Rental Investment in Rouen: Property Market Data, Prices per m² and Yield

Do you want to make a rental investment in Rouen (Seine-Maritime) to supplement your income, secure your assets or benefit from an advantageous tax exemption? Investing in rental property in Rouen is a proven strategy, but the best operations all have one thing in common: excellent preparation.

As the best investors rely on data, Trackstone has compiled for you some advice and all the essential data for your real estate analysis. If investing in Rouen can be a profitable and efficient for you, you will know it.

The real estate market in Rouen

Real Estate Market Projection in Rouen

The real estate market in Rouen is a dynamic market with a number of buyers 16.0% higher than the number of properties for sale.

Selling prices in Rouen should therefore be increasing and the time on market decreasing.

Rental pressure
10/10
70.0% tenants
Gross yield
5.5%
purchase + observed rents

Sale prices and price trend

Apartments
€2,666/m²
Average price 2025, range €1,771 to €3,432
Over 5 years
+4.7%
Over 10 years
+26.6%
Sales in 2024
1,611
Houses
€2,849/m²
Average price 2025, range €2,005 to €3,869
Over 5 years
+7.3%
Over 10 years
+25.6%
Sales in 2024
327

In Rouen, an apartment sells for €2,666/m² on average and a house for €2,849/m² in 2025. Over five years, prices moved by +4.7% for apartments and +7.3% for houses.

Average price per m² in Rouen by year, apartments and houses
YearApartmentsHouses
2014€2,134/m²€2,277/m²
2015€2,106/m²€2,269/m²
2016€2,147/m²€2,303/m²
2017€2,216/m²€2,278/m²
2018€2,304/m²€2,407/m²
2019€2,408/m²€2,554/m²
2020€2,547/m²€2,655/m²
2021€2,723/m²€2,768/m²
2022€2,791/m²€2,875/m²
2023€2,695/m²€2,828/m²
2024€2,657/m²€2,827/m²
2025€2,666/m²€2,849/m²

Commercial premises in Rouen

Commercial premises
Average price per m² in 2025
€2,469/m²
Range €504 to €4,500
Sales over 12 months
146
Average price per m² by year, 2019 to 2025

Average price per m² of commercial premises in Rouen by period
PeriodAverage price
2019€2,391/m²
2020€2,320/m²
2021€2,363/m²
2022€2,613/m²
2023€2,277/m²
2024€2,588/m²
2025€2,471/m²

Commercial premises in Rouen sell for €2,469/m² on average in 2025, with 146 sales over the last twelve months.

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Monthly rent

Apartments · average rent
12.8 €/m²
from 9.2 € to 22.6 € per month · gross yield 5.8%
Houses · average rent
12.3 €/m²
from 9.3 € to 15.6 € per month · gross yield 5.2%
25 m² studio
≈ €320/month
indicative rent, check local rent caps

The average rent of an apartment in Rouen is 12.8 €/m² per month, a gross yield of 5.8% at the average purchase price.

The housing stock in Rouen

70,367 dwellings · 1.57 people per dwelling

Housing size

Tenants and owners

Nearly two households in three rent their home: structural rental demand.

Rouen has 70,367 dwellings, 85.7% of them apartments. Studios and two-room flats make up 42.1% of the stock, and 70.0% of households rent their main home.

Energy performance (DPE) classes in Rouen

  1. A
    0%
  2. B
    4%
  3. C
    34%
  4. D
    32%
  5. E
    19%
  6. F
    6%
  7. G
    4%
10.4%
energy sieves (F and G)
About 6,287 dwellings rated F or G, banned from renting since 2025 for G.
29.4%
affected by the rental ban (E to G)
Timeline: G in 2025, F in 2028, E in 2034. A lever for negotiation and value after renovation.

29.4% of dwellings are rated E, F or G and affected by the progressive rental ban, including 10.4% rated F or G.

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Main and secondary residences in Rouen

64,098
Apartments
85.7% of the stock
10,666
Houses
14.3% of the stock
Housing count% of housing
Main residences61,07986.8%
Secondary residences1,1961.7%
Vacant8,09211.5%

Main residences by number of rooms in Rouen

Housing count% of main residences
Studios10,38317.0%
2 rooms15,33125.1%
3 rooms15,75825.8%
4 rooms10,87217.8%
5 rooms and more8,79514.4%

General information about Rouen

Population in Rouen

Inhabitants
114,083
Growth
+2.5%
Median age
32years
Density
5,335inh/km²

Rouen has 114,083 inhabitants, a median age of 32 and a density of 5,335 inhabitants per km².

Income, Employment and Unemployment in Rouen

Median annual income
€23,025
Unemployment rate
18.4%
Unemployment trend
+4.0pt
Tenants
70.0%

The median annual household income is €23,025, with an unemployment rate of 18.4%.

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CityPopulationAverage apartment price/m²Average house price/m²Average apartment rent/m²Average house rent/m²Estimated yield
Dieppe28,358€2,347€2,138€11€125.82%
Le Grand-Quevilly25,975€1,708€2,503€12€126.77%
Le Petit-Quevilly21,782€1,717€2,081€12€117.39%
Mont-Saint-Aignan20,066€2,112€2,669€13€136.43%
Fécamp18,016€1,840€2,082€11€106.37%
Elbeuf15,951€1,167€1,878€9€107.60%
Montivilliers15,457€1,720€2,356€12€126.91%
Bois-Guillaume14,262€2,145€3,047€13€156.52%
Canteleu13,966€1,603€2,081€11€117.36%
Oissel12,367€1,392€1,820€11€118.02%
Barentin12,154€1,686€1,917€11€117.24%
Bolbec11,635€1,588€1,479€10€97.43%
Yvetot11,385€2,072€2,150€11€116.30%
Maromme11,024€1,652€2,255€11€106.43%
Déville-lès-Rouen10,745€1,683€2,294€12€116.84%
Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine10,387€1,653€1,738€11€117.47%
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf10,135€1,175€1,835€10€108.17%