Casa indipendente in vendita a Cisternino
Nel cuore del borgo antico di Cisternino, a due passi dal suggestivo ingresso dei "Mulini Vecchi" e facilmente accessibile, proponiamo in vendita tipica soluzione indipendente disposta su due livelli. La casa si sviluppa in questo modo: Primo piano: accogliente zona relax con bagno. Secondo piano: luminosa cucina…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 plus an estimated €7,000 renovation allowance, the effective cost is about €2,057/m² versus roughly €700/m² for comparable homes, making this expensive despite its historic-center location and terrace. The listing is recently marketed and appears habitable, but its strong tourist appeal does not offset the very high price per square metre.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric historic townhouse in Cisternino’s old borgo, with exposed vaulted stonework, arches, traditional details, and a charming green-painted entrance. It is a genuinely habitable, furnished home with heating, kitchen, bathroom, and a private rooftop terrace—not a renovation shell—though its 35 sqm footprint makes it best suited as a pied-à-terre or holiday rental.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very compact at 35 sqm, with a sofa bed serving as part of the sleeping arrangement.
- The rooftop terrace is attractive but surrounded by neighboring roofs rather than an open countryside or sea view.
- Multiple internal and external staircases may limit accessibility.
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 84/100The area sits in the Valle d’Itria, a karst plateau of low limestone ridges, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli. Cisternino itself is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and within this radius there are other historic hill towns tied to the same landscape, including Locorotondo, also listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The Adriatic coast is close, with the marina of Ostuni and the coast around Torre Canne forming the nearest seafront for daily use, though the cluster is inland rather than on the shore. Ostuni is the nearest larger town of note, with a substantial historic centre and services; Martina Franca is also nearby and is known for its baroque old town. The area is known for trulli, long-established olive growing, and the rural pattern of small fields enclosed by dry-stone walls.