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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 €85,000 for 70 sqm, the ask is about €1,214/sqm; with a light habitable/partially renovated adjustment (~€250/sqm), effective cost is about €1,464/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €462/sqm, though the near-sea position in Mola di Bari and 26 photos support some premium and reduce uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This feels like a real, usable town house rather than a shell: solid floors, finished walls, a bathroom in place, and bright rooms with some nice old-style patterned tiles and balconies. The setting is atmospheric old-town Puglia near the sea, but the views are only onto the street and the interiors still need work and furnishing to become truly dreamy. The promised terrace could add appeal, but it is not clearly shown in the photos, so the wow stays in the charming-not-spectacular range.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but quite plain and only partially renovated.
- No sea view is shown despite the near-port location.
- Kitchen appears unfitted and the bathroom needs finishing/refreshing.
- Street is narrow and urban, with limited privacy and parked cars outside.
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 Adriatic coast, with a working waterfront and small coves along this stretch of shoreline. Polignano a Mare lies nearby and is built on limestone cliffs above the sea. Bari is the nearest large city and has a port, rail links, a university, major hospitals and a substantial historic centre. This part of the coast is known for fishing, cherries and olive groves.