Casa indipendente in Via Otranto 23
Casa Indipendente Tipica Salentina a Maglie - Opportunità di Ristrutturazione Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nel cuore di Maglie, in una posizione strategica che ti permette di raggiungere facilmente tutti i servizi principali. Si tratta di un'autentica abitazione tipica salentina, ricca di…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,000 for 90 sqm, the ask is €878/sqm; the description clearly says renovation opportunity, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,578/sqm. That is well above the Puglia country-house baseline of €731/sqm, so despite the good location in town and 19 photos, this looks only fair value.
More on the house and the area
There is real Salento character here: beautiful stone vaults, pointed arches and thick masonry give the interior strong historic atmosphere. But this is not a ready home — it is essentially a bare, stripped shell with no visible bathroom or kitchen and neglected outdoor space, so the wow comes more from potential than present livability. At the price, the volume and character are appealing if you want a serious restoration project.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Full renovation needed before it is livable
- No bathroom or fitted kitchen is visible
- Overgrown courtyard and rough outdoor areas need clearing/rebuilding
- Some damp/weathering and unfinished surfaces are evident
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 inland Salento plain. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the Otranto area and its rocky shoreline roughly within 15 km. Maglie is the nearest town of size and has the usual services, shops and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for higher-order services farther away. This part of Salento is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and the local pietra leccese and carparo stone-working landscape.