Rustico 4 locali, 159 m² in Via Acquaviva Nuova Case Sparse
Rustico 4 locali, 159 m² in Via Acquaviva Nuova Case Sparse. caminetto, esposizione esterna, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €45,400 asking price is only €286/m², but this 159 m² rustico has no stated condition, bathrooms, or energy details and appears to require substantial conversion work. At an estimated €900/m² renovation cost, the effective price is about €1,186/m² versus a local benchmark of €687/m², making it a weak project unless inspections show it is more habitable than described.
More on the house and the area
This is a large 159 m² rural property with a private garden and approximately 3,350 m² of agricultural land, offered at a strikingly low auction price. However, the gallery shows only presentation slides and maps, not a beautiful home, and the rustico classification plus absent heating leave livability and renovation needs uncertain. It is more of a potentially useful bargain project than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €56,000
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.
- No actual interior or exterior property photos are shown, so condition and visual character cannot be verified.
- The listing is described as a rustico, with heating absent; renovation or systems work may be required.
- Auction purchase requires checking the appraisal, utilities, planning status, and the apparent bathroom-detail discrepancy.
- The property is near a provincial road in a peripheral, non-scenic setting rather than a picturesque village or landscape.
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 43/100This area sits on the inland Murge plateau south of Bari, with low limestone country, fields, olive groves and scattered masserie around the town. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around Bari and Mola di Bari, but it is outside the 15 km landscape radius. Within the area are the large commercial outskirts along the Bari-Taranto corridor and the settlement belt toward Valenzano and Noicattaro. Bari is the nearest city of size, with the port, airport, universities and major services. The area is known locally for agriculture on karst limestone and for Casamassima's old centre, sometimes called the "blue town" because of painted streets in part of the historic core.