Casa indipendente
Situato nella tranquilla Contrada Landrelli, nel comune di Ardore Marina, questo immobile in vendita offre una posizione ideale per chi cerca un ambiente sereno e ben collegato. Ardore Marina è una località che coniuga la bellezza del paesaggio con la comodità dei servizi, rendendola una scelta perfetta per famiglie e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective cost ≈ €1,033/m² (price €75,000 + estimated €18,000 renovation at €200/m²) versus the regional median of €433/m² — well above typical local deals. The flat is habitable, in good condition and only 1 km from the sea, but the high effective price makes this an overpriced listing.
More on the house and the area
A solid, single‑storey brick house in good, habitable condition with two bathrooms and a usable fitted kitchen — move‑in ready with mostly cosmetic work. Close to the sea (about 1 km) but photos show a street frontage and only a small gated courtyard rather than a view. Good value for a coastal Calabria property at this price.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- No sea view shown despite being 1 km from the coast
- Small outdoor space — only a narrow gated courtyard/entrance
- Modest, dated finishes in bathrooms and some rooms (cosmetic refresh likely)
- Street‑facing location with limited privacy
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 72/100The area is on the Ionian coast with beaches and the mouth of the Bonamico fiumara nearby. The first slopes of the Aspromonte rise a short distance inland, and the southern sector of Parco Nazionale dell’Aspromonte begins within this radius above the coastal strip. Locri is the nearest town of size with everyday services and the archaeological area of Locri Epizefiri is nearby. This stretch of the Locride is known for citrus groves on the coastal plain and for hill villages on the lower Aspromonte facing the Ionian Sea.