Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Ajeni
Trullo da ristrutturare con terreno di 12.000 mq a pochi passi dal centro abitato A pochi passi dal centro abitato, Ligorio Immobiliare propone in vendita un caratteristico trullo da ristrutturare, autentica espressione della tradizione rurale pugliese. La proprietà è composta da quattro alcove, presenta la tipica pavimentazione in chianche ed è arricchita dalla presenza di un forno a...
What it really costs
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At €850/m², the €85,000 price is already slightly above the Puglia trullo baseline of €813/m²; with major renovation estimated at €1,100/m², effective cost rises to about €1,950/m². The 12,000 m² plot and proximity to town add value, but the absence of bathrooms and missing condition details weaken the case.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic Puglian trullo with an authentic conical roof, traditional chianche paving, stone courtyards, and a beautiful 12,000-square-metre olive-grove setting. However, this is clearly a restoration project rather than a move-in home, with no bathroom listed and no usable interior living spaces shown.
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€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Major renovation required; the listing explicitly describes it as a trullo to renovate.
- No bathroom is listed, and the photos do not show habitable interiors, kitchen, or utilities.
- Verify planning permissions, restoration restrictions, access, and the condition of the roof and stone structures.
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 55/100This is the inland Salento plain of olive groves and small fields between the Adriatic side and the Murge. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around Torre Santa Sabina and Ostuni Marina, about 15 km away. Ostuni is the nearest town of size; it has a large historic centre on a hill and is known as the Città Bianca. The Itria Valley with trulli towns such as Ceglie Messapica, Cisternino and Martina Franca lies within the wider surrounding area to the northwest, but the immediate 15 km radius is mainly agricultural countryside and small towns. This part of the province is known for olive oil and rural masserie.