Villetta a schiera a Simeri Crichi,
Villetta a Schiere in Simeri Mare… di 70 mq. Nella magica bellezza di Simeri Mare, nel villaggio maestrale, questa porzione di villa a schiera è in vendita. Ubicata in una location residenziale e a soli pochi metri dalla spiaggia e da tutti i servizi necessari. La struttura vanta un'architettura che ha caratterizzato…
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 price ≈ €94,000 (€80,000 + estimated €14,000 renovation at €200/m²) → about €1,343/m², far above the regional median €255/m². Being habitable, recently built (2010) and steps from the sea helps, but the ~5× premium makes this poor value for money.
More on the house and the area
A tidy, modern seaside town-house with a covered wooden portico and a small private courtyard — move-in ready and practical. Interiors are plain but in good, habitable condition; the attic bedroom is reached by a compact spiral stair and outdoor space is limited and street-facing. Strong value for money so long as you accept modest finishes and the confined layout.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 overall floor area and compact rooms
- Upper bedroom reached by a narrow spiral staircase (not ideal for children/elderly)
- Street-facing unit with limited privacy and no clear sea view shown in photos
- Basic, utilitarian finishes though habitable
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 61/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast plain at the foot of the Calabrian hills, with the Sila plateau inland to the northwest but outside the immediate landscape. The Ionian Sea is at the doorstep, on the gulf coast between Catanzaro Lido and Sellia Marina. The nearest town of size is Catanzaro, which has the main range of services, a historic upper town and the coastal district of Lido. This stretch is known for long beach lines, citrus and olive cultivation on the plain, and low hills rising quickly behind the coast.