Rustico/casale
In una delle zone più autentiche dell’Alta Murgia, a pochi minuti da una frazione di Gioia del Colle, la Masi Immobiliare di Donvito Crescenza propone una masseria da ristrutturare circondata da 17.000 mq di terreno di pertinenza. Si tratta di una proprietà dal grande potenziale, immersa nella quiete della campagna…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 (€467/m²), the asking price looks low, but the property is completely to renovate, bringing estimated total costs to about €235,000 or €1,567/m². That is well above the local €691/m² benchmark; the 17,000 m² of land and tourism potential add upside but do not offset the major renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, characterful Puglian masseria surrounded by extensive green land and mature trees, offering real rural atmosphere and major redevelopment potential. However, the property is explicitly completely to renovate, with weathered facades and raw agricultural interiors, so it is a substantial project rather than a home someone could realistically move into.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Completely to renovate and not currently a livable home.
- Interiors appear to be former agricultural or livestock spaces, with no finished kitchen or living areas visible.
- The 17,000 sqm of land is attractive, but renovation costs and utility connections could be substantial.
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 52/100The area sits on the Murge plateau, with dry karst countryside, cereal fields, vineyards and olive groves around Gioia del Colle. The nearest larger city is Bari, which provides the main rail links, port and airport; Acquaviva delle Fonti and Putignano are the nearer service towns. Alberobello and the Valle d’Itria trulli area lie beyond the immediate surroundings, so they do not define the landscape here. The area is known for wine production, especially Primitivo di Gioia del Colle, and for dairy farming on the Murge.