Casa indipendente in Contrada Frà Diavolo
Piccola casa con giardino di circa 400 m² a Cassano delle Murge. In Contrada Fra' Diavolo, piccola casa al piano terra immersa nel verde, con patio coperto e giardino esclusivo. Patio e giardino misurano circa 400 m² in totale. La casa, di circa 40 m² di superficie utile, ha cucina con travi a vista, soggiorno con…
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At €57,000 for 40 m², even assuming it is broadly habitable, the estimated effective cost is about €1,625/m² versus a local comparable median of €594/m². The listing tags a pool, but the description does not mention one, so this feature should be verified before proceeding.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable little country home with a well-kept 400 m² garden, attractive stone paths, covered patio, mature trees, and a charming wooden garden cabin. The interior is lived-in and functional, with a fitted kitchen, fireplace, bedroom, bathroom, and no obvious major renovation required, though the space is small and more suited to a retreat or couple than a large household.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€3,000 – €4,000
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.
- Only 40 m², so it is compact for full-time living.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating or cooling costs.
- The interiors are usable but modest and somewhat dated; no notable landscape view 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 68/100The cluster is on the Murge plateau, with limestone hills, karst ground and wide areas of oak woodland. It lies by the Alta Murgia plateau and close to the Mercadante forest area, part of the landscape of the Parco Nazionale dell’Alta Murgia. The nearest town of size is Bari, which provides the main rail links, port, airport and full city services. Cassano delle Murge is known in Puglia for woodland on the Murge and for bread and baked products.