Abitazione indipendente a piano terra
CASSANO DELLE MURGE – VIA NICOLA PENDE Abitazione indipendente al piano terra di ampia metratura con soffitta/deposito e terrazzo al secondo piano. In ottima zona residenziale di Cassano delle Murge, in Via Nicola Pende, proponiamo in vendita abitazione indipendente al piano terra di circa 170 mq, una soluzione ideale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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At €75,000 (€441/m²), the purchase price is well below the local €700/m² benchmark, but the 170 m² home needs substantial renovation and has no heating. Allowing roughly €119,000 for works puts the effective cost near €1,141/m², making this a sizeable renovation project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, solid townhouse with attractive marble floors, a traditional staircase, vintage furnishings, a fireplace, and a broad balcony. It appears usable rather than ruined, but the interiors are dated and show significant damp or plaster deterioration, so it is a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live dream home.
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€34,000 – €60,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including damp-damaged walls and dated finishes.
- Heating is absent, and the gallery does not clearly show a modern kitchen or bathroom.
- The house is in a dense residential street with no visible garden or meaningful view.
- The garage is useful but currently doubles as storage and utility space.
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 71/100The cluster is on the Murge plateau, with limestone hills, karst ground and broad areas of oak woodland. The Alta Murgia National Park lies immediately to the west and north-west, and the Foresta di Mercadante is in the local area. The nearest larger town is Altamura, which has a substantial historic centre and services, while Bari is the main city for higher-level services and transport. The area is known for karst landscapes, woodland on the inland plateau, and bread and dairy production typical of the Murgia.