Casa indipendente in Via Indipendenza 13
Casa indipendente costruzione inizi 900 (ristrutturata), facente parte di edficio famiglia Farina. 5 vani, composta da cucina abitabile, ampio salone, 3 camere da letto e un bagno. Spazio per eventuale ampliamento, al momento allo stato rustico. Parte scoperta di circa 20 mq. Impianto di riscaldamento a gas, camere da letto con impianto di aria condizionata.
What it really costs
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At €25,000 (€169/m²), this renovated 148 m² country house is 65% below the Calabria baseline of €478/m²; allowing €200/m² for the unfinished rustic expansion gives an effective cost of about €369/m². The inland location 18 km from the sea limits upside, but the price and apparent livability make it an exceptional candidate.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, independent early-1900s house at an exceptionally low price, with a recently renovated-looking facade, traditional shutters, a balcony, and a compact outdoor area. It appears to be a real, usable home rather than a ruin, but the plain dense-town setting offers no visible views or standout historic interiors. The unfinished section and lack of interior photos keep it in the charming-value category rather than dream-home territory.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- No interior photos are provided, so the claimed renovation and actual livability cannot be verified.
- The property includes an unfinished rustic area for possible expansion.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 148 sqm, four-bedroom home.
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 58/100The area is in the inland hills between the Mesima valley and the Serre Calabresi. The Mesima river basin is the main landscape feature nearby. Serra San Bruno is the nearest town of note, with an old center and the Certosa di Serra San Bruno, about 15 km away. This part of inland Vibo Valentia is known for olive groves, mixed hill farming and chestnut woods on the higher ground of the Serre.