Bilocale in Gallipoli
Nel cuore della rinomata località di Baia Verde, a Gallipoli, è disponibile un accogliente bilocale in vendita. Situato al primo piano di un edificio civile costruito nel 1990, l'appartamento si estende su una superficie di 60 mq. L'immobile è composto da un luminoso soggiorno con angolo cottura, che si apre su un…
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At about €1,617/m² after allowing for habitable-condition costs, this is substantially above the local comparison level of €602/m². The 500 m distance from the sea, garage, balcony and furnishings add value, but the premium remains significant.
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This is a genuinely habitable, furnished apartment with a functional kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, garage, and a useful balcony only 500 meters from the sea. Its appeal is practical rather than spectacular: the interiors are bright and clean but generic and somewhat dated, with no historic character or proven view.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Plain, dated interiors with some visible wear and cracking on the balcony walls.
- The balcony overlooks neighboring apartment blocks rather than offering a sea view.
- Only one bedroom is shown; verify garage dimensions, utilities, and building costs.
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 75/100Gallipoli is a coastal town on the Ionian Sea in southern Salento; its historic centre occupies an island connected to the mainland by a bridge. An Aragonese castle stands at the harbour and the old town contains the cathedral and several historic churches. The town has an active fishing port and a daily fish market on the waterfront. The coastal strip within the same area includes sandy beaches and bathing resorts such as Baia Verde and Lido Conchiglie, together with rocky headlands and shallow seabeds. The locality is a major summer tourism destination in Salento with seasonal hotels, lidos and concentrated nightlife in summer months. The surrounding land within 15 km is the flat coastal plain of Salento with agricultural land and olive groves rather than mountains. The nearest provincial capital is Lecce to the east, which offers regional train connections and larger services; the nearest regional airport with scheduled flights is at Brindisi, reachable by road.