Casa indipendente in Specchia Piccola
Primo Immobiliare propone in vendita, nel comune di Francavilla Fontana alla contrada Specchia Piccola, abitazione di campagna in buono stato strutturale composta da 4 vani catastali oltre a terreno pertinenziale di circa mq 1.800. L’immobile è composto cucina/sala pranzo, disimpegno, bagno e camera da letto.…
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At €15,000 (€300/m²), the 50 m² country house appears structurally sound but likely needs moderate finishing work; estimated effective cost is about €35,000 (€700/m²), close to the Puglia baseline of €678/m². The 1,800 m² plot and 20 photos support the listing, but its inland location limits the premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable small country house with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and abundant surrounding greenery, including roughly 1,800 sqm of land, orchard-like planting and a built-in outdoor oven. It is not architecturally spectacular and needs cosmetic updating, but the €15,000 price and rural setting give it real dream-home potential rather than making it just a renovation shell.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are usable but very dated, with worn finishes and old fixtures.
- The exterior is plain and weathered, while the veranda-like structure appears unfinished.
- Utilities, heating, roof condition and legal status are not documented in the listing.
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 49/100This is inland Salento on the Murge Tarantine plain, with olive groves and arable land around a large historic town. The nearest coast is the Ionian around Torre Colimena and Campomarino di Maruggio, and the Adriatic around Torre Guaceto and the Brindisi coast, all outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Ostuni is the nearest town of note in the wider area, with a substantial hill town centre. The area is known for olive oil, vineyards and Apulian agricultural landscapes.