Appartamento in Via Livorno 18
A miggiano n zona ben servita vendesi abitazione indipendente composta da tre vani con bagno al piano terra cantina notabile composta da tre vani con camino e area solare di proprietà con due vani tecnico ottimo investimento.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 (€290/m²), even allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified works, the effective cost is about €490/m² versus a €600/m² local benchmark. The independent home includes a large cellar, fireplace, and private solar area; however, the listing does not state its condition or construction details.
More on the house and the area
A very affordable independent Puglian home with handsome vaulted ceilings, exposed local stone, an old fireplace and genuine historic character. It appears structurally roofed and spatially substantial, but the interiors are clearly mid-renovation with rubble, unfinished surfaces and no usable fitted living spaces yet. A promising character renovation rather than a ready-to-live dream home.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is still required, including floors, finishes, kitchen/bathroom work and likely systems.
- The interiors are currently dusty and partly stripped, so it is not move-in ready.
- No garden or meaningful view is shown; the home is on a built-up street.
- Verify the condition of the roof, utilities and the unusual lower-level/cellar spaces.
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 sits in the lower Salento plain, with low limestone countryside, olive groves and dry-stone field boundaries. The Ionian coast is about 8 km away, with the nearest seaside stretch around Tricase Porto and Marina Serra on a rocky shore. The Adriatic side of Santa Maria di Leuca is also within roughly 15 km, where the peninsula narrows toward the cape. Specchia is officially listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia, and the wider area is known for Salento stone villages, olive cultivation and dry-stone rural buildings.