Casa indipendente in Via Cesare Battisti 40
REMAX LEADER propone in vendita a Cellino San Marco, in Via Cesare Battisti, una casa indipendente di 116 mq, caratterizzata da ampi spazi interni, dal fascino delle abitazioni tradizionali e da interessanti possibilità di personalizzazione. L’immobile si sviluppa su un unico livello e presenta una distribuzione…
What it really costs
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At €47,000 for 116 sqm, the ask is €405/sqm, well below the local baseline of €722/sqm in Puglia. But the description stresses 'possibilità di personalizzazione' rather than a clearly renovated/habitable home, so I assume a needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm, making the effective cost ordinary rather than exceptional.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home with generous rooms, tall ceilings, vintage patterned floors and arched openings that give it some traditional southern Italian character. It looks structurally intact and immediately habitable, but the look is tired and the courtyard is basic rather than beautiful. At €47k for 116 sqm near the coast, the value helps, yet the wow comes more from potential than from the current presentation.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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 dated and need cosmetic updating.
- Outdoor space is a walled courtyard rather than a scenic garden.
- Some utility/service areas show wear and patchy finishes.
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 43/100This is the Salento plain of northern Brindisi province, with flat to gently rolling farmland of vineyards and olive groves. The nearest stretch of coast is the Adriatic around Torchiarolo and Campo di Mare. Brindisi is the nearest city of size, with a port, rail connections and airport. The area is known for wine production, especially Negroamaro and Salice Salentino DOC vineyards.