Casa con terreno
Situato nella tranquilla Contrada Mazzarella, nel comune di Gioiosa Ionica, questo terratetto unifamiliare offre un'opportunità unica per chi cerca una residenza in una zona serena e immersa nel verde. La posizione è ideale per chi desidera vivere lontano dal caos cittadino, pur rimanendo a breve distanza dai servizi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €890/m², or about €1,090/m² including an estimated €200/m² allowance for a habitable home, this is roughly 2.5× the Calabria townhouse baseline of €433/m². The sea proximity, garden, garage and 22 photos add value, but 195 days on market, absent central heating and the large premium make it a fair rather than compelling deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable two-bedroom home with a working kitchen, bathrooms, furnishings, balcony, garden, and generous outdoor space. The panoramic view over the town and surrounding hills, together with mature olive trees and a productive-looking garden, gives it real Italian-lifestyle appeal. It is practical rather than architecturally special, but the condition and setting make it a strong live-in prospect.
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- There is no central heating; winter comfort relies on a wood-burning stove.
- Outdoor areas and access include multiple levels and substantial paved/terraced surfaces to maintain.
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 63/100The 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.