Villa plurifamiliare in Cassano delle Murge
Vendesi a Cassano delle Murge in Borgo Lagogemolo: villetta ammobiliata di circa 75 mg su due livelli (piano inferiore con ambiente unico con camino, cucinino a bagno, secondo piano con bagno e due camere da letto con 3 posti letto ciascuna, più cantiola/bucataio, e terreno di circa 50 ma (adatto per ospitare una piscina o zona relax).
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
At €70,000 for 75 sqm, the asking price is €933/sqm; with a habitable-level allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,133/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €590/sqm. The furnished two-level villa with 20 photos, garage/terrace and small land has some appeal, but on these numbers it looks clearly above this catalog's local baseline rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little villa rather than a shell: it has furnished rooms, a kitchen, two bathrooms and a covered terrace, so you could live in it with light refreshing. The value looks decent for a detached house in Puglia with some outdoor space, but the overall look is plain and dated rather than dreamily beautiful. It feels more practical holiday-base than scroll-stopping Italian fantasy.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Exterior and garden feel dated and a bit neglected
- Interiors are habitable but quite basic and dark
- Small secondary spaces upstairs with low/sloped ceilings
- No strong view or standout architectural character 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.