Casa indipendente in Via Costantino
Nel cuore di Martano, uno dei borghi più caratteristici della Grecìa Salentina, proponiamo in vendita una graziosa abitazione indipendente che conserva tutto il fascino dell'architettura tradizionale salentina. L'immobile è impreziosito dalle splendide volte a stella, elemento di grande pregio che dona agli ambienti…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €83,000 for 115 sqm, the ask is €722/sqm; assuming a habitable traditional house, the effective cost is about €922/sqm including light updates, versus a low-stock baseline of €808/sqm for similar Puglia country houses. Strong positives are the independent house, 30 photos, traditional vaulted architecture, and location in a characterful Salento town, but the pricing is not a deep discount once renovation is included.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable home, not a project: the interiors look finished, furnished and ready to live in. The wow comes from the beautiful Salento star-vaulted ceilings and the sense of traditional character inside, even though the exterior is modest and the setting shown is ordinary.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Facade and street presence are quite plain.
- No real view or outdoor space is shown in the photos.
- Some rooms feel dark/narrow in the middle of the plan.
- Only one bathroom shown.
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 53/100The area lies on the Salento plain in the Grecia Salentina zone, with olive groves and flat to gently undulating farmland. The Adriatic coast is reached at Torre dell'Orso and Otranto beyond the 15 km radius, so it does not define the immediate landscape. Maglie is the nearest larger town and has the main local services and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for the area. Corigliano d'Otranto is known for Griko culture and for its historic centre and castle.