Villa in Via Goffredo Mameli 6
L'immobile, situato in Via Mameli a San Michele Salentino, è un'abitazione indipendente e autonoma, disposta su un unico livello e completamente da ristrutturare. La casa si compone di soggiorno, due camere da letto e due ortali, oltre a un lastrico solare libero che offre la possibilità di realizzare uno spazio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 (€581/m²), the asking price is already slightly above the €500/m² local benchmark, while the home is completely to renovate. Estimated renovation raises the effective cost to about €1,681/m² (€144,600 total), making this weak value despite the garden, garage, and 22 photos.
More on the house and the area
A solid traditional Puglian house with charming vaulted ceilings, terrazzo floors, original woodwork and a leafy citrus-fruit courtyard. It appears structurally usable rather than a ruin, with kitchen, bathroom, heating and air-conditioning present, but the interiors are very dated and the listing explicitly calls for a complete renovation. The garden and potential roof terrace add real living appeal, though the setting has no exceptional view.
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€34,000 – €50,000
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.
- Advertised as completely needing renovation despite being roofed and furnished.
- The kitchen and bathroom are very dated and likely require replacement or substantial updating.
- Energy class G; roof, wiring, plumbing and permits should be checked carefully.
- The garden is attractive but enclosed by plain neighboring walls, with no notable view.
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 inland Salento plain of olive groves and small fields between the Adriatic side and the Murge. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around Torre Santa Sabina and Ostuni Marina, about 15 km away. Ostuni is the nearest town of size; it has a large historic centre on a hill and is known as the Città Bianca. The Itria Valley with trulli towns such as Ceglie Messapica, Cisternino and Martina Franca lies within the wider surrounding area to the northwest, but the immediate 15 km radius is mainly agricultural countryside and small towns. This part of the province is known for olive oil and rural masserie.