Casa indipendente in Piazza Santa Teresa
Antica abitazione a corte situata in uno degli scorci più suggestivi del centro storico di Corsano, caratterizzata dal fascino autentico delle dimore salentine di inizio Novecento. L’immobile si sviluppa interamente al piano terra, per una superficie di circa 80 mq, oltre a una cantina scavata nella roccia di circa 20 mq. sempre con volte a stella. Completa la proprietà un...
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At €688/m², the asking price is close to the Puglia baseline of €678/m², but adding an estimated €700/m² renovation cost brings the effective cost to about €1,388/m². The historic-center location, cellar, and proximity to the sea add value, but the missing condition data prevents a stronger score.
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This is a genuine early-20th-century Salento home with appealing star-vaulted rooms, traditional arched openings and striking period geometric floors. It is a real, roofed and usable house rather than a shell, but the worn finishes, dated kitchen and signs of damp mean it needs meaningful renovation before feeling like a beautiful full-time 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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors with damp staining, cracked plaster and exposed wiring.
- The kitchen is very old and likely needs replacement or substantial modernization.
- No attractive external view is shown; confirm utilities, bathroom condition and the cellar’s state.
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 72/100The cluster lies in the lower Salento peninsula, with a flat to gently undulating karst landscape of olive groves and dry-stone walls. The Adriatic coast is close at Marina di Novaglie and the Ionian side is also nearby, so daily life is tied to a narrow peninsula between two seas. The Ciolo inlet near Gagliano del Capo is within the area, with a limestone coastal ravine and cliffs on the Adriatic. Santa Maria di Leuca, at the end of the peninsula, is the nearest larger coastal centre, with a port and year-round services. Alessano is in an area known for Salento rural landscapes, olive cultivation and coastal watchtowers.