Casa indipendente in Via Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour 5
Carmiano – Il fascino delle volte a stella, l’indipendenza e lo spazio da reinventare A Carmiano, in una zona residenziale servita e a pochi minuti da Lecce, proponiamo in vendita una tipica abitazione indipendente angolare, con volte a stella, cortile privato e ampio garage. Una casa da completare secondo il proprio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €75,000 asking price is attractive at €500/m² versus the local €594/m² benchmark. However, this 150 m² property is sold in rustic condition, requiring new systems and finishes; estimated total costs bring it to roughly €1,300/m², well above the local benchmark, while the listing does not state the construction year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This independent Salento house has genuine character, especially the star-vaulted rooms, traditional stone detailing, private courtyard and unusually large garage. However, the real interiors are bare and unfinished, with no usable kitchen or bathroom visible; the beautiful furnished images are AI concepts, so this is a substantial project rather than a home you can move into.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €53,000
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 property is an uninhabitable rustic shell requiring full systems, bathroom, kitchen, finishes and likely substantial renovation.
- The attractive interiors and courtyard shown in several images are AI renovation concepts, not the current condition.
- Renovation costs could be considerable relative to the €75,000 purchase price.
- No notable landscape or sea view is shown; it is an urban residential property.
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 inland Salento plain around Lecce, with flat to lightly undulating farmland of olive groves, vineyards and walled fields. The nearest coast is the Ionian shore around Porto Cesareo, and the Adriatic coast near Lecce is at a similar everyday distance, but neither is inside the immediate 15 km landscape. Lecce is the nearest town of size, with a large historic centre and major Baroque churches and palaces. The area is known for Salento agriculture and for being part of the Lecce hinterland.