Via Cappella, 6, Chiaravalle Centrale
Tribunale: Catanzaro RGE: 43/2023 PVP: 4624281 Piena proprietà di unità immobiliare, Categoria A/6 Classe 2, Consistenza 2 vani, Piano T – 1, sup. cat.58. L'immobile si compone di un ingresso a piano terra con un angolo cottura e un W.C. Una scala, rivestita in marmo che porta al primo piano, dove è ubicata una stanza…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction sale, which adds legal complexity. Asking price €22,500 plus estimated renovation (~€700/m²) gives a total ≈€54,000 (≈€1,200/m²), well above the local median of ≈€424/m², so not a bargain.
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Bright, roomy attic-style interior with skylights, a brick feature wall, modern-looking bathroom and new-style flooring — it feels largely liveable and photogenic. However this is an auction listing that states renovation is needed and the building/exterior setting is a plain high-rise, so confirm the actual finish level before buying.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €16,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Property sold at auction and images may be indicative rather than the exact unit; confirm current photos and documentation.
- Listing notes 'needs renovation' — verify which rooms/utilities are finished and what works are required.
- Exterior is an unremarkable high‑rise block with no scenic views shown, so setting is ordinary.
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 66/100The Serre Calabresi are the mountain group around Chiaravalle Centrale, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys within the local area. The Ancinale river valley runs by the town, and the Ionian coast is relatively close but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area falls within the wider zone of the Serre Regional Natural Park. The nearest larger centre is Soverato on the Ionian side, which provides a fuller range of shops, services and rail connections. This part of the Serre is known for chestnut and beech woods, small inland hill towns, and the Certosa di Serra San Bruno area farther north in the same mountain district.