Casa indipendente in Via Pagello Rosso 1
Casa Indipendente a Casalabate - Marina di Squinzano Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nel cuore di Casalabate, a pochi passi dal rinnovato lungomare della marina di Squinzano. La proprietà si trova in una posizione strategica, a soli 15 km da Lecce e 18 km da Brindisi, perfetta per chi desidera vivere a contatto con il mare senza rinunciare...
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
40 m² seaside independent house at €68,000; assuming €200/m² for works gives an effective €1,900/m² versus the regional median €654/m². The listing does not state the condition (17 photos are included), but the price is well above local baseline.
More on the house and the area
Clean, move-in-ready little seaside house with a pleasant private paved courtyard/terrace, modern kitchenette and air-con — a genuine low-cost coastal home. It’s compact and faces the street (no obvious sea view), so great as a budget liveable bolt-hole but expect tight indoor space and to verify all paperwork.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very small footprint (40 sqm) — rooms are compact.
- Fronts directly onto a street so limited privacy and no sea view shown in photos.
- Confirm legal/energy paperwork and any coastal zoning rules before buying.
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 52/100This is the flat Salento plain between Lecce and Brindisi, with intensive farmland of olive groves, vineyards and field patterns typical of northern Salento. The Adriatic coast is close, with the shoreline around Casalabate and Torre Rinalda within about 15 km. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with full services and a large historic centre. The area is known for wine production, especially Salice Salentino DOC, and for the agricultural landscape of the inland Salento plain.