Bilocale in Viale degli Oleandri
Gallipoli, via degli Oleandri, a pochi passi dalle spiagge della rinomata località di Baia Verde, proponiamo in vendita accogliente bilocale completo di posto auto. Situato al secondo piano di un condominio con ascensore, si compone di un’accogliente zona living con angolo cottura e accesso alla veranda abitabile,…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €87,000 plus an estimated €7,000 for light updating, the effective price is about €2,686/m² versus the local low-stock benchmark of €600/m². The beachside Gallipoli location, terrace, parking and 16 photos add value, but the asking price remains very high for a 35 m² energy-class G apartment; the listing does not state its exact condition or building year.
More on the house and the area
A bright, clean, fully usable one-bedroom apartment with a practical kitchen, air conditioning, furnished interiors, and a covered veranda accessed from both the living area and bedroom. The palm-lined coastal setting and proximity to Gallipoli’s beaches add real appeal, though the apartment is generic and very small rather than a distinctive Italian 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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very compact at 35 sqm, with limited storage and living space.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating or cooling costs.
- The photos show a bright palm-lined coastal outlook, but not a clear open-sea panorama.
- Likely more suited to holidays or rental income than spacious full-time living.
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 75/100Gallipoli is a coastal town on the Ionian Sea in southern Salento; its historic centre occupies an island connected to the mainland by a bridge. An Aragonese castle stands at the harbour and the old town contains the cathedral and several historic churches. The town has an active fishing port and a daily fish market on the waterfront. The coastal strip within the same area includes sandy beaches and bathing resorts such as Baia Verde and Lido Conchiglie, together with rocky headlands and shallow seabeds. The locality is a major summer tourism destination in Salento with seasonal hotels, lidos and concentrated nightlife in summer months. The surrounding land within 15 km is the flat coastal plain of Salento with agricultural land and olive groves rather than mountains. The nearest provincial capital is Lecce to the east, which offers regional train connections and larger services; the nearest regional airport with scheduled flights is at Brindisi, reachable by road.