Casa indipendente in Via Grazia Deledda 16
Nel cuore del centro storico, proponiamo un interessante locale di 20mq ad uso abitativo, categoria catastale A/5, ideale per chi desidera realizzare un progetto personale in un contesto ricco di fascino e autenticità, oppure per chi è alla ricerca di un'opportunità di investimento immobiliare. La posizione centrale,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €600/m², the asking price matches the local baseline before renovation; allowing roughly €700/m² for the personal project puts the effective cost near €1,300/m². The historic-center location is attractive, but the listing does not say enough about the current condition to justify this premium for a 20 m² unit.
More on the house and the area
The vaulted stone room and authentic Conversano old-town setting have genuine historic character, and the €12,000 price is strikingly low. However, this is currently a damp, bare project rather than a usable home: it needs major refurbishment before it could support comfortable living.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
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 20 sqm interior appears damp, dark and heavily deteriorated, with widespread moisture staining and peeling plaster.
- No usable kitchen or bathroom is shown; substantial renovation and likely utility work would be needed before living there.
- Access is via narrow historic-center streets and a stepped/uneven lane, with no private outdoor space or view visible.
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 72/100The area sits on the limestone plateau of the Murge, with low agricultural countryside of olive groves, dry-stone walls and scattered masserie. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the shore around Polignano a Mare and Monopoli within about 15 km. Conversano itself is a substantial historic town with a castle, a Romanesque cathedral and a compact old centre. Polignano a Mare has a historic centre on sea cliffs and Monopoli has a walled old town and port. This part of south-east Bari province is known for olive oil and, more broadly nearby, for the trulli landscape of the inland Murgia dei Trulli.