Casa indipendente in Via Giuseppe Mazzini 37
San Pietro Vernotico, via Mazzini 37, Centro Storico, a pochi passi da Piazza del Popolo e da via Brindisi, nelle vicinanze di numerose attività commerciali, supermercati, bar e ristoranti. In vendita un’abitazione indipendente, posta al piano terra, con ampio giardino e garage di pertinenza, l’immobile ha bisogno di…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 (€417/m²), the 168 m² house looks cheap initially, but its stated renovation need implies roughly €117,600 in works, bringing the effective cost to about €1,117/m² versus the €678/m² Puglia baseline. Historic-center location, garden, and garage add value, but do not fully offset the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial historic town house with attractive period details, high ceilings, original woodwork, a fireplace and a large private rear garden. It is a real, roofed house rather than a ruin, but the interiors are heavily worn and will require meaningful renovation before comfortable 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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including replastering, repainting and likely damp remediation.
- The bathroom is very dated and no usable kitchen is clearly shown.
- The garden is spacious but currently neglected, with worn paving and overgrown areas.
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 43/100This is the Salento plain, with flat agricultural land of olive groves, vineyards and fields between Brindisi and Lecce. The Adriatic coast is nearby around Campo di Mare and Torchiarolo, with low sandy shores and pinewoods rather than cliffs. Brindisi is the nearest city of size, with port services, a rail station and the airport. The area is known for wine production, especially Negroamaro, and for olive growing.