Casa indipendente in vendita a Scorrano
CASA INDIPENDENTE IN VENDITA A SCORRANO . Habitable, terrazzo.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
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At €35,000 (€538/m²), this habitable 65 m² townhouse is priced below the local €630/m² benchmark, although estimated upkeep brings the effective cost to about €738/m². The terrace and 23 photos are positives; the listing does not say the construction year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable townhouse in a photogenic Puglian historic setting, with attractive local stonework, traditional shutters, terrazzo floors and vaulted ceilings. The interior is solid and livable rather than beautifully finished, needing cosmetic refreshes and likely kitchen improvements, but €35,000 makes it an appealing low-cost base.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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, with visible peeling/damp patches in places.
- The kitchen appears basic and may need updating or completion.
- The advertised terrace is not shown in the gallery; access is through narrow historic-town lanes.
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 56/100This is the inland Salento plain, with low limestone ground, olive groves and dense small-town settlement. The Adriatic coast is within about 15 km around Castro and Santa Cesarea Terme, where the shoreline is rocky rather than sandy. The area is known for Salento baroque towns, olive cultivation and the wider peninsula landscape between the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Maglie is the nearest larger town and has the main everyday services, shops and rail connections for this part of south Salento.