Bifamiliare in montagna
Corigliano - Rossano, Contrada Ceradonna. Immersa nella splendida e incontaminata cornice montana di Rossano, proponiamo in vendita un'esclusiva porzione di villa bifamiliare su più livelli con doppi cortili di pertinenza, ideale per chi cerca tranquillità, ampi spazi ed indipendenza. La proprietà comprende due…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
I estimate light works at ~€200/m² → renovation ≈€86,000, giving an effective price ≈€161,000 or ≈€374/m²; that is well above the regional median of €255/m² for similar stock, so this large 430 m² villa looks overpriced for the area.
More on the house and the area
Solid, spacious bifamiliare set in mature pine woodland with private courtyards, terraces and lots of usable space — a peaceful, versatile property with good rental/second-home potential. The house is habitable but dated and will benefit from updating (kitchens, bathrooms, patching damp areas) to become a true dream home.
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€28,000 – €48,000
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.
- Interior is dated and shows plaster/damp patches — needs cosmetic renovation and some repairs
- Exterior yard/paving is cracked and overgrown; gates/railings need attention
- No sea view despite being ~8 km from the coast — wooded, secluded setting
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Corigliano-Rossano on the Ionian side of Calabria, so the lived setting is a large urban fabric spread across the plain and low hills. The Sila massif rises inland to the west, but it is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The Ionian coast is nearby, with long beach stretches around Schiavonea and Rossano Scalo. Corigliano has the Ducal Castle in the historic centre, and Rossano is known for its old hilltop centre and for the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, a UNESCO Memory of the World manuscript kept in the diocesan museum. The area is known for citrus and olive cultivation on the plain.