Rustico con Terreno in Contrada San Giuliano
Proponiamo in vendita rustico di circa 100 mq situato in un contesto naturale di grande tranquillità, a pochi passi dalla Diga di San Giuliano e a soli 10 minuti dal centro di Matera. L’immobile è inserito in un terreno di circa 7.700 mq, ideale per chi desidera vivere o investire in una zona immersa nella natura,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €53,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is €530/sqm, but the building is described as 'allo stato rustico', so I estimate a heavy restoration at about €1,100/sqm; effective cost is roughly €1,630/sqm, far above the €317/sqm local baseline. The large 7,700 sqm plot and proximity to Matera/Diga di San Giuliano help, but the listing gives no clear proof of residential legality or completion status, which keeps this weak.
More on the house and the area
The setting is peaceful and attractive, with open countryside, low hills and the San Giuliano lake area nearby. But the building shown is just a basic roofed frame in a field, not a livable home, so this is a project rather than an Italian dream house today. The low price and large plot help, yet the current wow is capped hard by condition.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Only a roofed open-sided shell is shown, not a usable house
- Full build-out needed for walls, interiors, kitchen and bathroom
- Utilities and permits for residential/agritourism use need checking
- Very rural setting, so day-to-day convenience may be limited
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 55/100This is on the Murgia plateau above the Gravina di Matera, the deep limestone ravine that cuts the edge of the city. The Parco della Murgia Materana lies immediately across the ravine, with rupestrian churches, rocky pasture and karst terrain. Matera is the nearest town of size and has the Sassi districts and the rock-cut settlement on the ravine edge; Matera is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is known for the Sassi, ravine landscapes and rock-cut churches of the Lucanian Murgia.