Casetta immersa nel verde
In zona Via Cassano, a soli 3 km dal centro abitato, proponiamo in vendita graziosa casetta indipendente di circa 40 mq, la soluzione ideale per chi cerca una casa per le vacanze o un tranquillo punto d’appoggio immerso nella natura a breve distanza dai servizi della città. L’immobile è composto internamente da una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says the actual building is only about 40 sqm with one day area and a bathroom on 1,000 sqm of land, while the facts claim 140 sqm: this mismatch is a major contradiction. A detached countryside 'casetta' 3 km outside town with no bedroom and likely non-standard residential status is too risky to treat as a normal villa purchase at €70,000.
More on the house and the area
The vine-covered approach, generous covered patio and fenced 1,000 sqm plot give it a pleasant rural charm and a usable outdoor lifestyle. Crucially, it is a real habitable house with kitchen-living space, bathroom and solid finished surfaces, but the interior is plain and dated, with limited wow inside. At €70k it feels practical and good value more than truly spectacular.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Very small actual house: photos/facts suggest around 40 sqm despite 140 sqm listed.
- Interior is basic and dated rather than beautiful.
- No proven scenic view; setting is flat countryside.
- Likely better as a holiday base or simple rural retreat than a full-time dream home.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Altamura, so the setting is urban rather than open countryside. The Murge plateau surrounds the town, with limestone uplands, dry grassland and cultivated fields. Alta Murgia National Park lies immediately around Altamura and includes karst terrain, jazzi and open pastoral land. Gravina in Puglia is the nearest comparable town, and Matera is also nearby with a larger concentration of services and monuments. Altamura is known for its historic centre and for pane di Altamura DOP.