Casa indipendente in Via Cristoforo Colombo 27
Casa Indipendente su due livelli a Soveria Simeri: Tranquillità a Pochi Minuti dal Mare Se sogni una casa che unisca il fascino autentico di un borgo calabrese con la comodità di raggiungere il mare in pochi minuti, questa proprietà a Soveria Simeri è l'ideale per te. Situata nel cuore del paese, noto per la sua atmosfera tranquilla...
What it really costs
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At €217/m², the asking price is 55% below the Calabria country-house baseline of €478/m², but the condition is unspecified and the description provides no renovation evidence. Using a €700/m² renovation allowance gives an effective cost of about €917/m², making this only a fair prospect until the building condition is verified.
More on the house and the area
This is a surprisingly substantial, real two-level home at an exceptional €28,000, with multiple bedrooms, two bathrooms, balconies, and a rooftop terrace in a traditional Calabrian village. It is furnished and usable rather than a shell, but the interiors are plain and dated, with visible maintenance issues and little of the historic character or spectacular scenery that creates a true dream-home effect.
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€25,000 – €45,000
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.
- Clearly habitable, but interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic renovation.
- Kitchen and bathrooms are functional-looking but old-fashioned; one kitchen wall shows cracking or damp staining.
- Town-centre setting has limited privacy and no obvious garden; the terrace is a basic rooftop space.
- Exterior facade and balcony railings need maintenance and repainting.
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 54/100The cluster sits on the Ionian side of the Sila foothills, with low hills dropping toward the Gulf of Squillace. The Simeri river valley is the main local landform in this part of the province. The nearest town of size is Catanzaro, which has the main services and administrative functions for the area, and the built-up coast around Sellia Marina provides everyday beach access. This stretch of Calabria is known for olive groves and mixed inland-and-coastal settlement rather than for a single protected or monumental landscape within the immediate area.