Casa indipendente in Contrada Spina
In Contrada Spina, a Galatone, proponiamo in vendita un’abitazione indipendente al piano terra, immersa nella tranquillità della campagna salentina e circondata da un ampio terreno di pertinenza di circa 2.432 mq. La proprietà, censita per 7 vani catastali, dispone di una corte di pertinenza e presenta una distribuzione interna composta da 3 camere da letto, 2 bagni, ripostiglio, cucina...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €690/m², the asking price is essentially at the Puglia country-house baseline of €678/m² before any renovation, and the condition is unspecified. The 2,432 m² plot, six bedrooms and two bathrooms add value, but the unknown works could make the effective cost roughly €1,390/m².
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine Salento country home with a wonderfully lush private garden, mature citrus and palm trees, shaded arcades, decorative arches, and distinctive sculpted stone wells that give it real character. The roofed, substantial 116 sqm house appears structurally usable rather than a ruin, with two bathrooms and generous outdoor living areas, though it is clearly dated and likely needs refreshing and garden work before becoming a comfortable 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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Interior condition and furnishings are not shown, so full move-in readiness cannot be confirmed.
- The property appears dated, with weathered exterior finishes, barred windows, and substantial garden maintenance needed.
- Roofing, utilities, heating/cooling, and legal status should be verified.
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 61/100The area is on the Salento plain, with olive groves and low agricultural land rather than relief. The Ionian coast around Gallipoli is within about 15 km, with sandy shoreline and the sea as the main natural feature in daily reach. Gallipoli is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre on the island, port services and the main concentration of shops and summer activity for this part of the coast. The area is known for Salento olive country and for easy access to the beaches of the west coast of the Lecce province.