Villetta con giardino da ristrutturare
A pochi passi dal centro cittadino, proponiamo in vendita una villetta di circa 150 mq, interamente disposta a piano terra, con deposito di circa 90 mq e terreno di circa 450 mq. La proprietà, completamente da ristrutturare, rappresenta un’interessante opportunità per chi desidera realizzare una villetta su misura,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€633/m²), the 150 m² home is €133/m² above the local €500/m² benchmark before works. Because it is completely to be renovated, estimated total costs reach about €260,000, or €1,733/m², although the central location, 90 m² deposit, garage, terrace and 450 m² of land add some value.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable independent house with a private plot, roof terrace, garage/deposit space, and attractive open views toward the surrounding countryside. However, the interiors are barely documented and the listing states that the entire property requires renovation, while the exterior and terrace look tired. It has real potential as a customized home, but currently reads more as a substantial project than a dream-ready Italian 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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The property is explicitly completely in need of renovation, with no convincing evidence of a usable kitchen or bathroom.
- The large roof terrace has visibly aged surfaces and may require waterproofing or structural checks.
- It fronts a fairly busy urban road, so privacy and traffic noise may be concerns.
- Renovation costs could be substantial for a 150 sqm house plus outbuildings.
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 62/100The area sits on the Murge plateau, with a dry karst landscape of open fields, vineyards, olive groves and patches of oak woodland. Alta Murgia National Park begins within roughly this radius to the northwest, with limestone uplands, sinkholes and steppe-like pasture. Gioia del Colle has a substantial historic centre and a Norman-Swabian castle. Acquaviva delle Fonti is the nearest larger town in the area, with services and a built historic core. This part of inland Bari is known for wine production, especially Primitivo di Gioia del Colle, and for dairy farming on the plateau.