Casa Indipendente nel Cuore di Ugento
Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata in una zona centrale ma tranquilla di Ugento, perfetta per chi ricerca autenticità e spazi da reinventare. Con 85 m² commerciali e 70 m² calpestabili, questa proprietà del 1970 offre tre locali ben distribuiti: due ampi vani caratterizzati da suggestive volte a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated renovation ~€700/m² gives an effective price of €124,500 (≈€1,465/m²), well above the regional median of €709/m², so the total outlay is high for a renovation project. The house has excellent structure, 31 photos, a 50 m² courtyard and a private solarium and is 6 km from the sea, but required works (no heating, class G) keep this as an overpriced renovation play.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful traditional Salento interiors with star‑vaulted ceilings and intact decorative cement tiles give this house real character. Structurally solid and with a private courtyard and roof terrace, it’s a livable home after medium renovation to finish kitchen, bathroom and services.
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 interior renovation — exposed services, trenches and unfinished bathroom.
- No heating shown and some original finishes will need restoration.
- Street‑facing façade so the private courtyard is the main outdoor refuge.
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 73/100The cluster lies in the Salento peninsula, in flat to gently undulating countryside of olive groves and fields. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the long sandy shore of Torre San Giovanni and the low dune and pinewood belt along this stretch of coast. The area includes the Litorale di Ugento Regional Natural Park on the coast. Ugento is the nearest town of size, with an old centre and an archaeological museum; Gallipoli and the larger services of Lecce are farther away for higher-order needs. The area is known for olive growing and for the beaches of the southwest Salento coast.