Via Sant'Erasmo, 63, Santeramo in Colle
Tribunale: Bari RGE: 140/2025 PVP: 4626136 Piena proprietà di abitazione di tipo ultrapopolare sita in Santeramo in Colle (Ba) alla via Santo Erasmo n. 63, identificato al Catasto Fabbricati al foglio 112 particella 1107 sub 2, piano terra, categoria A/5, classe 5, consistenza 1 vano, rendita catastale Euro 36,15;-…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is being sold at a judicial auction (Tribunale di Bari), which makes it a specialized legal sale and a high-risk purchase. Using a rough renovation estimate of €700/m² yields an effective price ≈€1,014/m² (≈€67,900 total), above the local median of ~€706/m², and the ad warns that the photos are only indicative.
More on the house and the area
A small, ground-floor apartment that appears mostly tiled and freshly plastered with a new door and recessed lighting — essentially a low-cost, nearly-finished city flat. It lacks historic character, views or outdoor space, and still needs final bathroom/trim work and checks related to the auction sale.
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€13,000 – €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.
- Ground-floor unit with small/high window — limited natural light and privacy
- No finished bathroom shown and listing indicates 0 baths — sanitary installations likely incomplete
- Sale via auction — verify legal status, extra fees and possession timeline
- Urban block location with no private outdoor space or scenic views
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 61/100The cluster lies on the Murge plateau, with open limestone countryside, cereal fields, pasture and patches of oak woodland in this part of inland Bari province. Alta Murgia National Park lies within reach of the area, and the landscape around Santeramo is part of the wider karst high plain of the Murge with sinkholes, rocky ground and dry-stone field boundaries. Matera is the nearest town of major size in daily use, with full services and the Sassi historic quarters. The area is known for Murgia grazing land, durum wheat country and meat production, especially the local cattle-breeding tradition.