Casa indipendente in Via G. Verga 8
MARINA DI POSTO ROSSO: casetta indipendente a pochi metri da mare da ristrutturare, di circa 55 mq con piccolo spazio esterno retrostante e lastrico solare di proprietà con vista mare. OTTIMO INVESTIMENTO.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,018/m² before works and an estimated €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €1,720/m² versus the Puglia baseline of €678/m². Sea access and a sea-view roof terrace add location value, but the required renovation makes this expensive overall.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely desirable seaside setting in Puglia, with the road leading directly toward the turquoise sea and a reported rooftop sea view. Parts of the home look beautifully renovated, including the marble-finished kitchen and bathroom, but other images show a much more dated, basic interior and a neglected courtyard. It feels like a real, usable small coastal house with renovation upside rather than a ready-made dream home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €20,000
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 listing says the house needs renovation, and the gallery shows a sharp contrast between polished modern rooms and older, tired interiors.
- The rear courtyard is small and visibly neglected, with peeling plaster and extensive outdoor maintenance needed.
- The sea is clearly nearby, but the property’s own direct sea view is mainly asserted in the description rather than fully demonstrated in the photos.
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 68/100No significant mountains or named mountain range: the terrain is the low, gently undulating calcareous plateau and coastal plain of the Salento peninsula. The Ionian coast of the Salento peninsula lies within the local radius and includes beaches, seaside hamlets and summer tourist infrastructure. There is no national park inside 15 km; the immediate landscape is agricultural, dominated by olive groves, vineyards and dry-stone features on karstic soils. Nearest towns of size include Ugento (local services) and Gallipoli (a larger tourist town with a historic old town, marina and seasonal beach tourism). The area is known for olive oil production from long-established olive trees, wine production, and the broader Salento coastal tourism economy and Lecce-area stone building tradition.