Galugnano - casa indipendente con ampia corte privata
Nel cuore di Galugnano, caratteristico borgo del Salento, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente al piano terra con ampia corte retrostante di proprietà esclusiva, ideale per chi desidera realizzare un'abitazione su misura. Uno dei principali punti di forza dell'immobile è la posizione strategica, grazie alla…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Kitchen
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The €70,000 asking price is attractive at €522/m², but renovating 134 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €1,222/m², well above the local €632/m² benchmark. The private courtyard, terrace, fireplace and heating add appeal, but the 16 km distance from the sea limits the location premium.
More on the house and the area
A solid, spacious Puglian townhouse with attractive terrazzo floors, original woodwork, a fireplace, and a substantial private courtyard/garden. It appears structurally usable and potentially livable, but the interiors are dated and the kitchen and bathroom need modernization, keeping it below dream-home territory.
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€26,000 – €47,000
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.
- The house is dated and will need renovation, especially the bathroom, kitchen, finishes, and exterior courtyard.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 134 sqm, three-bedroom home.
- There is no scenic view, and the property is set in a fairly ordinary residential street.
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 58/100This is the inland Salento plain, with flat to gently undulating ground dominated by olive groves, vineyards and stone-walled fields. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around San Cataldo and the Lecce shoreline. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre, services, rail connections and Baroque churches and palaces. The area is known for Salento agriculture, olive oil, wine and the local pietra leccese building stone used widely in Lecce.