Casa indipendente in Vittorio Emanuele Terzo 25
Occasione nel borgo di Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio: casa su due livelli con dependance a soli €13.000 Nel cuore di Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio, suggestivo e tranquillo borgo calabrese situato a pochi minuti di automobile dal mare, proponiamo in vendita, in esclusiva, una proprietà dal grande potenziale, di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €13,000 asking price is exceptionally low at €129/m², and the property is only 3 km from the sea, but the description says it needs to be made into a bespoke home and does not state its condition. Assuming €700/m² renovation costs, the effective cost is about €830/m², well above the local €474/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A characterful two-level home in a dense Calabria borgo, with vine-covered lanes, balconies, tiled roofs, and glimpses toward the Ionian Sea. It is not a bare ruin: the floors, stairs, bathrooms, roof, and utilities appear substantially present, but the interiors are dated and show damp and deterioration, making this a renovation project rather than a move-in dream home.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 home appears usable but needs meaningful renovation and modernization, especially bathrooms, finishes, and possibly plumbing/electrical systems.
- Visible damp staining, peeling plaster, and exterior deterioration should be inspected carefully.
- The property is reached through very narrow, stepped lanes with no apparent direct car access.
- The €13,000 price is exceptionally low, so legal status, utilities, and the separate dependance should be verified.
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 61/100The area sits between the Ionian coastal strip and the Serre Calabresi, with wooded uplands rising inland within a short distance. The Torrente Ancinale valley is the main local landscape line, running down toward the Ionian near Soverato. The nearest town of size is Soverato on the coast, which has the main local services, railway station, marina and beach frontage. Inland, Serra San Bruno is the best-known centre in the wider mountain area, with the Certosa and large forest surroundings, but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of Calabria is known for olive groves on the lower slopes, chestnut and beech woods higher up, and for the contrast between the Ionian shore and the inland Serre.