Cavallino: soluzione indipendente al piano terra
L'immobile si compone di ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, camera da letto e bagno, con ambienti ampi e luminosi impreziositi dagli eleganti soffitti alti con volte a stella, elemento tipico dell'architettura salentina che dona fascino e unicità agli spazi. Completa la proprietà un vano ripostiglio al primo piano con…
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
At €55,000 for 97 sqm, the ask is €567/sqm, below the local baseline of €738/sqm, but it is explicitly 'completamente da ristrutturare'. Using about €1,100/sqm renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,667/sqm, which is far above baseline; the terrace, double entrance and Salento character help, but this is only a fair renovation play.
More on the house and the area
The vaulted ceilings, old patterned floors and generous room volumes give this townhouse real southern-Italian character and strong after-renovation appeal. But the current condition is clearly worn, with damp, damaged plaster and obsolete service rooms, so this is a serious renovation project rather than a move-in home. At €55k, the charm-to-price ratio is attractive if you want to restore a genuine historic interior.
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€38,000 – €57,000
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 interior renovation before it is comfortably livable
- Visible damp, peeling plaster and cracking in several vaulted rooms
- Current bathroom and kitchen are outdated/poor and likely need replacement
- Listing images include renovation renderings, not the property's present condition
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 58/100This is the Salento plain inland from Lecce, with flat to gently undulating ground planted with olive groves and fields. The nearest town of size is Lecce, which has a large historic centre in baroque stone, major services and rail links. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the shore around San Cataldo and the wetlands and pinewoods of the Le Cesine State Nature Reserve within roughly 15 km. The area is known for Salento olive country and for Lecce baroque.