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La HOME – Soluzioni Immobiliari vende soluzione indipendente di circa 90 mq in buono stato in via Paolo Falcicchio, nei pressi di Piazza Pinto a Gioia del Colle. L’immobile si sviluppa su due livelli con terrazzo sovrastante ed è così composto: Primo piano: ampio salone con due piccoli vani e servizio igienico; Secondo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 for 90 sqm, the asking price is about €1,056/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is about €1,256/sqm. That sits well above the local baseline of €723/sqm, though the independent layout, terrace, heating, and central position near Piazza Pinto support some premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse with decent updated interiors, two bathrooms, heating, and a roof terrace, so it feels livable rather than a project. The best charm comes from the tall vaulted spaces and independent old-town layout, but the facade is tired and the overall look is more practical than dreamy. Nice value for a habitable Puglian town base, though not a major scroll-stopper.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Exterior facade shows wear and likely needs maintenance.
- Interiors are habitable but quite plain/modernized rather than romantic.
- No meaningful view from the balcony/terrace is shown.
- Kitchen area looks incomplete or lightly unfinished in places.
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 62/100The area sits on the Murge plateau, with a dry karst landscape of open fields, vineyards, olive groves and patches of oak woodland. Alta Murgia National Park begins within roughly this radius to the northwest, with limestone uplands, sinkholes and steppe-like pasture. Gioia del Colle has a substantial historic centre and a Norman-Swabian castle. Acquaviva delle Fonti is the nearest larger town in the area, with services and a built historic core. This part of inland Bari is known for wine production, especially Primitivo di Gioia del Colle, and for dairy farming on the plateau.