Casa indipendente in Via Santuario 9
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €68,000 plus an estimated €30,000 renovation gives an effective cost ≈€98k or ~653 €/m² versus the local typical ~640 €/m², so it’s roughly at market. Good points: 150 m² in the historic centre and 14 photos; negative: the listing does not state the property condition or year, so I assumed light-to-medium works (200 €/m²).
More on the house and the area
A very characterful Salento centro‑storico house with high vaulted ceilings, decorative terrazzo floors and a small private courtyard — photogenic and authentic. The building is intact and clearly habitable but needs cleaning, damp remediation and modest modernisation to be a comfortable home.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Signs of damp and staining on lower walls and courtyard — remediation likely needed
- Cosmetic updating required (kitchen, floors cleaning/polish, fresh paint)
- Only one bathroom; electrical/heating systems may need modernisation
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. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the Otranto area and its rocky shoreline roughly within 15 km. Maglie is the nearest town of size and has the usual services, shops and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for higher-order services farther away. This part of Salento is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and the local pietra leccese and carparo stone-working landscape.