Across the Channel from the white cliffs of Dover, a B&B for sale in Pas-de-Calais welcomes guests the moment they leave the Channel Tunnel or the Calais ferries. The Opal Coast, from Cap Blanc-Nez to Cap Gris-Nez and from Wimereux to Le Touquet, draws visitors from Lille, Paris, Belgium and Britain, while the ramparts of Boulogne-sur-Mer and Montreuil-sur-Mer, the Saint-Omer marshes, the squares of Arras, the Louvre-Lens museum and the memorials at Vimy and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette keep them inland too. Walkers, cyclists, birdwatchers and seafood lovers stretch the season from spring to the autumn half-term.
Properties range from whitewashed longhouses in the valleys to an eighteenth-century château in its own park, seaside villas and brick farmhouses in Artois. This page is for buyers of a running chambres d'hôtes, for investors seeking a house to convert and for owners preparing a sale. Save an email alert (in French) to follow the market.
As of 25 September 2026, there are no B&Bs and guest houses for sale in Pas-de-Calais listed on ma-propriete.fr. Across the Hauts-de-France region, 3 listings show asking prices from €399,000 to €1,197,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Pas-de-Calais was €186,000 (average €195,185), or €1,747/m² of living space, for 112 m² on an average plot of 2,176 m², based on 2,578 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €102,000 and one in ten above €299,325. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €165,000 to €186,000 (+12.7%); over the last year the change is +6.3%. For comparison: €175,000 in Hauts-de-France and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €186,000 | €175,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €195,185 | €183,979 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €102,000 | €90,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €299,325 | €290,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,747/m² | €1,686/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 112 m² | 108 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 2,176 m² | 1,942 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 2,578 | 11,950 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €154,225 (deep countryside) to €246,800 (tourist coastline). For a tourism business, coastal and tourist-inland municipalities are the relevant benchmark.
| Type of municipality | Median price 2020-2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2021-2025 | Sales 2020-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist coastline | €246,800 | €2,485/m² | +10.7% | 314 |
| Residential coastline | €200,000 | €2,016/m² | +23.4% | 350 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €175,150 | €1,649/m² | +11.3% | 102 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €190,000 | €1,766/m² | +7.6% | 9,577 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €154,225 | €1,471/m² | +6.7% | 5,603 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the department benchmark is a median of €613,600 over 2021-2025, with an average of €756,800, a P10–P90 range of €379,700 to €1,303,000 and 1,759 €/m² of living space, over 110 sales. These homes average 356 m² of living space on 6,009 m² of land. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pas-de-Calais (2021-2025) | 110 | €613,600 | €756,800 | €379,700 – €1,303,000 | 1,759 |
| Hauts-de-France (2025) | 79 | €756,800* | €909,200 | €399,800 – €1,602,000 | 2,131 |
| Hauts-de-France (2021-2025) | 477 | €644,600 | €758,900 | €393,600 – €1,292,800 | 1,797 |
| France (2025) | 981 | €822,000 | €1,321,400 | €428,000 – €3,100,000 | 2,308 |
Sources: listings published on ma-propriete.fr on 25 September 2026 (asking prices, not sale prices); ma-propriete.fr observatories of country house prices in Pas-de-Calais and prestige property prices in Pas-de-Calais (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
Pas-de-Calais is the region's most dynamic rural market: the median country house price rose 12.7% between 2020 and 2025, to €186,000. For a tourism business, the benchmark is the tourist coastline, at a €246,800 median over 2020-2025, while the tourist inland, valleys and hinterland, sits at €175,150. A four- or five-bedroom guest house, especially with a view or parkland, joins the prestige market: a €613,600 median over 2021-2025, with nine sales in ten between €379,700 and €1,303,000.
The coast divides into the Calais and Boulogne area, with the Two Capes and Wissant, and the Montreuil coast from Le Touquet to Berck and the Authie bay: plenty of guests, high prices and strict coastal planning law. Inland, the Seven Valleys around Montreuil-sur-Mer and Hesdin offer villages and trout rivers at lower prices, close to the beaches. The Caps et Marais d'Opale nature park covers the Boulonnais hedgerows and the Saint-Omer marshes. Further east, Artois around Arras lives on urban heritage, First World War remembrance and business guests. The A16, A26 and A1 motorways serve the area, TGV trains stop at Calais-Fréthun and Arras, and the tunnel terminal at Coquelles puts England within easy reach.
On the coast, wind and salt air wear down joinery, roofs and render. Coastal flooding and erosion affect several dune and cliff areas: ask the mairie (town hall) for the risk prevention plans. Around Calais and Saint-Omer, low-lying land depends on the wateringues drainage network, and the Canche, Liane and Aa valleys can flood. A chambres d'hôtes business is limited to 5 rooms and 15 guests at a time, breakfast included, and must be declared at the mairie; serving drinks at the table d'hôtes (shared evening meal) needs a licence. Paying guests also call for suitable cover, as explained in our article on insurance for chambres d'hôtes (in French).
On the tourist coast an ordinary country house already sells for a €246,800 median; a home large enough for five guest rooms soon reaches prestige levels, around the €613,600 departmental median. Add purchase costs and works. Our guest house buying guide (in French) explains each step, from the compromis de vente (preliminary contract) to completion before the notaire.
As a first or last stop on a continental trip, a remembrance visit or a food break, British travellers are regular guests who value online reviews and a welcome in English. One-night stays are common near Calais. Test your occupancy assumptions with our B&B profitability simulator (in French).
Yes, within the 5-room and 15-guest limit; beyond that, public-access safety rules apply. Heating, roofing and grounds upkeep must be costed before you make an offer. You can also browse châteaux for sale on ma-propriete.fr.
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