Casa indipendente
Proponiamo la vendita in Vico Ottaviano, abitazione indipendente al piano terra di mq 40 circa. L'abitazione risulta composta da ampia zona giorno con cucina ricevente aria e luce naturale attraverso la porta d'ingresso, da un comodo bagno con finestra e da una camera da letto realizzata sul soppalco. Attraverso una comoda scalinata si raggiunge il terrazzo sovrastante.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €750/m², the €30,000 asking price is already above the local €598/m² reference, reaching roughly €1,250/m² after allowing for likely updating. The independent layout and terrace are positives, but the condition is unstated, only one photo is provided, and the description suggests a very basic 40 m² dwelling with a loft bedroom.
More on the house and the area
This is a tidy, independent small home in a traditional Puglian town, with a rooftop terrace as its main lifestyle feature. The description suggests a usable layout with a bathroom, kitchen/living area, and loft bedroom, but the exterior is plain and there is no proven interior character or view.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Only one exterior photo; interior condition and finish quality are unverified.
- Very compact 40 sqm layout with the bedroom on a loft.
- Access is through a stepped urban lane, and the rooftop terrace may need inspection for waterproofing and safety.
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 52/100Canosa di Puglia stands on the Murge plateau above the Ofanto valley, with open agricultural land, low chalky hills and river terraces within the immediate area. The Ofanto river runs nearby and shapes the main valley west of the town. The nearest larger centre is Barletta on the coast, with rail links, port functions and the usual city services; Andria is another larger town in the inland direction. Canosa is known for its extensive Roman and pre-Roman archaeological remains, especially hypogea and other ancient funerary monuments.