Casa bifamiliare in Via dello Spinarello 34
Villetta Bifamiliare a Casalabate - Primo Piano con Vista Mare Scopri questa affascinante villetta bifamiliare situata a pochi metri dal suggestivo lungomare di Casalabate e dal mare cristallino. Una proprietà che combina posizione privilegiata e potenziale di investimento straordinario, perfetta sia per chi cerca una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €676/m², the €75,000 asking price is modestly below the €714/m² local benchmark, with a strong sea-front location, garden, parking and terrace. The listing does not state the condition or renovation needs, so a provisional €200/m² allowance is prudent.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, roofed townhouse with a clean exterior, balcony, parking area, and a small private garden. The interior appears usable with multiple bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a functioning older kitchen, but the dated finishes, clutter, and neglected garden make it more of a practical coastal home than a dream-home showstopper.
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 – €12,000
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 and bathroom are dated and would benefit from renovation or cosmetic refresh.
- The side garden is overgrown and needs clearing and landscaping.
- No sea view is visible in the gallery despite the listing description.
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 52/100This is the flat Salento plain between Lecce and Brindisi, with intensive farmland of olive groves, vineyards and field patterns typical of northern Salento. The Adriatic coast is close, with the shoreline around Casalabate and Torre Rinalda within about 15 km. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with full services and a large historic centre. The area is known for wine production, especially Salice Salentino DOC, and for the agricultural landscape of the inland Salento plain.