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SS16, KM 699,500, Orta Nova

Orta Nova, Puglia
Bedrooms
4
Baths
0
109
Price per m²
€219
Property type
Villa

Tribunale: Foggia RGE: 276/2021 PVP: 4616708 Villino in piena proprieta' per l'intero, sito in Orta Nova (FG), S.S. 16 Km 699+200 snc, interno n. 19. Catasto Fabbricati foglio 39, particella 4, sub. 64, categoria A/7, consistenza 6 vani, superficie catastale mq 88 (escluse aree scoperte), con area di corte esclusiva…

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation
  • Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

This is a judicial auction listing with reported unauthorized (abusive) works; legal risks are material. Listed price €23,857 for 109 m² plus estimated renovation ≈€700/m² (~€76,300) yields an effective cost ≈€100k, so the auction/legal issues make this unsuitable for typical buyers.

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What the photos show

Some photos show attractive, modernised interiors (nice parquet, contemporary kitchen and bathroom), but the official listing says the villa needs renovation and even mentions abusive works; the ad also warns the images may be generic. A clear bargain if you accept renovation and legal/utility uncertainty, but not a turn‑key dream home.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€38,000 – €55,000

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
€65,000 – €98,000

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
€131,000 – €164,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €38,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€99,000 – €132,000
What worries us about this house
  • Listed condition: 'needs renovation' and sold at auction (procedural/ownership checks required)
  • Announcement states images are indicative and may NOT be photos of this specific property
  • Report of unauthorized/abusive works on the property (regularisation needed)
  • No reliable info on utilities/bathrooms; may not be move‑in ready

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 31/100

This is the Tavoliere plain, with flat agricultural land around Orta Nova and long, open fields shaped by wheat and other arable farming. The Carapelle river runs through this part of the plain. Foggia is the nearest city of size, with full services and rail connections. The area is known for broad cereal farmland and for wines from the wider Daunia plain.

The comune of Orta Nova
People living here
16,597
-0.8% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
19%
14% are under 14
Flood zone
26%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
How far to everything
To the sea
22 km
Nearest airport
50 min drive
Nearest city
18 min drive
Property address:SS16, KM 699,500
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Asking price

23,857
Deal score
10/100
Wow
50/100

Listed 20/09/2026