Terratetto unifamiliare in Torremaggiore
A pochi passi da Corso Matteotti, proponiamo in vendita un locale libero di cielo dal grande potenziale, pronto per trasformarsi nel progetto che hai sempre immaginato. Le sue caratteristiche volte a crociera donano fascino ed autenticità, rendendolo perfetto per chi desidera recuperare un immobile ricco di fascino. Le…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The description calls it a 'locale' suited as tavernetta, studio, garage or deposito and does not present it as a legal dwelling, so this is a veto red flag for a home buyer. At €25,000 for 36 sqm (€694/sqm), even before an estimated full restore cost of about €1,100/sqm, the key issue is legal habitability rather than price.
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The cross-vaulted ceiling gives it genuine Apulian character, and the tiny street-front facade could be attractive if restored well. But as shown it is basically a raw one-room shell with rough services and no real living setup, so this is more a renovation project or studio/garage than a dream home today.
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€14,000 – €21,000
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.
- Single raw room with no real kitchen or finished bathroom shown.
- Needs full renovation and fit-out to become a livable home.
- Street-front urban setting with no view, terrace, or outdoor space.
- Some photos are AI staging/renderings, not the current condition.
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 47/100Torremaggiore sits on the north Apulian plain at the foot of the first Subappennino Dauno hills. The Fortore river runs to the north of the town. The nearest larger centre is San Severo, which has rail connections and the main services of the area. Lucera, with its historic centre and the Swabian-Angevin fortress, is within the wider plain but outside the immediate surroundings. This part of the province is known for arable farming and olive groves.