Casa indipendente in Via Superga
MONOLOCALE al piano terra, sito nel CENTRO STORICO di CISTERNINO alla Via Superga, avente destinazione deposito, dotato di angolo cottura e bagno, della consistenza di circa mq. 32. Collegamento autonomo all’acquedotto. Nella vendita è compreso l’arredamento esistente.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €65,000, 32 m² unit is explicitly sold with storage/deposit designation, so it is not presented as a legally habitable dwelling despite having a kitchenette and bathroom. Its historic-center location is attractive, but this legal-use issue is decisive.
More on the house and the area
A compact but genuinely usable-looking historic-space home, with attractive barrel and vaulted ceilings, tiled floors, a fitted kitchenette, and a complete bathroom. It feels more like a charming pied-à-terre than a dream country house, and the deposito designation is a major practical and legal limitation.
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€13,000 – €19,000
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.
- The property is legally registered as a deposito/storage unit rather than a dwelling, so residential use and possible conversion must be verified.
- Only 32 sqm with a single open-plan room; the sleeping area is not a separate bedroom.
- No exterior, garden, terrace, or view is 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 84/100The area sits in the Valle d’Itria, a karst plateau of low limestone ridges, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli. Cisternino itself is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and within this radius there are other historic hill towns tied to the same landscape, including Locorotondo, also listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The Adriatic coast is close, with the marina of Ostuni and the coast around Torre Canne forming the nearest seafront for daily use, though the cluster is inland rather than on the shore. Ostuni is the nearest larger town of note, with a substantial historic centre and services; Martina Franca is also nearby and is known for its baroque old town. The area is known for trulli, long-established olive growing, and the rural pattern of small fields enclosed by dry-stone walls.