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Rudere da riattare in centro storico!

Crotone, Calabria
Bedrooms
1
Baths
1
50
Price per m²
€590
Property type
Townhouse
Rooms
2 locali

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…

near the sea

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

At €590/m² before works, the asking price is already above comparable local levels; restoring the 50 m² ruin could add roughly €55,000, bringing the effective cost near €1,690/m². The historic-center location and immediate proximity to the sea add appeal, but the extensive renovation makes this weak value.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

The historic-center setting is photogenic, with weathered façades, local stonework, and a beautifully paved lane near the sea. However, this is explicitly a rudere to be completely renovated, so it is a restoration project rather than a realistically livable home today.

Comfortable600900/m²
€30,000 – €45,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

This house
Full
€60,000 – €75,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€100,000 – €115,000
What worries us about this house
  • Advertised as a complete ruin requiring full renovation.
  • The gallery shown does not prove the interior condition, utilities, or bathroom usability.
  • No private outdoor space or significant view is evident.

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 55/100

This 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.

The comune of Crotone
People living here
58,372
+0.8% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
20%
14% are under 14
Flood zone
32%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
0.7%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
376 m
Nearest airport
25 min drive
Nearest city
8 min drive
Property address:via cavour
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Asking price

29,500
Deal score
28/100
Dream
12/100
Wow
45/100

Listed 22/08/2026