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Casa centro storico

Gioiosa Ionica, Calabria
Bedrooms
3
Baths
2
100
Price per m²
€490
Property type
Townhouse

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Livable, but something basic is worn out

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

At €49,000 (€490/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €69,000 or €690/m² after modest habitable-home improvements, roughly 59% above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €433/m². The central location and 5 km proximity to the sea help, but the price is not a strong discount.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

This is a genuine, usable three-bedroom townhouse with a balcony, tiled floors, functioning kitchen and bathroom, rather than a shell or ruin. However, its appeal is mainly practicality and low price: the interiors are very dated, with visible moisture damage, and there is little proven scenic or historic character.

Updating, not renovation
€20,000 – €29,000

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€7,000 – €11,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€69,000 – €78,000
What worries us about this house
  • Interiors are dated and show visible damp/peeling plaster, so renovation and cosmetic work are likely.
  • No private garden or meaningful view is shown; the outdoor area appears to be a communal paved forecourt.
  • Roof, systems, heating, and legal/utility status are not documented in the photos.

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 63/100

The area sits between the lower slopes of the Aspromonte and the Ionian coast. The Torbido valley is the main local landform, with cultivated hills running down toward the sea at Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Roccella Ionica. Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte begins farther inland, outside the immediate 15 km radius, but the first hill and mountain terrain is already present behind the town. The nearest larger centre is Locri, which has everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri on the coastal plain. Roccella Ionica has a hilltop castle above the coast. This part of the Locride is known for olive groves, citrus, and the mix of inland hill towns with the Ionian shoreline.

The comune of Gioiosa Ionica
People living here
6,908
-2.1% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
19%
16% are under 14
Flood zone
29%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
1.6%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
5 km
Property address:Vico Nardi
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Asking price

49,000
Deal score
55/100
Wow
56/100

Listed 27/08/2026