Asta - Lecce - San Pio - Appartamento
Asta - Lecce - San Pio - Appartamento. Habitable, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This €41,081 apartment is listed as an auction sale, which makes it ineligible for consideration under the buying criteria regardless of its €384/m² asking price. The listing also provides no photos and does not state the bathroom count clearly.
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 – €12,000
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.
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 55/100This is the Salento plain around Lecce, with low, flat to gently undulating ground and intensive olive-growing countryside. The nearest coast is the Adriatic shore between San Cataldo and Torre Chianca, with sandy stretches, low dunes and wetlands. The Le Cesine nature reserve and state reserve lie on the coast south-east of Lecce. Lecce is the nearest city of size and has a large historic centre with Baroque churches, a Roman amphitheatre and full urban services. The area is known for Baroque architecture, Salento olive groves and proximity to the beaches of the Lecce coast.