Casa indipendente in Via Caporale Ernesto Gaetani 22
Cerchi una casa in vendita a Melpignano? Noi di TEMPOCASA abbiamo quello che fa per te! Nel cuore del Salento, a Melpignano, proponiamo in VENDITA ESCLUSIVA una caratteristica casa indipendente, ideale per chi desidera vivere l’autenticità di un borgo salentino senza rinunciare agli spazi e alla funzionalità. Melpignano è un piccolo e affascinante borgo della Grecìa Salentina, noto per la...
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 €704/m², the asking price is about 9% above the €646/m² local comparison level, so it is not a clear bargain. The listing describes a functional independent home with 29 photos, but does not state its condition, renovation needs, or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, move-in-ready Salento home with bright rooms, attractive vaulted ceilings, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a generous rooftop terrace. Its historic character and strong space-for-price value are appealing, though the finishes are dated and the exterior setting is more practical than spectacular.
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, with older kitchen, bathrooms, fixtures, and furnishings.
- The large rooftop terrace appears functional but weathering and waterproofing should be checked.
- No notable landscape or sea view is shown; the setting is a built-up village rooftop environment.
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 58/100This is the inland Salento plain. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the Otranto area and its rocky shoreline roughly within 15 km. Maglie is the nearest town of size and has the usual services, shops and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for higher-order services farther away. This part of Salento is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and the local pietra leccese and carparo stone-working landscape.