Casa indipendente in Contrada Colacone
COLLEPASSO - LECCE - SALENTO Immersa nella tranquillità e nei colori autentici della campagna salentina, nella caratteristica Collepasso, proponiamo in vendita una deliziosa abitazione indipendente di circa 73 mq, circondata da un ampio terreno di circa 2.727 mq. L’abitazione si sviluppa in maniera funzionale e…
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The €67,000 ask is €519/m² versus a Puglia country-house baseline of €678/m², but the description states only 73 m² while the facts report 129 m², making the effective value uncertain. The house has 2,727 m² of land, 23 photos, and only 7 days on market, but condition and legal/technical details are missing.
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A solid, immediately usable Salento country house with a generous tree-filled garden, shaded terraces, and a traditional stone fireplace. The interiors are clean and functional rather than luxurious, while the outdoor space and €67,000 price create the main dream appeal.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€15,000 – €25,000
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 large paved outdoor areas and garden show weathering and would benefit from maintenance.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a three-bedroom home.
- The house appears usable, but heating, utilities, insulation, and legal status are not shown.
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 52/100This is the inland Salento plain, with olive groves, vineyards and low limestone ground rather than relief. The Ionian coast around Gallipoli is the nearest sea within about 15 km. The nearest town of size is Gallipoli, which has a port, beaches and a historic centre on the old island town. The area is known for agriculture of the Salento interior, especially olives and wine.