Tursi
Tursi. Renovated, autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €21,673 (€63/m²) for 346 m², this is dramatically below the €349/m² local comparison level, even allowing for €200/m² of potential finishing work. The zero-bathroom count, only five photos, and extremely brief “renovated” claim require careful verification of actual habitability and paperwork.
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This is a remarkably cheap, polished-looking renovated home with attractive modern floors, a fitted kitchen, bathroom styling, heating, and a small balcony. However, it lacks the historic character, private land, and compelling views that would make it a dream Italian farmhouse, and the claimed size and bathroom count need careful verification.
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€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- The listing states 0 bathrooms despite a bathroom appearing in the photos; verify the actual layout and registration.
- Only five photos are provided, with no clear evidence of the full 346 sqm being finished and usable.
- The interiors look renovated but generic, with no proven countryside, sea, or mountain view.
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 54/100The settlement is a small hill town in inland southern Basilicata surrounded by agricultural land: olive groves, vineyards and cereal fields with pockets of woodland on the nearby slopes. The historic centre of Tursi includes the old Arab quarter known as the Rabatana. The municipal territory includes the frazione of Anglona, with an archaeological/medieval site and the remains of an old cathedral. There are no national parks or Alpine-style mountain ranges inside a 15 km radius and no ski lifts nearby. The Ionian coast and its coastal plain lie to the southeast at about 20–25 km. The area is part of the rural Matera province and is locally known for olive oil and other agricultural products.