Casa indipendente in Via San Tommaso d'Aquino 23
In zona centrale di Ugento, proponiamo casa storica al piano terra. L'abitazione dalle volte a stella con piccole sistemazioni è già vivibile. Si compone da ingresso in soggiorno comodo e luminoso, cucinotto con camino funzionante e soppalco dato dalla tramezzatura della volta a stella. Segue bagnetto di recente…
What it really costs
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At €58,000 for 160 sqm, the ask is €362/sqm; with a light habitable-refresh estimate of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €562/sqm, still well below the local baseline of €833/sqm. The text says it is already livable with only small fixes and a recently renovated bathroom, plus it is in central Ugento near the coast, which supports a strong score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable historic Puglian house rather than a shell: it has finished floors, a working kitchen, a renovated bathroom, and rooms you could live in with light refreshing. The wow comes from the generous star-vaulted interiors and good proportions, while the exterior and setting are fairly ordinary and there is no visible terrace, garden, or view. At €58k for 160 sqm, it has strong dream-to-price appeal but not major visual drama.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Street setting is plain, with no view or outdoor wow.
- Interiors are simple and need cosmetic updating to feel special.
- Only one bathroom and the kitchen is small/basic.
- Character is concentrated in the vaulted rooms rather than throughout.
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 73/100The cluster lies in the Salento peninsula, in flat to gently undulating countryside of olive groves and fields. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the long sandy shore of Torre San Giovanni and the low dune and pinewood belt along this stretch of coast. The area includes the Litorale di Ugento Regional Natural Park on the coast. Ugento is the nearest town of size, with an old centre and an archaeological museum; Gallipoli and the larger services of Lecce are farther away for higher-order needs. The area is known for olive growing and for the beaches of the southwest Salento coast.