Villa in Contrada Pezze di Ferro
Lamia antica situata a 7 km da Ostuni sula via che conduce a San Michele Salentino. Dista 25 km dall' aeroporto e 15 km dal mare. Il terreno si estende per 16.000 mq ed è possibile realizzare un ampliamento in base ala regolamento comunale di Ceglie Messapica. Il terreno è coltivato ad uliveto. La zona è silenziosa e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The ancient 40 m² lamia is listed at €1,500/m², and restoring it could bring the effective cost to about €2,600/m²—far above comparable local listings. The description provides little information on habitability or condition and includes only one photo, while the €60,000 price also reflects the large olive-grove plot.
More on the house and the area
This is a distinctive old Puglian lamia set privately within a substantial olive grove, with dry-stone boundaries and a pleasing rural atmosphere. The roof and structure appear broadly intact rather than ruinous, but the weathered exterior and lack of interior photos make it difficult to confirm whether it is genuinely move-in ready or mainly a renovation opportunity.
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€16,000 – €23,000
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 is provided, so the interior, bathroom, utilities, and actual livability are unverified.
- The facade and entrance area look weathered and likely need restoration or cosmetic renovation.
- The large olive-grove setting may bring ongoing land-maintenance costs and planning restrictions on any extension.
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 83/100The cluster sits in the Valle d’Itria landscape of low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and dispersed trulli and lamie. Ceglie Messapica has a substantial historic centre and a ducal castle, and Ostuni is the nearest larger town with a larger old town and full services. The coast is not far, but the daily landscape here is inland agricultural countryside rather than a coastal setting. This part of Puglia is known for olive oil, local cuisine and the trulli countryside of the upper Salento/Murgia dei Trulli area.