Casa indipendente in Via Corsica 259
A Muro Leccese, a pochi passi dalla Piazza di Santa Marina, vendiamo abitazione indipendente di 110 mq. Tipica salentina, questa abitazione si compone di ampio vano voltato a doppia stella, angolo cottura con camino, una camera da letto, un bagno e un ripostiglio. Inoltre uscita su cortile retrostante di circa 40 mq con accesso al terrazzo di pertinenza....
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €58,000 plus an estimated €200/m² refit (~€22,200) gives an effective total ≈€80,200 or ≈€723/m², about 12–13% above the local median of €642/m². The property is central (near Piazza di Santa Marina) with 15 photos and a courtyard/terrace, but the listing omits condition and year so some uncertainty remains.
More on the house and the area
Lovely traditional Salento interior with high vaulted 'volta a stella' ceilings, plus a private rear courtyard (≈40 m²) and roof terrace. The layout is a real, liveable home today but it needs updating and some roof/terrace/cellar work to bring it fully up to modern standards.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Dated finishes and fixtures — needs cosmetic modernisation throughout
- Roof terrace surface and external walls look rough and may need repair
- Basement/cellar area is cluttered and shows signs of damp/neglect
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 61/100This is the Salento plain in the south of the peninsula, with flat to gently rolling limestone countryside shaped by olive groves, dry-stone walls and small fields. The Adriatic coast is about 6 km away around Santa Cesarea Terme and Castro, with a low rocky shoreline and sea caves on this stretch. The nearest town of size is Maglie, which has the main local services and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for the area farther northwest. The area is known for Salento stone villages, olive-growing and the Greek-influenced cultural area of the Grecìa Salentina nearby.