Casa indipendente
Casa indipendente in vendita a Carovigno, libera al rogito, situata su due livelli per una superficie totale di 52 mq, di cui 43 mq calpestabili. L’immobile, in ottimo stato di conservazione, è composto da 2 locali tra cui una camera da letto e un bagno. Dotata di riscaldamento autonomo e terrazzo, offre un'abitabilità confortevole e autonoma. La posizione è ideale,...
What it really costs
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At €99,000 for 52 sqm, the asking price is about €1,904/sqm; with only light refresh assumed from the 'ottimo stato' wording, the effective cost is about €2,104/sqm. That is roughly 2.9x the baseline €722/sqm for Puglia country houses, so despite being near the coast (7 km) this looks expensive for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little Puglian house in good, move-in condition, with a clean bathroom, kitchenette and sleeping area already in place. The wow comes from the whitewashed historic fabric, stone details and especially the sunny roof terrace with wide open rooftop-and-countryside views. It feels more like a charming ready-to-use pied-à-terre than a full dream home, but it is absolutely a real home rather than a project.
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€3,000 – €6,000
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.
- Very small at 52 sqm with a compact, almost studio-like layout.
- Interiors are simple and somewhat sparse rather than truly stunning.
- Roof terrace appears exposed and basic, with visible utility tank/equipment.
- At €99k it is near the top of the 'cheap' range for the size.
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 the Murge to the west and the Adriatic coast to the east, with the Torre Guaceto stretch of coast within reach. The Torre Guaceto protected marine and coastal reserve lies nearby on this coast. Carovigno has a substantial historic centre and the Castello Dentice di Frasso. The nearest larger town is Ostuni, which has a larger old town and full services. This part of northern Salento and the upper Brindisi countryside is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and masserie.