Casa indipendente in Via Sant'Andrea 18
proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente disposta su due livelli e così disposta: ingresso tre camere, cucina e un bagno al piano terra, altri tre ambienti con un altro bagno al piano primo, un locole cantina al piano seminterrato. nella vendita sono compresi gli arredi. L'immobile situato nel cuore del centro storico, nei pressi della chiesa madre.
What it really costs
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At €490/m², the asking price is close to the Calabria baseline of €478/m², while the 200 m² home appears usable but has no stated condition or technical details. Its historic-center location near Tortora and 5 km from the sea add value, but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €690/m².
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, furnished historic-center house with an unusually ornate façade, arched entrance, and spectacular views over a wooded gorge toward the sea. The interior is clearly a real, usable home with multiple bedrooms and two bathrooms, though it is dated and lacks the polished character of the exterior. At €98,000 for about 200 sqm, the scale and setting create strong dream-home appeal.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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 clean and usable but basic, dated, and visually plain.
- Exterior plaster shows noticeable peeling and maintenance needs.
- Historic-center access appears via a narrow pedestrian lane, with no private garden visible.
- Roof tiles and upper exterior should be professionally checked despite the dramatic setting.
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 78/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side at the south end of the Riviera dei Cedri, with the coastal plain and the first ridges of the southern Apennines close together. The Noce river meets the sea just north of Tortora and marks the Calabria–Basilicata boundary. The Pollino massif rises inland within this radius, and the western foothills of Pollino National Park are close to Tortora. The nearest sizable town is Praia a Mare, which has the main rail station for this stretch of coast and everyday services. Maratea and its cliffed coast are nearby in Basilicata, but outside the immediate landscape used for the score. The area is known for the Riviera dei Cedri coast and for the contrast between short coastal plain, river mouth and steep inland mountain slopes.