Casa indipendente in Largo Chiesa 5
In località di Strudà, una delle cinque frazioni appartenenti al territorio comunale di Vernole, posizionata strategicamente in quanto dista circa 7 km dal centro di Lecce, capoluogo salentino, e appena 9 km dal mare, proponiamo caratteristica abitazione indipendente con ampi vani con volte a stella. L'immobile di circa 140 mq si sviluppa tutto su un piano, dispone di due...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €603/m², the €85,000 asking price is about 7% below the local €646/m² benchmark for a 141 m² independent home. Allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified updating brings the effective cost to about €803/m²; the sea is nearby and the property has a garden and terrace, but the listing does not say whether it is move-in ready.
More on the house and the area
A substantial one-level Puglian home with beautiful traditional star-vaulted ceilings, terrazzo floors, old shutters, and a distinctive tiled fireplace room. It is a real, roofed and usable house rather than a shell, but the interiors are very dated and would need renovation and furnishing before feeling like a dream home.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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 house is structurally complete but looks dated and needs substantial cosmetic updating.
- The kitchen area appears to need fitting or modernization; verify utilities and plumbing.
- No meaningful sea or landscape view is shown, and the outdoor space appears limited.
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 63/100The cluster is in the Salento plain. The Adriatic coast is nearby at Torre dell'Orso, San Foca and the Alimini area, with low rocky shoreline, small sandy bays and pine-backed stretches. The Le Cesine nature reserve lies in this part of the coast. Lecce is the nearest city of size and has the Baroque historic centre and full city services. This area is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and Salento towns built in local stone.