Casa indipendente in Via Cesare Balbo 19
Cutrofiano - Salento In una delle vie più centrali di Cutrofiano, proponiamo in vendita un piano terra indipendente dalle grandi potenzialità, completamente da ristrutturare e personalizzare secondo le proprie esigenze abitative. L’immobile si apre su un corridoio d’ingresso che conduce agli ambienti principali,…
What it really costs
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The listing is explicitly completely to be renovated, so I estimate about €1,100/m² in works; effective cost is roughly €185,300 total, or about €1,393/m². That is still reasonable for a large independent home in central Salento, and the entry price of €293/m² sits far below the local cheap-stock baseline of €740/m², which makes it a strong renovation deal rather than an overpriced one.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, generously sized town property with high ceilings and a workable shell, so it has practical potential rather than romance. The photos show a usable structure with floors, kitchen and bathrooms present, but the interiors are plain, tired and clearly in need of full renovation. As a dream-home listing it feels more like a budget project than a wow house.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€53,000 – €78,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; not move-in ready
- Some visible damp/staining on lower walls
- Tiny internal lightwell instead of a real outdoor space
- No view or notable historic character shown
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 57/100This is the inland Salento plain, with low agricultural land rather than mountain relief. The nearest sea within about 15 km is the Ionian coast around Gallipoli, with sandy shoreline and coastal pinewoods in that stretch. Cutrofiano sits in the central Salento area between Galatina and Maglie; Galatina is the nearest larger town and has a substantial historic centre and services. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and traditional ceramic production.