Trilocale in Via Regina Elena 34
DUE APPARTAMENTI, UN’UNICA CASA Cerchi una casa capace di accogliere una famiglia numerosa, con ambienti da condividere e spazi in cui ritrovare la propria tranquillità? Tempocasa propone in vendita a San Cesario di Lecce, in via Regina Elena, una soluzione composta da due appartamenti uniti in un’unica abitazione: una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €692/m², the asking price is already above the local comparison level of €602/m², before an estimated €700/m² modernization for the period finishes and two joined apartments. The generous 130 m², courtyard and 72 photos are positives, but the listing does not state the building age, energy performance or exact condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly characterful Puglian home with striking vaulted ceilings, original patterned floors, tall rooms, and substantial traditional woodwork. It looks like a real, functioning residence rather than a shell, though the dated finishes and furnishings suggest a meaningful modernization project; the lack of a visible view or polished outdoor space keeps 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 – €46,000
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.
- The home appears well maintained and usable, but the bathrooms and kitchen are not shown.
- Original finishes and fittings will likely need modernization, despite the solid-looking structure.
- The courtyard, utilities, and exact layout of the two merged apartments should be verified in person.
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 Salento plain inland from Lecce, with flat to gently undulating ground planted with olive groves and fields. The nearest town of size is Lecce, which has a large historic centre in baroque stone, major services and rail links. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the shore around San Cataldo and the wetlands and pinewoods of the Le Cesine State Nature Reserve within roughly 15 km. The area is known for Salento olive country and for Lecce baroque.