Casa indipendente in Via Mattonelle
Casa Indipendente nel Cuore Storico di Brindisi - Opportunità di Personalizzazione Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nel suggestivo centro storico di Brindisi, un'occasione unica per chi desidera creare la propria dimora personalizzata in una zona ricca di storia e carattere. Con 77 m² commerciali…
What it really costs
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At €883/m² before works, the €68,000 price is already above the Brindisi baseline of €667/m²; assuming a personalization/renovation budget of about €700/m², effective cost rises to roughly €1,583/m². Historic-center location and sea proximity add value, but the missing condition details make this only a fair prospect.
More on the house and the area
A genuine historic-center home with attractive vaulted ceilings, arched openings, and a distinctive old-town character. It is clearly a usable house with a fitted kitchen, bathroom, heating, and furnishings, but it needs substantial cosmetic refreshing and likely damp remediation rather than being move-in ready.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
- Extensive peeling, staining, and apparent damp on several interior walls need investigation and repair.
- The home is cluttered and dated, with awkward utility/storage areas and a steep metal stair.
- No garden, terrace, or meaningful view is shown.
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 52/100This is inside the built-up area of Brindisi on the Adriatic coast, so the lived setting is an urban port city rather than open landscape. The coast here is the inner Brindisi harbour and the Adriatic shoreline. Brindisi has a large historic centre, a commercial port, ferry traffic, and Roman remains linked to the Via Appia. The area is known for its harbour and port functions.