Casa indipendente
Nel cuore di Spongano, a pochi minuti dalle più rinomate località balneari del Salento, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento indipendente con ampi spazi interni ed esterni, ideale per chi cerca una casa da personalizzare. L’immobile si trova in una zona tranquilla e ben servita, a circa 10 minuti da Castro Marina, 15 minuti da Santa Cesarea Terme e 20...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 for 159 sqm, the ask is €472/sqm; assuming a 'needs renovation' level from 'casa da personalizzare', effective cost is about €1,172/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. That sits above the low internal baseline of €693/sqm, but the large independent home, 21 photos, and location 5 km from the Salento coast support a solid score.
More on the house and the area
This has some real Salento appeal: a large private garden with mature trees, a few characterful vaulted/beamed rooms, and a lot of space for the money close to the coast. It looks like a solid, usable house rather than a shell, but it needs proper refreshing and damp-related work before it feels dreamy. The wow is more in the potential and value than in 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€31,000 – €56,000
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 habitable in structure but clearly need updating and repairs.
- Visible damp/mold in several areas, especially lower/storage spaces.
- Outdoor spaces are large but currently hardscaped or overgrown rather than beautifully finished.
- Photos do not prove a finished modern kitchen or refreshed bathroom.
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 61/100The area is the low Salento plain, with olive groves, dry-stone walls and scattered small towns. The Adriatic coast is about 6 km away around Castro and Marina di Andrano, with a rocky shoreline and sea caves. Otranto is the nearest town of size in this part of eastern Salento, with a historic centre and port. Santa Cesarea Terme is nearby on the coast and is known for its thermal baths. This part of Salento is known for olive cultivation and for the chain of small historic centres across the peninsula.