Rustico/casale in Contrada Santa Lucia
CASA DI CAMPAGNA CON TRULLO, LAMIE E OLTRE 2.000 MQ DI TERRENO In contesto residenziale e abitato tutto l'anno, Tecnocasa Monopoli propone in vendita porzione di casa di campagna da ristrutturare, ricca di elementi architettonici tipici della tradizione pugliese e con ampi spazi esterni di proprietà. L'immobile in…
What it really costs
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At €59,000 (€843/m²), estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,543/m², nearly double the Puglia farmhouse baseline of €800/m². Monopoli, garden, parking and 2,000+ m² of land add value, but the property is explicitly to renovate and key condition, age and energy data are missing.
More on the house and the area
A characterful Puglian farmhouse with a highly photogenic trullo, traditional vaulted rooms, a broad paved courtyard and substantial olive-covered land. The house is roofed and furnished, but the interiors are dated and visibly in need of substantial updating rather than being move-in ready.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Advertised as needing renovation, with worn floors, damp/stained walls and aging fixtures.
- No clearly presented modern kitchen; utility systems and bathroom condition should be verified.
- The property is a portion of a formerly larger farmhouse, so layout, boundaries and access require confirmation.
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 74/100The area sits on the Adriatic side of the Murge limestone plateau, with a landscape of olive groves, dry-stone walls and scattered rural buildings. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with coves and low rocky shores around Monopoli and Capitolo within this radius. Alberobello and the Valle d’Itria begin just inland, where trulli and karst countryside become a defining part of the landscape. Polignano a Mare is the nearest larger centre in the area, and Monopoli itself has a substantial historic centre and port. Alberobello is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the wider area is known for trulli, olive oil and Apulian limestone countryside.