Casa bifamiliare in Contrada Pontuso
Villino in campagna a Matino Nei pressi della Strada Provinciale per Taviano, Alezio, in una zona alloggiata estate e inverno, graziosa casa di campagna composta da due grandi vani, un vano piccolo con porticato e terreno di forma regolare di 700 mq con frutteto e agrumeto. L’immobile è in parte già ristrutturato. Posizione strategica e soleggiata,...
What it really costs
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At €57,000 (€1,267/m²), estimated partial-renovation costs of about €500/m² bring the effective cost to roughly €1,767/m², well above the Puglia baseline of €714/m². The 700 m² fruit garden and 8 km distance from the sea add value, but missing condition, bathroom, construction-year and energy data limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, simple Puglian country house with mature citrus trees, a courtyard/terrace, and a sizeable garden plot. However, the rooms are bare and unfinished, with no bathroom and construction materials still on site, so it is a renovation project rather than a livable home today.
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, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €9,000
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 interiors appear unfinished and empty, with no bathroom shown or listed.
- Significant work is likely needed for kitchen, bathroom, fixtures, and final finishes.
- The overgrown 700 sqm grounds and utilities/legal status should be checked.
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 in the Salento peninsula, with low limestone countryside of olive groves and dry-stone walls. The Ionian coast is about 10 km away around Gallipoli, with sandy shores and low rocky stretches. The nearest larger town is Gallipoli, which has a port, beaches and a walled old town on an island linked to the mainland. Lecce is the main city of the province and provides the larger set of services and rail connections. This part of Salento is known for olive cultivation and for the local stone-built rural landscape.