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Casa indipendente in Via Nicola Abrusci

Acquaviva delle Fonti, Puglia
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
m²
78
Price per m²
€628
Property type
Country house
Rooms
3 locali

A pochi passi dall’Estramurale San Pietro, proponiamo in vendita una palazzina indipendente da cielo a terra, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione autonoma, versatile e con spazi già ben distribuiti. L’immobile, da ristrutturare, si sviluppa su più livelli: Piano terra: due vani con angolo cottura, perfetti come zona…

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

Condition not stated in the listing

Must be done first

  • Damp
  • Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

At €49,000 plus an estimated €85,800 renovation budget, the effective cost is about €1,728/m²—far above the local €600/m² benchmark. The independent layout and terrace add flexibility, but the property is explicitly to renovate and the listing does not say that major structural or systems work is excluded.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

A handsome independent Puglian townhouse with an unusually polished façade, decorative stonework, arched ceilings, a fireplace, and a rooftop terrace. However, the current interior is clearly a renovation project with worn floors, wall damage, and obsolete kitchen and bathroom finishes; the beautiful furnished rooms are staged renderings rather than existing spaces.

Comfortable€600–900/m²
€47,000 – €70,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

This house
Full
€94,000 – €117,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €46,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€143,000 – €166,000
What worries us about this house
  • The property is explicitly sold as needing renovation, and the original interiors show damp staining, damaged finishes, and outdated services.
  • The attractive furnished interiors are renovation visualizations, not the current condition.
  • No meaningful view or private garden is shown; the terrace overlooks surrounding town rooftops.
  • Energy class G and only one bathroom may limit comfort and resale appeal.

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 50/100

This is the inland Murge around Acquaviva delle Fonti, with a low limestone plateau of fields, olive groves and scattered masserie. The area is known for the red onion of Acquaviva and for agricultural land on karst ground. Within about 15 km the main places of size are Acquaviva itself and nearby Santeramo in Colle, with ordinary town centres and daily services; Bari is farther away and does not change the immediate landscape.

The comune of Acquaviva delle Fonti
People living here
19,746
-4.5% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
25%
12% are under 14
Flood zone
0.7%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
24 km
Nearest airport
30 min drive
Nearest city
27 min drive
Property address:Via Nicola Abrusci
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Asking price

€49,000
Deal score
27/100
Dream
38/100
Wow
62/100

Listed 26/10/2026