Casa indipendente in Via Regina Elena 38
A Matino, in zona residenziale e a pochi passi dal centro storico, proponiamo la vendita di un interessante bilocale di circa 30 mq, caratterizzato da posizione angolare, doppio ingresso e da un magnifico terrazzo di proprietà esclusiva di circa 30 mq, una rara opportunità per chi desidera vivere anche gli spazi esterni. L'immobile è composto da un ampio vano, un...
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At €20,000 for 45 sqm, the asking price is about €444/sqm; assuming basic habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is roughly €644/sqm including ~€200/sqm light works, still below the €800/sqm local baseline. Good positives are the residential setting near the historic center and the large private terrace, but the listing has incomplete data and the description is truncated, so it is not strong enough for a top-tier score.
More on the house and the area
At €20k the price is eye-catching, but the property itself is more a basic renovation project than a dream home. The interior has floors and enclosed rooms, yet the peeling walls, worn finishes and near-unusable bathroom show it needs real work. There is little visible wow in the setting or architecture from the photos.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Needs substantial renovation before it feels livable
- Bathroom is extremely poor and may need full replacement
- Exterior is plain and sits on a regular street corner with traffic
- Terrace is mentioned but not proven in the photos
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 61/100The area is in the Salento peninsula, with low limestone countryside of olive groves and dry-stone walls. The Ionian coast is about 10 km away around Gallipoli, with sandy shores and low rocky stretches. The nearest larger town is Gallipoli, which has a port, beaches and a walled old town on an island linked to the mainland. Lecce is the main city of the province and provides the larger set of services and rail connections. This part of Salento is known for olive cultivation and for the local stone-built rural landscape.