Rustico/casale in S.p. Casarano Melissano
VILLETTA INDIPENDENTE ALLO STATO RUSTICO CON TERRENO DI 2.000 MQ – MELISSANO In agro di Melissano, in una posizione riservata e immersa nella tranquillità della campagna salentina, proponiamo in vendita una villetta indipendente allo stato rustico, di circa 150 mq, circondata da un terreno di proprietà di circa 2.000…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 for 150 m², the unfinished rustic house needs an estimated €165,000 to complete, bringing the effective cost to about €1,427/m² versus €691/m² for comparable Puglia homes. The 2,000 m² plot and independent setting add appeal, but the listing does not state the building year, energy performance, or exact completion status.
More on the house and the area
The sunny Salento setting, covered veranda, and 2,000 sqm of private land give this unfinished farmhouse some lifestyle appeal. However, the building is still a bare concrete-block shell with open window openings and no usable interior, so it is a major renovation project rather than a home you could move into.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- This is explicitly an unfinished rustico shell, not a livable home.
- No finished interiors, windows, doors, kitchen, or visible utilities are shown; substantial completion work is required.
- The large overgrown plot will need clearing and landscaping.
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 61/100The area is in the Salento peninsula, with low limestone countryside of olive groves and dry-stone walls. The Ionian coast is about 10 km away around Gallipoli, with sandy shores and low rocky stretches. The nearest larger town is Gallipoli, which has a port, beaches and a walled old town on an island linked to the mainland. Lecce is the main city of the province and provides the larger set of services and rail connections. This part of Salento is known for olive cultivation and for the local stone-built rural landscape.