Casa indipendente in Via Pietro Micca
a specchia in zona ben servita a soli 50 mt dal centro storico vendesi abitazione indipendente su due livelli con progetto di ampliamento con oneri pagati da ristrutturare composto da un vano di circa 50 mq al piano terra fronte su due strade a volte a stella a uso abitativo o garage e al piano primo composto da ampio soggiorno...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €72,000 for 130 sqm, the ask is €554/sqm, below the local baseline of €726/sqm. But the listing explicitly says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,254/sqm, which makes it only moderately attractive despite the very good position 50 m from the historic center.
More on the house and the area
The real charm is in the solid corner-house shell near the historic centre, with simple southern Italian character and an attractive approved terrace project. As photographed, though, this is not a move-in home: interiors are very basic and partially stripped, with renovation clearly needed before comfortable living. At €72k for 130 sqm in Specchia, it has dream potential and value, but today it is more project than polished home.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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 full renovation; interiors shown are very rough and partly stripped.
- Much of the appeal depends on the approved project/renderings, not the house as it stands today.
- Terrace/roof area appears unfinished and weathered.
- No clear proof of a completed kitchen or usable bathroom in current condition.
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 72/100The area sits in the lower Salento plain, with low limestone countryside, olive groves and dry-stone field boundaries. The Ionian coast is about 8 km away, with the nearest seaside stretch around Tricase Porto and Marina Serra on a rocky shore. The Adriatic side of Santa Maria di Leuca is also within roughly 15 km, where the peninsula narrows toward the cape. Specchia is officially listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia, and the wider area is known for Salento stone villages, olive cultivation and dry-stone rural buildings.