Rental Investment in Saint-Herblain: Property Market Data, Prices per m² and Yield

Do you want to make a rental investment in Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique) to supplement your income, secure your assets or benefit from an advantageous tax exemption? Investing in rental property in Saint-Herblain 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 Saint-Herblain can be a profitable and efficient for you, you will know it.

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The real estate market in Saint-Herblain

Real Estate Market Projection in Saint-Herblain

The real estate market in Saint-Herblain is a dynamic market with a number of buyers 9.0% higher than the number of properties for sale.

Selling prices in Saint-Herblain should therefore be increasing and the time on market decreasing.

Rental pressure
10/10
38.2% tenants
Gross yield
5.1%
purchase + observed rents

Sale prices and price trend

Apartments
€2,535/m²
Average price 2025, range €2,274 to €4,547
Over 5 years
+3.7%
Over 10 years
+45.3%
Sales in 2024
448
Houses
€3,192/m²
Average price 2025, range €2,829 to €5,658
Over 5 years
-5.3%
Over 10 years
+27.1%
Sales in 2024
192

In Saint-Herblain, an apartment sells for €2,535/m² on average and a house for €3,192/m² in 2025. Over five years, prices moved by +3.7% for apartments and -5.3% for houses.

Average price per m² in Saint-Herblain by year, apartments and houses
YearApartmentsHouses
2014€1,821/m²€2,498/m²
2015€1,745/m²€2,512/m²
2016€1,785/m²€2,588/m²
2017€1,842/m²€2,743/m²
2018€1,935/m²€2,910/m²
2019€2,185/m²€3,110/m²
2020€2,444/m²€3,372/m²
2021€2,631/m²€3,570/m²
2022€2,744/m²€3,550/m²
2023€2,684/m²€3,325/m²
2024€2,560/m²€3,160/m²
2025€2,535/m²€3,192/m²

Commercial premises in Saint-Herblain

Commercial premises
Average price per m² in 2025
€1,647/m²
Range €525 to €3,064
Sales over 12 months
78
Average price per m² by year, 2019 to 2025

Average price per m² of commercial premises in Saint-Herblain by period
PeriodAverage price
2019€1,222/m²
2020€1,132/m²
2021€1,444/m²
2022€1,793/m²
2023€1,961/m²
2024€1,619/m²
2025€1,653/m²

Commercial premises in Saint-Herblain sell for €1,647/m² on average in 2025, with 78 sales over the last twelve months.

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Monthly rent

Apartments · average rent
12.4 €/m²
from 9.4 € to 19.6 € per month · gross yield 5.9%
Houses · average rent
11.8 €/m²
from 9.7 € to 14.2 € per month · gross yield 4.4%
25 m² studio
≈ €310/month
indicative rent, check local rent caps

The average rent of an apartment in Saint-Herblain is 12.4 €/m² per month, a gross yield of 5.9% at the average purchase price.

The housing stock in Saint-Herblain

21,456 dwellings · 2.07 people per dwelling

Housing size

Tenants and owners

Saint-Herblain has 21,456 dwellings, 63.1% of them apartments. Studios and two-room flats make up 17.0% of the stock, and 38.2% of households rent their main home.

Energy performance (DPE) classes in Saint-Herblain

  1. A
    1%
  2. B
    7%
  3. C
    52%
  4. D
    30%
  5. E
    7%
  6. F
    2%
  7. G
    1%
3.0%
energy sieves (F and G)
About 429 dwellings rated F or G, banned from renting since 2025 for G.
10.3%
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.

10.3% of dwellings are rated E, F or G and affected by the progressive rental ban, including 3.0% rated F or G.

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Main and secondary residences in Saint-Herblain

15,528
Apartments
63.1% of the stock
9,073
Houses
36.9% of the stock
Housing count% of housing
Main residences19,84792.5%
Secondary residences4512.1%
Vacant1,1585.4%

Main residences by number of rooms in Saint-Herblain

Housing count% of main residences
Studios7543.8%
2 rooms2,62013.2%
3 rooms4,30721.7%
4 rooms5,73628.9%
5 rooms and more6,45032.5%

General information about Saint-Herblain

Population in Saint-Herblain

Inhabitants
49,537
Growth
+1.0%
Median age
39years
Density
1,651inh/km²

Saint-Herblain has 49,537 inhabitants, a median age of 39 and a density of 1,651 inhabitants per km².

Income, Employment and Unemployment in Saint-Herblain

Median annual income
€28,174
Unemployment rate
13.9%
Unemployment trend
+3.2pt
Tenants
38.2%

The median annual household income is €28,174, with an unemployment rate of 13.9%.

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Orvault27,872€2,921€3,389€12€124.61%
Vertou26,002€3,316€3,537€13€113.97%
Couëron23,057€3,118€3,197€12€134.76%
Carquefou20,510€3,467€3,361€12€113.94%
Bouguenais20,410€3,076€2,933€12€114.43%
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre20,331€3,349€3,354€12€114.09%
Pornic17,910€5,057€4,536€13€123.02%
La Baule-Escoublac16,468€6,624€5,798€13€132.51%
Guérande16,151€5,125€3,544€12€123.34%
Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire15,527€3,420€3,336€13€114.06%
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins14,411€4,138€3,854€12€123.68%
Châteaubriant12,189€1,978€1,773€9€95.69%
Pornichet12,121€6,250€5,646€13€132.67%
Pontchâteau11,075€2,707€2,324€10€115.05%
Thouaré-sur-Loire10,783€3,217€3,359€12€134.61%
Treillières10,230€3,055€3,273€12€155.46%
Blain10,187€2,406€2,283€10€105.24%