Contrada Marinella, Bernalda
Contrada Marinella, Bernalda. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €35,240 price looks extraordinary at €3/m² versus €349/m² locally, but 11,384 m², zero bathrooms, no stated condition, and only four photos make this impossible to treat as a confirmed livable farmhouse. Assuming major restoration, the effective cost is roughly €1,103/m², so verify the actual habitable floor area and planning status before considering it.
More on the house and the area
The surrounding rural landscape is attractive, with rolling vineyards, farmland, and broad open views, plus a very large plot. However, the actual farmhouse is barely shown, so there is no evidence of character, interior quality, or whether it is currently usable as a home.
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€4,508,000 – €6,660,000
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 gallery shows fields and countryside rather than the farmhouse itself.
- No bathroom count is listed, and the home's condition, utilities, access, and livability are unverified.
- The property appears heavily land-focused, so renovation or agricultural-use limitations may be significant.
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 cluster is on the Ionian coastal plain near the mouth of the Basento, with flat agricultural land and low coastal dunes. The Metaponto littoral is within the local area, with sandy beaches and pine woods behind parts of the shore. Bernalda has a substantial historic centre on higher ground, and Metaponto nearby has the archaeological area of the Greek colony of Metapontum with temple remains and museum collections. Matera is the nearest major city of note for services and rail connections. This part of Basilicata is known for agriculture on the coastal plain and for the Magna Graecia archaeological sites around Metaponto.