Casa indipendente in Via Indipendenza 16
Nel cuore di Uggiano la Chiesa, in posizione centrale e comoda rispetto ai principali servizi del paese, ComproCasa Property Solution propone in vendita un’abitazione dal carattere storico, caratterizzata da ambienti ampi e da una distribuzione particolarmente versatile. COMPOSIZIONE DELL’IMMOBILE: L’ingresso…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €384/m², the €63,000 asking price is below the local €646/m² reference; even allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified works, the effective cost is about €584/m². The central historic setting, garden, parking and proximity to the sea add appeal, although the listing does not state the property's condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable Puglian home with beautiful vaulted ceilings, repeated arches, traditional shutters, and a warm historic atmosphere. It is not pristine—the walls show damp or peeling finishes and the kitchen is dated—but the solid furnished interiors, two bathrooms, working kitchen, and generous 164 sqm make it a real home rather than a renovation shell. At €63,000 and only 4 km from the sea, the character-to-price ratio is excellent.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Visible damp/peeling plaster and aging finishes suggest refurbishment is needed.
- The property is directly on a paved street with little visible private outdoor space.
- Kitchen and furnishings are functional but dated.
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 68/100This is the Salento limestone plain near the Adriatic coast. The Adriatic is close at Porto Badisco and Santa Cesarea Terme, with a low rocky shoreline and sea caves in this stretch. Otranto is the nearest town of size, with a walled historic centre and port. Santa Cesarea Terme is a thermal seaside town. The area is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls, pajare rural stone shelters, and prehistoric dolmens and menhirs found in this part of inland Otranto-Salento.