Casa Indipendente
A Presicce Acquarica, Cittadina del Basso Salento conosciuta come uno dei Borghi più Belli d'Italia, nel Cuore del Centro Storico di Località Presicce, a pochi passi da Piazza Giuseppe Villani e dalla Chiesa Matrice di Sant'Andrea con la sua bellissima Colonna Barocca, proponiamo caratteristica Abitazione Salentina in…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €55,000 plus an estimated €200/m² renovation (80 m²) gives an effective cost of €71,000 or ~€888/m², about 25% above the regional baseline of €709/m², which keeps this in the fair range. Positives: historic-centre address, many photos (49), cellar and climate control; listing is habitable and on-market only 8 days.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely charming Salento house: high vaulted (star) ceilings, a working fireplace and a sunny private corte filled with plants give real historic character. The property is habitable and connected to utilities, making it a ready-to-use holiday home or income unit, though the kitchen, bathroom and terrace need updating to reach full comfort.
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.
- Small overall footprint (≈80 m²) — compact rooms and tight bathroom.
- Interior is habitable but kitchen and bathroom are dated and will need modernization.
- Roof/solarium access exists but will require finishing to be a usable terrace.
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 57/100The area is the Salento plain in the far south of Puglia, with flat to gently rolling ground dominated by olive groves and cultivated land. The nearest coast is the Ionian shore around Lido Marini and Torre Pali, with low sandy stretches and small coastal settlements. Santa Maria di Leuca is the nearest major landmark of the lower Salento tip, where the peninsula narrows and the Adriatic and Ionian sides meet. Casarano and Tricase are the nearest larger towns in daily use, with hospitals, secondary schools and the main services for the inland part of the lower Salento. Presicce is known for its underground oil mills and for the historic fabric typical of southern Salento towns.