Casa bifamiliare in Via Trieste 1
Casa semindipendente su più livelli con terrazzo Accogliente, luminosa e funzionale, è la soluzione ideale per chi cerca spazi confortevoli e ben organizzati, in una posizione centrale e comoda per raggiungere facilmente i principali servizi. L'abitazione si sviluppa su più livelli, offrendo ambienti ben distribuiti…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Assuming habitable condition, estimated effective cost is about €103,200 (€1,134/m²), far above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €432/m². The 2 km sea proximity, central position, terrace and parking add value, but the missing condition and energy data make the €85,000 price only fair.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, move-in-ready multi-level townhouse with a fully equipped kitchen, two bathrooms, bedrooms, balconies, and a pleasant rooftop terrace. The arched interior opening adds modest character, but the surrounding neighborhood is ordinary and the photos show no standout view or exceptional architectural beauty.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- The setting is dense and urban, with no meaningful sea or landscape view shown.
- Finishes and bathroom/kitchen styling are dated, though the house appears maintained and usable.
- The rooftop terrace is practical but visually overlooked by surrounding buildings.
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 cluster lies on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with long sandy shoreline and the Gulf of Squillace immediately by the town. Inland the land is mostly low coastal plain with cultivated fields, while the Sila foothills rise farther west beyond the 15 km landscape. Catanzaro is the nearest provincial city of size, with full services, rail connections and hospitals. This stretch of coast is known for beach resorts and agricultural land rather than for a protected headland, historic fishing port or named scenic enclave within the immediate area.