Casa indipendente su due livelli a san donato
Al piano terra si trova la zona giorno, composta da un luminoso soggiorno con cucina a vista e un bagno di servizio. Al primo piano si sviluppa la zona notte, con due camere da letto e un secondo bagno. Completa la proprietà un terrazzo esclusivo all'ultimo piano, perfetto per trascorrere momenti di relax all'aperto,…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 127 sqm, the ask is €512/sqm versus a local baseline of €730/sqm, which is a solid discount. The description reads as livable rather than fully renovated, so I assume about €200/sqm light updating; effective cost is roughly €712/sqm, putting it around baseline for an independent townhouse with terrace.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home: large rooms, two bathrooms, a working kitchen and a big private roof terrace make it easy to imagine living here immediately. The terrace is the main wow element, while the interiors are pleasant but fairly simple and somewhat dated rather than character-rich. At €65k for 127 sqm, it has strong value and good everyday livability.
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.
- roof terrace is functional rather than truly scenic
- some rooms show dated finishes and patchy cosmetic wear
- no proven historic character or special exterior from 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 58/100This is the inland Salento plain, with flat to gently undulating ground dominated by olive groves, vineyards and stone-walled fields. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around San Cataldo and the Lecce shoreline. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre, services, rail connections and Baroque churches and palaces. The area is known for Salento agriculture, olive oil, wine and the local pietra leccese building stone used widely in Lecce.