Vendita lamia da ristrutturare in San Vito dei Normanni
Vendita lamia da ristrutturare in San Vito dei Normanni. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 18,178 m², the advertised €4/m² is misleading for a one-room lamia: applying renovation costs gives an effective figure of roughly €704/m², close to comparable Puglia farmhouse pricing. The listing does not clarify how much of the stated area is the building versus land; the sea is about 5 km away.
More on the house and the area
The setting is highly photogenic: an old stone lamia surrounded by extensive olive groves, mature trees, dry-stone walls, and open Puglian countryside. However, the building is currently a bare agricultural structure rather than a usable home, so its strong land and historic appeal is offset by substantial renovation needs.
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€3,599,000 – €6,380,000
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.
- The lamia is an uninhabitable renovation project with no bathroom, kitchen, or bedrooms.
- The interior shows damp, debris, and unfinished surfaces; utilities and structural/roof condition need verification.
- The 1.8-hectare olive-grove setting and access-road conditions should be checked in person.
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 74/100The cluster lies in the Alto Salento plain near the Adriatic, with a coastline at Torre Santa Sabina and the marine area of Torre Guaceto within about 15 km. Torre Guaceto is a protected coastal reserve with dunes, Mediterranean scrub and rocky and sandy shore. Carovigno has a historic centre and the Castello Dentice di Frasso. Ostuni is the nearest larger town and has an extensive old town on a hill. This part of northern Salento is known for olive groves and masserie.