Rustico/casale in Strada Provinciale Per Ardore Sup. E San Nicola 75
Rustico con vista mare e vallate sei km dal mare Posizione tranquilla ideale come seconda casa o casa vacanze tetto fatto da 10 anni Infissi in alluminio due stanze con un cucinotto caminetto e stufa bagno nel terreno ci sono otto piante di ulivo produttive
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €26,000 but with an estimated €12,000 of works (200€/m²) the effective price is €38,000 or ~€633/m², well above the regional median of €265/m²; 2 km to the sea is a plus, but once renovation is included this is expensive for Calabria.
More on the house and the area
A solid, lived-in little farmhouse with wood-beamed ceilings, a fireplace and productive olive trees — roof reportedly redone about 10 years ago. This is a genuine move-in or light-refresh home that feels like a real rural getaway and excellent value, but the interiors are simple and will benefit from cosmetic updating and softer outdoor landscaping.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Small 60 m² — limited living space (2 beds, 1 bath).
- Interiors are basic/tired — kitchen, finishes and floors need cosmetic updating.
- Security bars/metal doors and concrete forecourt; outdoor space is utilitarian rather than a landscaped garden.
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.