Casa indipendente in Via Arcivescovo Zezza
DIMORA STORICA INDIPENDENTE Nello splendido borgo antico di Ruffano, Casa Service Plus propone in vendita, caratteristica dimora d’epoca posta ad angolo di due strade. L’immobile, di complessivi 80 mq circa, si sviluppa su due livelli. Al piano terra si compone di tre vani voltati a stella più servizi. Il cucinotto è…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €750/m² before works, this historic 80 m² home is already above the local €647/m² reference; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified condition makes the effective cost about €950/m². Its two-level character and position in Ruffano’s ancient village add appeal, but the listing does not say whether it is currently habitable or renovated.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely characterful, independent historic home in Ruffano, with beautiful star-vaulted ceilings, a bright living area, two bathrooms, and a functioning kitchen. It appears immediately usable rather than a renovation shell, though the lower level shows damp/finish issues and the spiral staircase is a practical compromise.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
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.
- Visible peeling plaster and possible damp in the lower vaulted room need investigation.
- The narrow spiral staircase may be awkward for everyday use.
- No meaningful view or private outdoor space is evident in the gallery.
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 58/100This is the inland Salento plain, with low olive-growing countryside and scattered masserie between the Ionian and Adriatic sides of the peninsula. The nearest coast is the Ionian shore around Torre San Giovanni and Ugento, about 15 km away, with long sandy beaches and pine-backed stretches; the Adriatic coast is farther and does not count for the immediate setting. The nearest larger town is Casarano, which provides the main services, shops and rail connections for this part of southern Salento; Gallipoli is the nearest coastal town of size. Ugento, within the surrounding area, has a historic centre and an archaeological museum, and its coastal territory is what this area is most known for. The area is broadly known for olive groves, dry-stone rural landscape and access to the beaches of the lower Salento Ionian coast.