Noicattaro - Centro
Noicattaro - Centro. Needs renovation, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
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At €20,000 (€267/m²), this 75 m² apartment is deeply discounted upfront, but renovation at about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €72,500 (€967/m²), above the local €600/m² benchmark. Its central location and balcony help, but the renovation burden limits the deal value.
More on the house and the area
A genuine multi-level home with tiled floors, two bathrooms, a fitted kitchen, old doors, arched details, wooden beams, and a generous rooftop terrace. It appears roofed and basically usable rather than a ruin, but the interiors are plain and dated, with maintenance and renovation work needed before it feels truly dreamlike.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and cosmetic updating throughout.
- Rooftop terrace has visibly aged covering, masonry, and utility wiring that should be checked.
- No scenic view or private garden is evident; this is a dense town-center property.
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 58/100The area is the low Murgia and coastal plain south of Bari, with flat to gently rolling farmland of olive groves, vineyards and vegetable fields. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the urban seafront at Torre a Mare and the coves and cliffs around Polignano a Mare within about 15 km. Bari is the nearest large city, with a full range of services, a historic centre, port and airport. This part of the Barese is known for table grapes and early vegetables.