Casa con giardino
Situato nel cuore di Gioiosa Ionica, il terratetto unifamiliare in vendita si trova in Largo Cappellini, una zona che offre un contesto tranquillo e riservato, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione abitativa lontana dal caos cittadino. La posizione strategica consente di godere della bellezza del paesaggio circostante e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable condition implies about €22,000 in potential works, giving an effective cost of roughly €918/m² versus the Calabria townhouse baseline of €433/m². The central location, private garden, terraces, and sea access within 5 km add value, but the asking price remains notably above the catalog baseline.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable two-bedroom townhouse with two bathrooms, balconies and a private garden, plus a pleasant elevated view toward Gioiosa Ionica and the distant coast. The home is structurally livable rather than a renovation shell, but its plain tiled interiors and visibly tired communal/exterior surfaces make it charming and practical more than dreamy.
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 – €12,000
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 habitable but dated and very basic, with an unfitted kitchen visible.
- Exterior walls, stairwells and roof-adjacent areas show maintenance and possible damp concerns.
- No air conditioning and no energy rating is provided.
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.