Casa indipendente in Via Domenico Petrelli 15
Nel caratteristico Borgo antico, a ridosso dell'Estramurale e a pochi passi da via Nicola Abrusci e da una rinomata pasticceria del luogo, proponiamo in vendita una suggestiva casa d'epoca disposta su tre livelli, da ristrutturare. Al piano terra si trovano un accogliente ingresso-soggiorno con angolo cottura, camino, ripostiglio e bagno. Il primo piano ospita due camere luminose e un...
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Price is €40,000 for 117 sqm (€342/sqm), but the listing is explicitly 'da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,042/sqm. That sits above the local baseline of €812/sqm, though the historic old-town setting and terrace support some value.
More on the house and the area
This has some real old-town charm: a handsome red period facade, original patterned floors, and a fireplace give it character. It is clearly a real house with bathroom, floors, stairs and usable rooms, but it needs noticeable refreshing and partial renovation before it feels appealing to live in. At €40k for 117 sqm, the value helps, yet the wow is more modest charm than dream-home magic.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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 renovation; interiors are dated and somewhat worn
- No proven views or scenic setting from the photos
- Terrace is functional but plain rather than atmospheric
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 50/100This is the inland Murge around Acquaviva delle Fonti, with a low limestone plateau of fields, olive groves and scattered masserie. The area is known for the red onion of Acquaviva and for agricultural land on karst ground. Within about 15 km the main places of size are Acquaviva itself and nearby Santeramo in Colle, with ordinary town centres and daily services; Bari is farther away and does not change the immediate landscape.