Rustico/casale in Via Coccaluto
immobile con destinazione di deposito agricolo composto da due vani, di cui uno con camino. terreno agricolo di pertinenza di mq 3500 piantumato in parte con alberi di ulivo.
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €13,000 (€433/m²), this is explicitly an agricultural storage/deposit building, not a legal dwelling, with 3,500 m² of agricultural land. The low price versus the €800/m² baseline does not offset the use restriction and likely conversion risk.
More on the house and the area
The main appeal is the 3,500 sqm olive-grove setting in Puglia at an unusually low price. However, the 30 sqm building is an agricultural deposit with two rough storage rooms, no bathroom or kitchen, and no evidence of residential habitability. It is a land-and-conversion project rather than a beautiful cheap home ready for living.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €18,000
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.
- Agricultural storage building, not a permitted residential home.
- No bathroom, kitchen, bedrooms, or usable living spaces are shown.
- Interiors are cluttered and in poor cosmetic condition, with damp staining and significant renovation needs.
- Check utilities, access, planning permissions, and whether residential conversion is legally possible.
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 56/100This is the inland Salento plain, with olive groves, dry-stone boundaries and low, level to gently rolling agricultural land. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the shore around Otranto and the Alimini area roughly within 15 km of the eastern side of this area. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with full services and a major Baroque historic centre. This part of Grecìa Salentina is known for the survival of Griko language and culture.