Villa unifamiliare in Polignano a Mare
La proprietà è situata nella contrada di Trigianello, nel cuore della campagna autentica di Polignano a Mare, una zona rinomata per il suo paesaggio naturale e la tranquillità. L’immobile comprende un trullo storico, uno dei pochi ancora disponibili sul mercato, inserito in un terreno di circa un ettaro caratterizzato…
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 €85,000 plus roughly €42,000 for renovation, the effective cost is about €2,117/m² versus €527/m² for comparable local stock, even allowing for the one-hectare olive grove and approved relais project. The listing does not say whether the trullo is currently habitable, and the stated zero bathrooms plus emphasis on hospitality and agricultural assets make it a weak fit for a straightforward home purchase.
More on the house and the area
A striking historic trullo compound sits in a beautiful Puglian landscape surrounded by olive groves, fruit trees, dry-stone walls, and about one hectare of land. However, the photos show a raw, unfinished structure rather than a usable home, with no finished living spaces or bathrooms visible, so this is primarily a major renovation or hospitality-development project.
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€12,000 – €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.
- The trullo appears to be an empty, heavily renovation-dependent structure with no visible finished interiors, kitchen, or bathroom.
- The approved project is for a larger relais-style redevelopment, so substantial construction, utility installation, and ongoing costs may be required.
- The property is rural and its accessibility and legal scope for residential use should be verified.],
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 78/100The area is on the Adriatic limestone coast, with low cliffs and small coves around Polignano a Mare and Monopoli within about 15 km. The Lama Monachile inlet and the sea caves along the coast are the main local landscape feature. Inland, the terrain is a karst plateau of olive groves and dry-stone walls that leads toward the Valle d’Itria farther south. Monopoli is the nearest larger town in range and has a port and a substantial historic centre. Polignano a Mare is a well-known coastal town with a historic centre set on the cliff edge.