Villa unifamiliare in Praia a Mare
Villa a Praia a Mare - Saracinello: Opportunità Unica da Ristrutturare Scopri questa affascinante villa su due livelli situata a Praia a Mare, nella suggestiva località di Saracinello, a soli 2,5 km dal mare cristallino. Una proprietà con grande potenziale, perfetta per chi desidera creare la propria dimora da sogno…
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €98,000 for 200 m² plus estimated €700/m² renovation (€140k) the effective cost ≈ €238,000 (≈€1,190/m²), far above the Calabria median of €255/m²; being 2 km from the sea and having good photos helps, but the full renovation needed makes this overpriced.
More on the house and the area
The villa delivers a genuine seaside dream with a large panoramic balcony/terrace and glimpses of the sea — excellent location and outdoor potential. The building is intact and clearly lived-in with functioning rooms, two bathrooms and a fireplace, but the interiors are dated and will need renovation and energy/system upgrades to reach their full potential.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and updating (cosmetic finishes and likely systems)
- Dated, lived-in interiors and basic bathrooms/kitchen
- Small private garden and the house sits close to the street
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 81/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the edge of the area, with the Gulf of Policastro and beaches around Marina di Tortora and Praia a Mare. The first ridges of the southern Apennines rise immediately inland, and the Pollino massif and Pollino National Park are within this radius above the coastal strip. The Lao valley is nearby, with the river cutting down from the Pollino toward the sea. Praia a Mare is the nearest town of size, with beaches, a seafront and rail access on the coastal line. The area is known for the meeting of steep inland mountains with a short Tyrrhenian coastal plain.