriorated
- No usable kitchen or bathroom visible; renovation scope may include utilities and structural work
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 55/100This is on the Ionian coast at Crotone, with long low shoreline and the mouth area of the Esaro river nearby. The Capo Rizzuto Marine Protected Area begins south of the city, with rocky coast, coves and clear water around Le Castella within about 15 km. Crotone is a city with a port, seafront, services and the remains of the Greek Hera Lacinia sanctuary at Capo Colonna just south of the built-up area. The urban cap applies because the cluster is inside a city above 50,000 residents.