Villa in Strada Provinciale Timmari - Santa Chiara
IMMOBILIARE MATERA propone in vendita casa indipendente in zona Colle Timmari di 45 mq. La casa è composta da cucina, soggiorno e bagno ed è stata ristrutturata esternamente nel 2009. Esternamente dispone di un forno e una copertura in legno di 30 mq. Completa la soluzione un terreno di 2.000 mq, interamente recintato.
What it really costs
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The facts list 245 m² at €200/m², but the description states the house is only 45 m², making the apparent discount versus the Matera baseline of €317/m² unreliable. Exterior renovation was completed in 2009, but the interior condition and usable floor area are unclear, so substantial renovation risk remains.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely appealing countryside retreat with a sweeping valley view, a generous covered terrace, mature olive grove, and fully enclosed land. The house appears solid and usable rather than a ruin, with a functioning kitchen, tiled floors, bathroom, fireplace/oven area, and renovated exterior, though the interior is modest and dated.
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€49,000 – €86,000
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.
- The home itself is very small at about 45 sqm, despite the larger land/property figures.
- Interiors are functional but dated and basic, with only one bathroom shown in the listing facts.
- The large olive-covered grounds and utilities should be checked carefully, as well as the exact legal status of all exterior 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 55/100The town sits on the edge of the Gravina di Matera, a karst ravine that runs through and around the urban area. The Sassi districts, a network of cave dwellings and rock-cut architecture, are inside the town and in its immediate surroundings. The limestone Murgia plateau around Matera contains numerous rupestrian churches and rock-cut sites and is protected as the Parco della Murgia Materana. The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera are inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area has been used as a filming location for several international films.