Casa indipendente in Via Giuseppe Mazzini
La Tempocasa di Gioia del Colle propone in vendita, nei pressi della Chiesa dell’Immacolata, una soluzione abitativa interamente disposta a piano terra, ideale per chi desidera creare uno spazio su misura, in linea con il proprio stile e le proprie esigenze. L’ingresso conduce a un unico ampio ambiente, che offre…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 (€886/m²), the 44 m² home appears to need substantial personalization and renovation, potentially bringing the effective cost near €1,586/m². This is well above the local €600/m² reference; utilities, a bathroom and 11 photos are positives, but the listing does not state the actual condition or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The arched ceiling details and terrazzo-style flooring give this compact Puglian home some authentic character and a bright, spacious feel. However, it is currently a bare 44 sqm layout with a bathroom but no kitchen or defined bedroom, so it is a solid renovation canvas rather than a move-in-ready dream home.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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 property is essentially one large unfinished room, with no fitted kitchen or bedroom.
- It needs meaningful customization and likely renovation before functioning as a comfortable full-time home.
- The very narrow bathroom and limited storage reduce everyday practicality.
- No view, garden, terrace, or exterior setting is shown.
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.