Casa indipendente in Via Bengasi
Monteroni - Geogroup propone la vendita di un'abitazione indipendente posta al piano terra composta da ingresso/soggiorno, cucina, pranzo, camere da letto, servizio, giardino retrostante e area solare di proprietà. Gli ambienti sono molto ampi e luminosi, con tipiche volte a stella di circa 5 metri di altezza. Un…
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At €571/m², the asking price is only slightly below the local comparison level of €594/m², leaving little discount before costs. The 1970 house is energy class G and is presented as having renovation potential, but the listing does not state its exact condition; budgeting roughly €500/m² makes the effective cost about €1,050/m².
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable Salento house with dramatic five-meter star-vaulted ceilings, a substantial traditional fireplace, terrazzo floors and strong historic character. The kitchen, bathroom and furnishings are dated but operational, while the private rear garden and roof terrace add real lifestyle value; at €60,000, it offers unusually authentic character for the price.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- The home is clearly usable but interiors, kitchen and bathroom are dated and would benefit from modernization.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs and upgrades to heating or insulation.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-bedroom home; the small rear garden is functional rather than expansive.
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 plain, with flat agricultural land dominated by olive groves, vineyards and fields. Lecce is the nearest city and has a large Baroque historic centre, major services and a university. The Ionian coast around Porto Cesareo is the nearest stretch of sea, and the Adriatic coast east of Lecce is also reachable, but neither lies within the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for Salento agriculture and for the Baroque architecture of Lecce.