Trullo in vendita a Ostuni
PUGLIA - OSTUNI - Contrada Pascarosa In Contrada Pascarosa, nel territorio di Ostuni e a pochi minuti da Cisternino, proponiamo un terreno di circa 20.000 mq con uliveto e due caratteristici trulli, immersi nella quiete e nella bellezza autentica della campagna pugliese. I trulli, attualmente censiti come unità…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Land, with no house on it
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is not a livable 170 sqm house at €80,000: the text describes 20,000 sqm of land with two trulli censiti come unità collabenti (F/2), plus only the possibility to build a new 170 sqm villa. As listed, it is effectively land with ruins rather than a dwelling, so the baseline comparison is not meaningful and it falls into veto territory.
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The existing trulli are undeniably romantic and very photogenic, set in beautiful Puglian countryside with olive-land and real historic character. But this is not a usable home today: it is essentially a collapsed/empty project with major rebuilding required, and the dream-house feel comes mostly from the renderings rather than the current condition.
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€67,000 – €99,000
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 trulli are currently collabenti/F2 and not habitable.
- Photos show a raw shell with dark empty interiors, so major reconstruction is needed.
- The sleek villa and pool images are renderings, not existing buildings.
- Likely significant planning, utility and build costs beyond the asking price.
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 83/100The cluster sits in the Valle d’Itria landscape of low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and dispersed trulli and lamie. Ceglie Messapica has a substantial historic centre and a ducal castle, and Ostuni is the nearest larger town with a larger old town and full services. The coast is not far, but the daily landscape here is inland agricultural countryside rather than a coastal setting. This part of Puglia is known for olive oil, local cuisine and the trulli countryside of the upper Salento/Murgia dei Trulli area.