Villa in Ulmo
Elegante casale con villa, vigneto e frutteto in vendita a Ceglie Messapica Proponiamo in vendita, nelle affascinanti campagne di Ceglie Messapica, una splendida proprietà composta da casale e villa, immersa nel verde e circondata dalla quiete della campagna pugliese. L’immobile, abitabile sin da subito ma ideale per…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €150,000 plus estimated renovation €200/m² (€36,000) → effective €186,000 or ~€1,033/m², nearly double the regional baseline of ~€520/m², so the asking price looks high. Listing says the property is immediately habitable and has 70 photos, but key data (year of build, energy class, formal condition) are not provided.
More on the house and the area
A charming Puglian country house with classic stone-arched doorways, large covered portico and a private vineyard/garden — very much a masseria vibe from the photos. Interiors are fully usable now with original fireplaces and period floors but are dated and would benefit from a tasteful restyling to realise the property’s full potential.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- cosmetic updating and modernisation needed (kitchen/bathrooms/finishes)
- only one bathroom shown
- confirm heating/utility systems and electrical wiring
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 83/100The cluster sits in the Valle d’Itria landscape of low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and dispersed trulli and lamie. Ceglie Messapica has a substantial historic centre and a ducal castle, and Ostuni is the nearest larger town with a larger old town and full services. The coast is not far, but the daily landscape here is inland agricultural countryside rather than a coastal setting. This part of Puglia is known for olive oil, local cuisine and the trulli countryside of the upper Salento/Murgia dei Trulli area.