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Casa indipendente in Largo Fosse 2

Torremaggiore, Puglia
Bedrooms
1
Baths
1
50
Price per m²
€580
Property type
Country house
Rooms
2 locali

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

Condition not stated in the listing

Must be done first

  • Damp
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
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Why this price is what it is

At €29,000 (€580/m²), the 50 m² property needs renovation, estimated at about €35,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,280/m² versus a €643/m² local benchmark. Its central location and dual entrances add flexibility, but the renovation burden makes the overall deal weak.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

The building has genuine historic character, with an ornate corner facade, old shutters, balconies, and attractive architectural detailing. Inside, however, it is a basic empty two-room property with worn finishes, damp damage, and no visible kitchen, so it is a renovation opportunity rather than a ready-to-live-in dream home.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€18,000 – €25,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€30,000 – €45,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€60,000 – €75,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €18,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€59,000 – €74,000
What worries us about this house
  • Interior requires renovation, with visible damp and peeling plaster.
  • No kitchen is shown, and the bathroom appears very basic.
  • Central street setting offers no private outdoor space or notable view.

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 47/100

Torremaggiore sits on the north Apulian plain at the foot of the first Subappennino Dauno hills. The Fortore river runs to the north of the town. The nearest larger centre is San Severo, which has rail connections and the main services of the area. Lucera, with its historic centre and the Swabian-Angevin fortress, is within the wider plain but outside the immediate surroundings. This part of the province is known for arable farming and olive groves.

The comune of Torremaggiore
People living here
16,371
-4.6% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
21%
13% are under 14
Flood zone
2.2%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
25 km
Property address:Largo Fosse 2
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Asking price

29,000
Deal score
35/100
Wow
52/100

Listed 10/09/2026