Casa indipendente in Via Purgatorio 46
Nel suggestivo centro storico di Putignano, a pochi passi dal cuore della città e dai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita un'abitazione completamente indipendente. L'immobile è composto da due vani con accessori e dispone di un terrazzo di proprietà, ideale per creare uno spazio esterno riservato da vivere…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is explicitly described as "da ristrutturare", so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; that brings the effective cost to roughly €1,968/m² (€90,000 + about €49,700 works on 71 m²), well above the local baseline of €740/m². Historic-center location and a private terrace help, but on numbers alone this looks more like a lifestyle buy than a bargain renovation deal.
More on the house and the area
The best part here is the setting: a lovely white-stone historic lane in Putignano with real old-town character. Inside, the house is structurally a real home rather than a ruin, with vaulted ceilings and usable volume, but it is very bare and dated and needs renovation to become truly livable. Charming potential, not an instant dream home.
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 – €25,000
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.
- Interior needs clear renovation before comfortable living
- No terrace photos, so outdoor appeal is unproven
- Sparse unfinished rooms with likely kitchen/bath updates needed
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 77/100The area sits on the Murge karst plateau, with rolling limestone countryside, dry-stone walls, vineyards, olive groves and scattered trulli. It is close to the Valle d’Itria landscape around Alberobello, Locorotondo and Martina Franca, which begins within this radius. Putignano itself is a substantial town with services and a historic center, and larger towns nearby include Monopoli on the Adriatic coast and Conversano inland. Alberobello, within reach of the cluster, is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its concentration of trulli. The area is known for trulli, karst terrain and mixed agricultural countryside typical of central Puglia.