Casa indipendente in Contrada Pesco
Soluzione autonoma da ristrutturare posta su due livelli composta da un ampio vano al piano terra - due vani con wc al piano primo da - mq. 90 ca. Corte esclusiva di mq. 300 ca. Terreno circostante di mq. 630 ca. Vista panoramica.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €37,000 asking price is low at €336/m² versus the €478/m² Calabria baseline, and the 2 km sea location is positive. However, it needs renovation: adding an estimated €700/m² makes the effective cost about €1,036/m² (€114,000 total), well above baseline; the single photo and discrepancy between the stated 110 m² and roughly 90 m² described add uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a potentially appealing low-cost country property near the sea, with a large private courtyard, surrounding land, and a claimed panoramic view. However, it is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with limited confirmed livability and no usable photos to demonstrate its beauty or condition.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€22,000 – €39,000
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.
- Requires substantial renovation before it is comfortably habitable.
- Only one unavailable image is provided, so the claimed panoramic view and exterior character cannot be verified.
- Check utilities, permits, roof condition, and access before purchase.
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 67/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria with beaches on the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia and the lower slopes of the Coastal Range immediately inland. The mountains of the Catena Costiera rise a short distance behind the coast, with the larger service centre of Paola nearby for rail connections, shops and everyday services. This stretch of coast is known for small seaside settlements backed by steep inland relief and for the historic sanctuary at Paola linked to San Francesco di Paola.