Villa unifamiliare in Marina di Gioiosa Ionica
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Fabbricato di tipo isolato a due piani: terra e seminterrato comunicanti solo dall’esterno. Composto da: corridoio centrale, cucina/pranzo che affaccia su un balcone terrazza, salone, lavanderia, disimpegno che da su tre camere da letto e bagno padronale. Il p. seminterrato è…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing is a judicial auction (ASTA IMMOBILIARE) which carries extra legal/procedural risk. Price €31,321 for 176 m² with estimated €200/m² work → effective ~€66,521 (~€378/m²) versus regional baseline €255/m²; check tribunal documentation before bidding.
More on the house and the area
A spacious 1986 villa set in pleasant rural Calabrian countryside with sea about 5 km away — lovely views and a lot of land feel. Listed as habitable with garage, cellar and terrace, this looks like a real move-in or light-refresh home offered at a very low auction price, but buy only after checking the auction paperwork and internal layout limitations.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Property sold at auction — buyer must verify tribunal documents and possible legal/tax issues.
- Upper and basement floors communicate only from the outside (external access), which affects circulation/layout.
- Listing photos include heavy marketing overlays and are limited — inspect interiors and services (bathroom/kitchen) in person.
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 63/100The area sits between the lower slopes of the Aspromonte and the Ionian coast. The Torbido valley is the main local landform, with cultivated hills running down toward the sea at Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Roccella Ionica. Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte begins farther inland, outside the immediate 15 km radius, but the first hill and mountain terrain is already present behind the town. The nearest larger centre is Locri, which has everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri on the coastal plain. Roccella Ionica has a hilltop castle above the coast. This part of the Locride is known for olive groves, citrus, and the mix of inland hill towns with the Ionian shoreline.