Villa unifamiliare in San Demetrio Corone
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Unità immobiliare (villa singola), identificata nel N.C.E.U., al fg. 47, p.lla 486, cat. A/2, cl. 2, consistenza 12 vani, rendita € 495,80, della superficie commerciale di 561,64 mq sita nel comune di San Demetrio Corone, contrada Sofferetti, n. 50. (trattasi di immobile abusivo ed…
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction and the court expert states the villa is 'immobile abusivo ed insanabile' (illegal and unregularizable), so it cannot legally be used as a dwelling. The price €48,475 (~€86/m²) vs regional baseline €255/m² is irrelevant given the legality veto.
More on the house and the area
Large, lived-in villa with roomy traditional interiors and a tiled private courtyard — physically usable and very inexpensive for the square metres. However the advertised legal status as 'abusive and unrepairable' is a critical red flag that can make the house unsellable or hard to insure; buy only after full legal review.
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€37,000 – €63,000
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.
- Listing notes the property is 'immobile abusivo ed insanabile' (illegal/unregularizable) — major legal risk, check tribunal documents and get a lawyer.
- Photos show dated interiors and some cellar/garage areas with low ceilings and clutter; likely renovation/clean-up needed.
- Unclear/possibly missing bathroom information and energy class; verify utilities and habitability certificates.
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 55/100The area is the lower foothills and cultivated valleys between the Sila uplands and the Ionian plain. The Crati valley system is the main landscape feature of this part of northern Calabria, with olive groves, fields and low wooded hills around the Albanian-origin villages of the zone. The nearest coast for daily life is the Ionian shore around Corigliano-Rossano and Sibari, but it is outside the immediate inland setting. Rossano and Corigliano, the nearest larger centres, provide hospitals, larger shops, rail connections and services. This part of Calabria is known for arbëreshë settlements, olive cultivation and clementines in the broader plain.