Rustico in Carovigno
Carovigno – Contrada Sperti Nel cuore della suggestiva campagna di Carovigno, Tecnocasa propone in vendita un caratteristico rustico di circa 58 mq, completamente da ristrutturare, immerso in un terreno di circa 9.000 mq. La proprietà rappresenta la soluzione ideale per chi desidera realizzare una residenza di…
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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
At €46,000 for 58 m², the purchase price is €793/m², close to the €800/m² local benchmark, but complete renovation could add about €63,800, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,893/m². The 9,000 m² of land and location 4 km from the sea add value, but the listing does not say whether utilities, bathrooms, or residential permissions are in place.
More on the house and the area
This has authentic Puglian character, including whitewashed vaulted rooms, a shaded grape pergola, and approximately 9,000 sqm of mature countryside with olive trees. However, it is a true renovation project rather than a usable home: the rooms are empty and aged, no bathroom is listed, and substantial modernization will be needed before living there.
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€23,000 – €34,000
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.
- Completely renovation-required farmhouse with no bathroom shown or listed.
- Interiors are empty and worn, with damp/staining and no visible kitchen or modern services.
- Utilities, structural condition, and renovation permissions 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 72/100The area is on the Adriatic coastal plain of northern Salento, with olive groves and low limestone countryside. The Adriatic coast is close, with the Torre Guaceto protected marine and coastal reserve in the Carovigno area. Carovigno has a substantial historic centre and the Castello Dentice di Frasso. Ostuni is the nearest larger hill town, with a dense old centre on the ridge. The area is known for olive oil and for masserie in the rural landscape.