Villa unifamiliare in Chiaravalle Centrale
Casa indipendente su due livelli con giardino e dependance – Chiaravalle Centrale (CZ), a 20 minuti dal mare Prezzo: € 100.000 Nel cuore delle colline joniche calabresi, a soli 21 minuti (18 km) dalle splendide spiagge di Soverato, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente su due livelli, libera su 4 lati e immersa…
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In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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Large independent house 280 m² offered at €100,000 (~€357/m²) but the entire first floor is grezzo and needs full finishing; I estimate renovation at about €650/m² → total cost ≈ €282,000 (~€1,007/m²), well above the regional median of €255/m². Positives are a sound roof, a private 860 m² garden and garage, but this is a renovation-heavy project rather than a low-cost buy-to-live solution.
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Solid two-storey villa with a large private garden, mature trees and a gated courtyard; the roof is reported in good condition. The ground floor is habitable but dated, while the entire first floor is a blank shell to be finished — great value if you want lots of space near the sea with renovation.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€55,000 – €98,000
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.
- Upper floor is unfinished (al grezzo) and needs full fitting out
- Interiors and bathroom are dated and require modernization
- Only one full bathroom for large footprint
- Separate external access to first floor may need safety/insulation work
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 66/100The Serre Calabresi are the mountain group around Chiaravalle Centrale, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys within the local area. The Ancinale river valley runs by the town, and the Ionian coast is relatively close but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area falls within the wider zone of the Serre Regional Natural Park. The nearest larger centre is Soverato on the Ionian side, which provides a fuller range of shops, services and rail connections. This part of the Serre is known for chestnut and beech woods, small inland hill towns, and the Certosa di Serra San Bruno area farther north in the same mountain district.