Quadrilocale in Via Giuseppe Mazzini, San Sebastiano - Ospedale - P. Alighieri, Galatina,
Quadrilocale in Via Giuseppe Mazzini, San Sebastiano - Ospedale - P. Alighieri, Galatina,. Habitable, autonomo heating, balcone.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
A habitable 135 m² apartment at €50,000, with estimated renovation bringing the effective cost to about €570/m², is modestly below the local €600/m² benchmark. The listing provides 24 photos and mentions autonomous heating and a balcony, but it is 15 km from the sea and has only one bathroom.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, solid-looking 135 sqm apartment with attractive corner architecture, multiple balconies, good natural light, heating, and usable interiors. The terrazzo-style floors and clean rooms make it a real home rather than a renovation shell, but the decor is dated and the overall setting is an ordinary town-center environment rather than a spectacular Italian view.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Interior is habitable but dated and likely needs cosmetic modernization.
- No kitchen is shown in the gallery, so its presence and condition should be verified.
- Urban setting with street-facing balconies and no private garden or exceptional scenic 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 52/100This is the Salento interior, a flat to gently undulating limestone plain with olive groves and fields. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around Otranto and the Ionian around Gallipoli, both outside the immediate 15 km radius. Galatina is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre and services. Soleto itself is part of the Grecìa Salentina area, known for the Griko linguistic and cultural tradition. The area is known for olive growing and Salento baroque towns in the wider province.