Casa bifamiliare in Via Vittorio Emanuele II 40
Casa semindipendente di circa 280 mq nel centro di Roggiano GravinaIn Via Vittorio Emanuele, a Roggiano Gravina, proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente di circa 280 mq, una soluzione ampia e dal carattere signorile, ideale per chi cerca spazi generosi e un'abitazione immediatamente vivibile. La costruzione…
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At €285/m², the asking price is 34% below the Calabria townhouse baseline of €432/m², but estimating €200/m² for a habitable early-1900s property gives an effective €485/m² (€136,200 total), slightly above baseline. The central location and 60 photos support the claim of immediate livability, but the large size and incomplete condition details limit the upside.
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A very large, solid early-20th-century townhouse with an attractive traditional façade, multiple balconies, terrazzo floors, marble stairs, and generous furnished rooms. It appears genuinely livable immediately, with an equipped kitchen and bathrooms, though the interiors are dated and the home lacks the dramatic views, outdoor space, or standout architectural details that would push it into the dream-home top tier.
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€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Urban townhouse directly on a street, with no visible private garden or meaningful open views.
- Interiors are immediately usable but largely dated, with older furnishings, kitchen, bathroom finishes, and fixtures.
- At 281 sqm and three levels, ongoing maintenance and heating costs could be significant.
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 56/100The cluster sits in the inland valley country of northern Calabria, between the lower foothills of the Pollino massif to the north and the broader Esaro-Coscile plain. The Esaro river system shapes this area, with cultivated valley floors and low ridges around the town. Pollino National Park begins within this wider inland zone to the north, and the first mountain roads into the park and toward the Orsomarso-Pollino uplands are a short drive away, but the immediate 15 km landscape is mainly agricultural hills and valley land rather than high mountain scenery. The nearest larger centre is Castrovillari, which has the main services, shops and hospital for this part of the province. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed inland farming typical of the northern Calabrian interior.