Lavora in A.P.I. - Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Il lotto è costituito da edificio isolato sviluppato su tre livelli (piano seminterrato, piano rialzato e piano primo), con corte/giardino di pertinenza. Al piano seminterrato è presente un vano ad uso deposito con accesso indipendente; al piano rialzato locali destinati ad uffici, di fatto utilizzati come abitazione;…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing ("vendita giudiziaria", "aste giudiziarie"), which is an automatic veto for this catalog despite the low ask. The nominal €114/m² is cheap, but with habitable-condition renovation at about €200/m² the effective cost is ~€314/m² versus a €410/m² baseline; still, the 595 days on market and auction status make it a trap for this buyer profile.
More on the house and the area
This is a large detached building with a private yard and some open surroundings, so it has practical space and a modest bargain appeal. But the architecture is plain and dated rather than dream-home beautiful, and the visible exterior needs refreshment. With no real interior photos, it reads more as a functional low-cost property than a true wow house.
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€25,000 – €42,000
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.
- Only exterior photos of the real property; interior condition and finish level are unproven.
- Facade and balconies show weathering and likely need maintenance/refreshing.
- Ground floor is described as office space used as a home, so layout/regularization should be checked.
- Auction sale with possible legal/occupancy/technical complexities.
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 43/100This is the Metaponto plain, with broad agricultural lowland between the Basento and Bradano rivers and the Ionian coast nearby. The coast around Metaponto and the mouth areas of the rivers is the main landscape feature within reach, with long sandy beaches and pine woods behind parts of the shore. Bernalda sits inland on the edge where the plain begins to rise toward the Matera hinterland. Metaponto is the nearest coastal centre of note and has beach services and the archaeological area of the Greek colony of Metapontum with the Tavole Palatine just outside the modern resort area. Matera is the nearest major city and has the full range of services. The area is known for intensive agriculture on the plain and for the Greek archaeological remains of Metaponto.