Casa indipendente in Via Giacomo Leopardi 24
PUGLIA - SALENTO - LECCE - POGGIARDO Nell'entroterra, a pochi minuti dalle splendide marine di Castro e Santa Cesarea Terme, proponiamo in vendita questa abitazione storica nel borgo di Poggiardo, totalmente indipendente al piano rialzato di circa 100 mq, con tipiche volte a stella e pavimenti dell'epoca. L’immobile si compone di 4 vani, con due camere da letto, un bagno...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €73,000 asking price equals €730/m², about 13% above the local €646/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified updates makes the effective cost around €930/m². Its independent historic character and proximity to Salento’s coastal resorts add appeal, but the listing does not clearly state its condition or renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
A genuine historic Salento home with attractive star-vaulted ceilings, original patterned terrazzo floors, and a bright, spacious room layout. It appears structurally solid and usable rather than a ruin, but the unfinished kitchen and generally dated interiors keep it in the charming renovation category rather than dream-home territory.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- The kitchen is only tiled and appears to need a full fit-out.
- No garden, terrace, or notable view is shown.
- Older doors, wiring, and services may need updating.
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 61/100This is the Salento plain in the south of the peninsula, with flat to gently rolling limestone countryside shaped by olive groves, dry-stone walls and small fields. The Adriatic coast is about 6 km away around Santa Cesarea Terme and Castro, with a low rocky shoreline and sea caves on this stretch. The nearest town of size is Maglie, which has the main local services and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for the area farther northwest. The area is known for Salento stone villages, olive-growing and the Greek-influenced cultural area of the Grecìa Salentina nearby.