Villa in Viale Commenda
VILLA AUTIGNO Proprietà da ristrutturare con due unità abitative e oltre 5.000 mq di terreno a Brindisi Nella campagna di Brindisi, in Contrada Autigno, proponiamo in vendita una proprietà interamente da ristrutturare, con due unità abitative catastalmente distinte e un terreno di oltre 12.000 mq. La vicinanza al…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 for 160 m², a complete renovation estimated at about €1,100/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €1,631/m², versus about €500/m² for comparable local stock. The 1 km distance from the sea and over 12,000 m² of land add appeal, but do not offset the heavy renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
The main appeal is the large, wooded Puglian grounds with mature pine trees and substantial privacy. The house is roofed and has floors and some windows, but the interiors are effectively a renovation project rather than a move-in home, with missing fixtures, unfinished walls, and significant exterior deterioration.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€63,000 – €94,000
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 property is explicitly sold entirely to renovate, with stripped interiors, damaged finishes, and no usable kitchen visible.
- The grounds are heavily overgrown and contain debris, broken paving, and fallen trees.
- Roof condition, utilities, structural cracks, and legal status of the two units require careful verification.
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 inside the built-up area of Brindisi on the Adriatic coast, so the lived setting is an urban port city rather than open landscape. The coast here is the inner Brindisi harbour and the Adriatic shoreline. Brindisi has a large historic centre, a commercial port, ferry traffic, and Roman remains linked to the Via Appia. The area is known for its harbour and port functions.