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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €739/m², the asking price is already above the local €631/m² benchmark; allowing about €28,750 for installing heating and upgrading a class-G home brings the effective cost to roughly €988/m². The private outdoor space, active utilities and location within 5 km of Salento beaches add appeal, but the listing does not state the exact condition or construction year.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, spacious home with bright tiled rooms, elegant antique furnishings, and attractive vaulted ceilings and arched openings. The exterior is plain and somewhat tired, but the interior appears furnished and livable rather than a renovation shell; its main limitations are the single bathroom and likely heating upgrades.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€10,000 – €16,000
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 street-facing exterior is weathered and would benefit from cosmetic refurbishment.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a five-bedroom home.
- Energy class G and heating appears to be only pre-installed rather than fully operational.
- The private rear courtyard is described but not clearly shown in the photos.
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 72/100The area is on the Ionian side of the Salento peninsula, with low limestone countryside of olive groves and fields and the coast at Torre San Giovanni and along the Ugento shoreline within about 15 km. The coast here includes long sandy beaches and stretches of dune and pinewood, and part of the coastal belt falls in the Parco naturale regionale Litorale di Ugento. Ugento has an established historic centre and archaeological museum, while Gallipoli is the nearest larger coastal town of note for daily services and a substantial old town. The area is known for Salento olive country and summer beach tourism.