Casa indipendente in Via Duca delle Puglie 2
A pochi passi dal centro storico di Matino, in via delle Puglie, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento al piano terra di circa 60 mq con volte a stella ed una cantina di oltre 100 mq. Un immobile di grande carattere ad un prezzo davvero interessante. L’abitazione si sviluppa attorno ad un’ampia zona living con una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €75,000 asking price becomes roughly €145,000 after estimated modernization, or about €1,450/m² versus a local reference of €594/m². The description says the home is only about 60 m² plus a separate 100 m² cellar, while the listing states 100 m² overall; dated systems, replacement windows, and the cellar’s possible conversion also require technical and authorization checks.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful, genuinely livable Puglian home with striking star-vaulted ceilings, a fitted kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and finished floors. The enormous vaulted cellar adds remarkable potential and makes the price feel compelling, but it is currently a raw ancillary space and the home needs meaningful modernization rather than being fully move-in ready.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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 main apartment is usable but needs modernization, including dated systems and replacement windows.
- The 100 sqm vaulted cellar is unfinished/storage-like and currently has no internal connection to the apartment.
- Only one bathroom is shown, and the energy rating is G.
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.