Trullo in vendita a Salve
Nel cuore dell’agro di Salve, nel Salento, proponiamo in vendita un’interessante proprietà di circa 12.500 mq, caratterizzata dalla presenza di due antiche costruzioni in pietra e dalla posizione particolarmente favorevole, a soli 5 km dalla costa e dalle splendide marine di Salve. Un luogo che conserva intatto il…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Septic tank
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 85 m², plus an estimated €700/m² to renovate (≈€59,500), the effective cost is ≈€124,500 or ≈€1,465/m² — well above the regional median of €531/m². The large 12,500 m² plot and 1 km to the sea are positives and change-of-use to habitation is possible, but conversion and infrastructure works push this into an overpriced buy versus local baselines.
More on the house and the area
A very attractive traditional Salento liama with beautiful vaulted interiors and a usable, intact shell that can be converted to a comfortable home. Sits in a large private plot of olive trees and dry‑stone walls with easy road access and beaches a short drive away — excellent value if you’re prepared to carry out restoration and utilities work.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Property needs full renovation (kitchen, bathroom, electrics and plumbing).
- Water supply relies on an existing cistern/rainwater; drilling a well is likely advisable.
- Wastewater disposal (subirrigation) and change-of-use permits will be required before full habitation.
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 78/100The area is on the Ionian coast of the lower Salento peninsula, with long sandy shoreline and low coastal dunes around Pescoluse, Torre Pali and the stretch toward Torre Vado. Inland it is a flat to gently rolling limestone countryside of olive groves, dry-stone walls and scattered masserie. The nearest town of size is Tricase, while Gallipoli and Lecce are the larger centres used for broader services. Santa Maria di Leuca, at the end of the peninsula, is nearby for day-to-day coastal orientation but lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of Salento is known for beaches, summer seaside tourism and olive-growing.