Casa indipendente in Via Roma 19
In pieno centro a Botrugno (Le) a 20 metri dalla piazza principale del paese, proponiamo in esclusiva caratteristica Casa indipendente di circa 126 mq con cortile. La casa, sita al piano rialzato, è attualmente composta da verandina antistante, comodo ingresso, ampio e luminoso soggiorno con volte a stella, una…
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At €59,000 for 126 sqm, the asking price is just €468/sqm; assuming a basically habitable condition at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €668/sqm, still below the local baseline of €731/sqm. Historic-center position in the town center and only 10 km from the sea add appeal, while the description and 18 photos look coherent with a solid value listing.
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This feels like a real, livable Salento house with impressive star and vaulted ceilings, big bright rooms, and some authentic period character. The condition looks solid and habitable now rather than a shell, but finishes and furnishings are old-fashioned and would benefit from modernization. At €59k for 126 sqm, the value adds a strong dream factor.
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 – €14,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and will need cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is mentioned.
- No exterior/view photos shown, so courtyard and facade appeal are unproven.
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 56/100This is the inland Salento plain, with low limestone ground, olive groves and dense small-town settlement. The Adriatic coast is within about 15 km around Castro and Santa Cesarea Terme, where the shoreline is rocky rather than sandy. The area is known for Salento baroque towns, olive cultivation and the wider peninsula landscape between the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Maglie is the nearest larger town and has the main everyday services, shops and rail connections for this part of south Salento.