Casa indipendente in Via de Gasperi, 44, Squinzano,
**Casa Indipendente in Vendita a Squinzano (Le)** Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente, situata in un tranquillo contesto residenziale, perfetta per chi cerca un rifugio personale. Con una superficie commerciale di 140 m², l'abitazione offre ampi spazi e una disposizione ottimale. Le caratteristiche volte a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €607/m² sits just below the regional median of €630/m² (n=585, solid baseline), so only ~4% under market — not a bargain. Independent villa, 140 m², with garden and garage, needs full renovation. Contradictory claims: header says 5 rooms/6 beds while description mentions only 'due camere da letto' (2 bedrooms), so room count is unreliable. Only 1 bath, no building year or energy class listed. Fresh listing (1 day). At ~€500/m² renovation for a habitable but dated property, total investment lands near local pricing — a fair, unexceptional deal rather than a diamond.
More on the house and the area
The standout feature is the star-vaulted (volte a stella) and groined ceilings visible in several rooms, giving genuine historic Puglia character worth a modest wow. Interiors are otherwise dated and tired: worn tile floors, dark wood doors, an old floral-tiled bathroom, and visible damp staining. The exterior is a modest pink street-front terrace/townhouse, not a standalone villa despite the label. At 607 EUR/m2 for 140 sqm with a garage and 90 sqm garden it is reasonably priced but requires full renovation. Charming ceilings carry it above ordinary, but nothing here is 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.
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€16,000 – €27,000
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.
- Needs full renovation
- Only 1 bathroom despite 6 beds listed
- Plain street-facing exterior on a road
- Damp/staining visible on walls and ceilings
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 flat Salento plain between Lecce and Brindisi, with vineyards, olive groves and small roads through agricultural land. The Adriatic coast is within about 10 km, with low rocky shoreline and small beach areas around Casalabate. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and Baroque monuments. The area is known for wine production, including the Salice Salentino zone close by.