Casa indipendente in Via Trieste 3

Cinquefrondi, Calabria
Bedrooms
5
Baths
2
60
Price per m²
€1,000
Property type
Country house
Rooms
6 locali

Casa Indipendente nel Cuore di Cinquefrondi Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nel centro storico di Cinquefrondi, a pochi passi dalla suggestiva chiesa di San Michele. Un'opportunità unica per chi desidera vivere immerso nella comunità locale, con tutti i servizi a portata di mano. Descrizione della Proprietà La casa si sviluppa su tre livelli, offrendo una distribuzione...

What it really costs

Condition not stated in the listing
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Why this price is what it is

At €1,000/m², the €60,000 asking price is already more than double the Calabria baseline of €478/m²; assuming renovation needs, effective cost rises to about €1,700/m². The historic-center location helps, but condition is unspecified, the description is vague, and only one photo is provided.

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What the photos show

This is a dense old-town house with some authentic historic character and a central community setting. However, the single exterior image shows a cramped alley, weathered facades, and dated infrastructure, with no evidence yet of a beautiful or move-in-ready interior.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€21,000 – €30,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€36,000 – €54,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€72,000 – €90,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000

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
€96,000 – €114,000
What worries us about this house
  • Only one photo is provided, so the interior condition cannot be verified.
  • The visible facades show peeling plaster, exposed or improvised drainage, narrow access, and likely substantial updating needs.
  • No views, garden, terrace, or other standout lifestyle feature is shown.

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 58/100

The cluster sits in the Gioia Tauro plain at the foot of the Aspromonte massif. The Metramo valley cuts into the hills around Polistena, and the lower slopes above the plain are planted with olives and citrus. The Aspromonte National Park begins farther inland on the mountain side, with higher forest and ridge landscapes beyond the immediate plain. The Tyrrhenian coast is nearby but not within the immediate 15 km landscape. The nearest larger centre is Gioia Tauro on the plain, with port and rail services; Palmi is another nearby town with everyday services. This area is known for olive groves and citrus cultivation on the plain below Aspromonte.

The comune of Cinquefrondi
People living here
6,239
-3.4% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
20%
15% are under 14
Flood zone
7.8%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
2.0%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
17 km
Property address:Via Trieste 3
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Asking price

60,000
Deal score
38/100
Wow
42/100

Listed 28/08/2026