Rustico/casale
ZONA INDUSTRIALE - RUSTICO CON TERRENO Situata in una posizione comoda e facilmente accessibile, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione indipendente immersa in un'oasi di tranquillità e verde rigoglioso. La proprietà è avvolta da un ampio terreno di circa 5.743 mq, interamente recintato e piantumato con alberi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €23,000 (€561/m²), the price is low, but the rustic shell likely requires about €45,100 in works, bringing the estimated total to roughly €68,100 (€1,661/m²), well above the local €688/m² benchmark. The 5,743 m² fenced plot and civil-dwelling registration add value, but the listing does not specify utilities, construction status, or actual habitability.
More on the house and the area
The authentic twin-cone trullo, dry-stone terraces and extensive olive grove create strong Puglian character and a potentially beautiful rural setting. However, the buildings look like a neglected rustico/project rather than a usable home, with no convincing finished interior shown, so the €23,000 price reflects renovation potential more than immediate livability.
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€16,000 – €24,000
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 trullo and adjoining structures appear to require substantial renovation before they are livable.
- Interiors, kitchen, utilities and bathroom condition are not demonstrated; the main trullo appears dark and unfinished.
- The property is near an industrial zone and road infrastructure, despite its large olive-filled grounds.
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 48/100The area sits on the Salento plain, with olive groves, fields and low limestone countryside rather than relief. The nearest coast is the Ionian shore around Torre Lapillo and Porto Cesareo and the Adriatic shore around Torre Guaceto, but both are beyond the immediate 15 km landscape and do not define the setting here. Taranto is the nearest larger city of size, with port, services and rail links. Ostuni, which has Bandiera Arancione status and a well-known historic hill town, is outside the immediate radius. This part of inland Brindisi province is known for olive oil, vineyards and agricultural estates.