Villa unifamiliare in Gioia Tauro
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritti pari all’intera piena proprietà di un intero fabbricato - a) nel piano terra: locale laboratorio di tipo artigianale; b) nel piano primo: appartamento per civile abitazione, (foglio 27, particella 114 sub 4, categoria A/3, cl. 2^);b) nel piano primo: appartamento per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction property, which is a veto red flag regardless of the €178/m² asking figure versus the €263/m² baseline. The description identifies a mixed-use building with an artisan workshop and two apartments, while the facts label it a villa with zero bathrooms, creating material inconsistencies.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large but unattractive mixed-use property near Gioia Tauro, with no compelling views, historic character or photogenic setting. The structure appears roofed and partly floored, but the workshop is severely neglected and the residential areas are unfinished or heavily worn, so it is not convincingly livable despite the listing’s “habitable” label.
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€36,000 – €62,000
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.
- Extensive renovation, clearing and likely systems upgrades are needed.
- No bathrooms are listed, and the photos do not demonstrate a ready-to-live-in home.
- The property includes a large derelict workshop/commercial space rather than being a straightforward villa.
- Auction purchase requires careful legal, planning and occupancy due diligence.
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 38/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast at the Gulf of Gioia Tauro, with the plain backed at short distance by the Aspromonte massif. The Petrace river reaches the sea here. Aspromonte National Park begins inland on the mountain side of the plain. The nearest larger centre is Reggio Calabria, with full city services, port and rail links. This stretch of Calabria is known for the port and container terminal of Gioia Tauro and for citrus and olive cultivation on the plain.