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Casa indipendente in Vico Speranza

Joppolo, Calabria
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
111
Plot m²
15
Price per m²
€315
Property type
Country house
Rooms
3 locali

Casa rurale con vista mare nella costa degli dei Nella splendida Costa degli Dei, a Coccorino, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa rurale di circa 111 MQ, disposta su due livelli, con 15 MQ di corte privata e una bellissima vista panoramica sul Mar Tirreno. La vista mare, la vicinanza alla costa e l'atmosfera tipica di Coccorino rendono questa...

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Livable, but something basic is worn out

Condition not stated in the listing
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Why this price is what it is

At €35,000 (315 €/m²) the house is cheap on the face of it versus the regional median of 474 €/m², but the listing does not state the condition so I assume modest works (~200 €/m²). That gives an effective cost of ~515 €/m²—slightly above median—yet 1 km to the sea and 6 photos support tourist appeal.

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What the photos show

Lovely classic hilltop setting on the Costa degli Dei with a genuine panoramic sea view and mature garden/terrace planting. The photos show an older, roofed two‑storey rural house that appears structurally intact but unrefurbished — a charming project that will need cosmetic and likely systems work before full-time living.

Updating, not renovation
€22,000 – €32,000

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€7,000 – €12,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€57,000 – €67,000
What worries us about this house
  • Several listing images are stylized renders and not representative of current condition
  • Exterior photos show an unrefurbished rural shell — interior/utility condition is unclear and likely needs renovation
  • Very small private courtyard (15 m²) and stepped/sloping access may limit parking/easy access

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 72/100

The Tyrrhenian coast is at the door, with a rocky shoreline and small beaches around Joppolo and Capo Vaticano within the local stretch of coast. The slopes of Monte Poro rise immediately inland, with a rural plateau of olive groves and fields behind the coast. Nicotera is the nearest town of some size, with services and an old centre above the sea. Tropea is nearby along the same coast and is known for its historic centre on the cliff and for the Costa degli Dei shoreline. The area is known for sea views toward Sicily and the Aeolian Islands in clear weather, and for red onion cultivation around Tropea.

The comune of Joppolo
People living here
1,705
-20.0% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
32%
9.5% are under 14
Flood zone
12%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
6.9%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
1 km
Nearest airport
81 min drive
Nearest city
74 min drive
Property address:Vico Speranza
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Asking price

35,000
Deal score
66/100
Wow
68/100

Listed 14/09/2026