Casa indipendente
Nel suggestivo centro storico di Conversano, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica abitazione indipendente da ristrutturare, ricca di fascino e autenticità, ideale come abitazione o investimento. L'immobile si sviluppa su più livelli ed è così composto: Piano Terra: Accogliente locale con splendida volta a botte in…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description clearly says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; that makes the effective cost roughly €1,279/m² all-in (€55,000 + works on 95 m²), above the low Puglia baseline of €856/m². The score stays decent because it is an independent house in the historic center of Conversano with terrace potential and 15 photos, but it is not a baseline-beating bargain once renovation is included.
More on the house and the area
This has real old-Puglia character thanks to the stone barrel-vaulted ground floor and the rooftop terrace in the historic center. But it is not move-in ready: the upper living spaces are stripped back, worn and visibly damp in places, so this is a charming renovation project rather than an immediately livable dream home. At €55k for 95 sqm, the price helps.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Needs full renovation and modernization.
- No proper fitted kitchen is present.
- Upper rooms show damp/staining and tired finishes.
- Bathroom situation appears very basic/unclear from photos.
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 72/100The area sits on the limestone plateau of the Murge, with low agricultural countryside of olive groves, dry-stone walls and scattered masserie. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the shore around Polignano a Mare and Monopoli within about 15 km. Conversano itself is a substantial historic town with a castle, a Romanesque cathedral and a compact old centre. Polignano a Mare has a historic centre on sea cliffs and Monopoli has a walled old town and port. This part of south-east Bari province is known for olive oil and, more broadly nearby, for the trulli landscape of the inland Murgia dei Trulli.