Casa bifamiliare in Via Madonna del Lume
CUORE DEL CENTRO STORICO Nel suggestivo centro storico, frontalmente alla Chiesa della Madonna del Lume, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento con ingresso indipendente, una soluzione dal grande potenziale, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una residenza di charme o un investimento destinato alla locazione…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €19,000 for 69 sqm (€275/sqm), this is far below the local sub-100k baseline of €729/sqm in Puglia townhouses. Assuming a renovation-level budget of about €700/sqm from the 'great potential' historic-centre wording, the effective cost is about €975/sqm, which is still plausible for an independent-entry property in Grottaglie’s historic center.
More on the house and the area
The vaulted rooms, arched openings and patterned original floors give this little historic-center home real southern Italian character. It looks like a solid, roofed, usable house rather than a shell, but the visible moisture staining and overall tired finish mean it needs real upgrading before it feels truly comfortable to live in.
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€14,000 – €24,000
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.
- Visible damp/water staining on vaulted ceilings and walls
- Needs significant refresh and likely systems/bathroom-kitchen updates
- Photos do not show any real view, outdoor space, or exterior appeal
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 50/100The area around Grottaglie is the inland side of the Taranto plain, with vineyards, olive groves and low limestone ground rather than marked relief. The Mar Piccolo and the Ionian coast are outside the immediate 15 km radius, so they matter more for access than for the lived landscape. Taranto is the nearest large city, with port functions, services, rail links and major archaeology in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale. Grottaglie is known nationally for its long ceramics tradition and its pottery quarter.