Casa indipendente
Antica casa di campagna con uliveto in vendita a C. da Impalata Monopoli Nel cuore della suggestiva Contrada Impalata, una delle zone più richieste, caratteristiche e ben servite dell'agro di Monopoli, proponiamo in vendita un'autentica casa d'epoca immersa nella quiete della campagna pugliese, con accesso diretto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
A complete renovation puts the estimated effective cost at about €119,000, or €2,975/m² for the 40 m² house, versus roughly €643/m² for comparable local stock. The 8,700 m² olive-grove setting and Monopoli location add appeal, but the listing notes that some images are AI-generated and the asking price remains high for a full-restoration project.
More on the house and the area
The old Puglian stone country house has appealing rural character, traditional masonry, and a large olive-grove setting near Monopoli. However, it is currently an uninhabitable renovation shell rather than a usable home, with no finished interiors or visible services; its strong land and restoration potential are offset by the substantial work required.
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€16,000 – €23,000
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.
- Complete renovation is required; the interior has rubble, damaged plaster, and unfinished floors.
- No usable kitchen, bathroom, or living facilities are visible.
- Utilities and connection costs need verification, despite the stated access to the main road and possible water connection.
- Some listing images are AI-generated and should not be treated as the actual finished property.
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.