Masseria in Via delle Pernici, 5, Sogliano Cavour,
**Masseria a Sogliano Cavour** Scopri il fascino di questa incantevole masseria situata a soli 400 metri dal centro abitato di Sogliano Cavour in zona residenziale. Immersa in un terreno di ben 11.000 mq, questa proprietà offre un'ampia corte interna tipica delle masserie pugliesi, perfetta per chi cerca tranquillità e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price of 348 EUR/m2 is well below the regional median of 833 EUR/m2, suggesting apparent value. However, only ~110 m2 of the claimed 250 m2 is actually habitable (kitchen, salon, 3 bedrooms); the other two building bodies are currently storage/deposito requiring reconversion to residential, which inflates the effective EUR/m2 on livable space to ~790. Masseria needs renovation (built 1940, 1 bath, no energy class), so budget significant reno costs. Positives: 11,000 m2 of land, artesian well, Enel connection, sea-view tag, near town center, fresh listing (1 day). Missing energy class and sea distance. Solid conversion/agriturismo potential but the headline sqm overstates habitable space, so treat as fair rather than a clear steal.
More on the house and the area
A ruined masseria near Sogliano Cavour on a generous 11,000 sqm plot. Exterior shots show a weathered, boxy concrete-and-stone structure beside a road with no notable views. Interiors are gutted and decayed — peeling walls, debris-strewn floors, a mold-covered bathroom, collapsed roof timbers and block-built additions. The only genuine draw is the large surrounding land; there is no stunning architecture, and the 'sea-view' tag appears false for this inland location. Priced at €87k for 250 sqm, it's a cheap total-restoration project rather than a scroll-stopper.
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€50,000 – €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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Severely derelict throughout — roof collapsed in places, crumbling walls, gutted interiors
- 'Sea-view' tag unsupported; property sits inland at Sogliano Cavour with no visible sea
- Concrete block additions detract from any historic masseria charm
- Only 1 bath and heavy structural work needed across all three building corps
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 inland Salento on the limestone plain of the Grecìa Salentina, with olive groves, walled fields and low, flat countryside. The Adriatic coast around Otranto and the Ionian side around Gallipoli are outside the immediate 15 km radius, so they matter for access to the sea but not for the landscape score. Maglie is the nearest larger town, with rail links, shops and services, and Lecce is the main city for higher-level services. Corigliano d'Otranto is part of the Grecìa Salentina area, known for the Griko cultural tradition and Salento stone historic centres.