Rustico/casale in Strada Provinciale 198
Cutrofiano via provinciale per Casarano: vendesi fabbricato di circa 70 mq composto da ampio vano con camino, 2 camere e servizio; si accede direttamente da strada e dispone di un pozzo di acque sorgive e piccolo terreno di pertinenza di circa 890 mq. Ottimo per fuori porta o per modesta abitazione. Prezzo affare euro 28.000.
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €28,000 asking price is attractive at €400/m², but allowing roughly €49,000 for renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,100/m², above the €692/m² local benchmark. The listing mentions a well, road access and 890 m² of land, but does not state the building’s condition, residential legality or utilities, so the bargain is not yet proven.
More on the house and the area
A very affordable Puglian country home with a lush, private-feeling garden, mature trees, covered terrace, and a cozy fireplace. The 70 sqm house appears genuinely usable with a kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms, and furnishings, but it needs cosmetic refurbishment and likely damp repairs rather than being move-in polished.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, cluttered, and show visible damp/peeling plaster requiring renovation.
- The property is directly accessed from a provincial road, so noise and privacy should be checked.
- Utilities and the legal/operational status of the well should be verified.
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 52/100This is the inland Salento plain, with olive groves, vineyards and low limestone ground rather than relief. The Ionian coast around Gallipoli is the nearest sea within about 15 km. The nearest town of size is Gallipoli, which has a port, beaches and a historic centre on the old island town. The area is known for agriculture of the Salento interior, especially olives and wine.