Indipendente con giardino
Reggio Calabria, zona San Gregorio, proponiamo in vendita indipendente su un unico livello. L'immobile ha una superficie di 83 mq ed è così composto: cucina, salone, 3 camere da letto ed 1 bagno, a completare la proprietà vi sono oltre 250 mq di giardino., La struttura è un ottimo investimento per la sua posizione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €88,000 for 83 m² with a 'Needs renovation' estimate (~€700/m² → €58,100) gives an effective cost of ≈€146,100 or ≈€1,760/m²; that is roughly 4× the regional baseline of €433/m². Sea-front location helps value, but the high renovation burden makes this poor value versus typical local listings.
More on the house and the area
A small independent seaside house with a sizeable private garden (≈250 m²) — the aerials show the sea just beyond the railway. The building is intact but run‑down and requires renovation and yard clearing; good for someone who wants a cheap seaside plot and is prepared to improve the house and deal with railway noise.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- Very close to active railway — likely noise and some privacy/visual obstruction toward the sea
- Property needs clear renovation: cluttered yard, makeshift/wooden outbuildings and general upkeep required
- Modest single‑level house (83 m²) so not a large home, only one bathroom
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 cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina coast, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within this radius. The Ionian Tyrrhenian divide of the Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte begins behind the city in the mountain belt. Reggio Calabria is the nearest town of size and has full city services, ferry links across the strait, and the National Archaeological Museum with the Bronzes of Riace. The area is known for views across the Strait of Messina toward Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the surrounding province.