Casa indipendente in Via Giacomo Matteotti
SAN CESARIO DI LECCE - Proponiamo in vendita una casa singola dal fascino autentico, situata in una delle zone più tranquille e ben collegate al capoluogo e ai paese limitrofi di San Cesario di Lecce. L'immobile si sviluppa interamente al piano terra su una superficie generosa di circa 151 mq ed è caratterizzato da quattro ampi vani con tipiche volte...
What it really costs
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At €343/m², the €58,000 asking price is 49% below the Puglia baseline of €678/m², but the effective cost rises to about €1,043/m² after allowing €700/m² for likely renovation. Condition is unspecified and the facts cite 169 m² versus approximately 151 m² in the description.
More on the house and the area
This is a generous 169 sqm Lecce-area house with attractive traditional vaulted ceilings, terrazzo floors and a memorable stone fireplace. It is a genuine, roofed home rather than a ruin, but the extensive wall deterioration and obsolete kitchen make it a real renovation project before comfortable full-time living.
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€33,000 – €59,000
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.
- Significant peeling paint, damp staining and aging finishes are visible throughout.
- The kitchen is very dated and likely needs replacement or substantial refurbishment.
- No garden or meaningful view is shown; verify the condition of utilities, roof and bathroom.
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 Salento plain inland from Lecce, with flat to gently undulating ground planted with olive groves and fields. The nearest town of size is Lecce, which has a large historic centre in baroque stone, major services and rail links. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the shore around San Cataldo and the wetlands and pinewoods of the Le Cesine State Nature Reserve within roughly 15 km. The area is known for Salento olive country and for Lecce baroque.