Between chalk cliffs and the Seine valley, a B&B for sale in Seine-Maritime serves two complementary markets: lovers of the Alabaster Coast and visitors to its art towns. Étretat and its arches, Fécamp, Veules-les-Roses, Varengeville-sur-Mer and Dieppe draw walkers, art lovers and British guests off the Newhaven ferry, while Rouen with its cathedral and timber-framed streets, Le Havre as rebuilt by Auguste Perret, and the abbey route from Jumièges to Saint-Wandrille attract heritage visitors.
Suitable properties range from Caux thatched cottages and brick-and-flint manors to farmhouses within a clos-masure (tree-banked farmstead) and seaside villas near the cliff valleys. This page is for buyers taking over a running business or converting a large family house, and for owners thinking of selling. Set up an email alert (in French) to receive new listings.
As of 25 September 2026, there are no B&Bs and guest houses for sale in Seine-Maritime listed on ma-propriete.fr. Across the Normandy region, 2 listings show asking prices from €400,000 to €695,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Seine-Maritime was €201,000 (average €208,792), or €2,013/m² of living space, for 105 m² on an average plot of 2,568 m², based on 3,397 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €123,740 and one in ten above €303,000. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €180,000 to €200,950 (+11.6%); over the last year the change is +2.5%. For comparison: €189,000 in Normandy and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €201,000 | €189,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €208,792 | €197,998 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €123,740 | €100,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €303,000 | €304,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,013/m² | €1,872/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 105 m² | 106 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 2,568 m² | 3,500 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 3,397 | 14,367 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €175,000 (deep countryside) to €215,600 (residential 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 | €209,500 | €2,246/m² | +10.1% | 608 |
| Residential coastline | €215,600 | €2,117/m² | +5.2% | 1,454 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €183,300 | €1,970/m² | +17.9% | 155 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €205,000 | €2,000/m² | +8.3% | 11,523 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €175,000 | €1,784/m² | +4.5% | 6,475 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the department benchmark is a median of €670,000* over 2021-2025, with an average of €721,200, a P10–P90 range of €448,100 to €1,053,000 and 1,849 €/m² of living space, over 89 sales. These homes average 370 m² of living space on 13,289 m² of land. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seine-Maritime (2021-2025) | 89 | €670,000* | €721,200 | €448,100 – €1,053,000 | 1,849 |
| Normandy (2025) | 57 | €760,000* | €891,700 | €432,600 – €1,627,300 | 2,017 |
| Normandy (2021-2025) | 403 | €670,000 | €774,200 | €410,600 – €1,239,600 | 1,869 |
| 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 Seine-Maritime and prestige property prices in Seine-Maritime (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
At a median of €201,000 in 2025, a Seine-Maritime country house costs slightly more than the Normandy average, on smaller plots averaging 2,568 m². One local quirk: over 2020-2025 the tourist coastline, at €209,500, is barely dearer than commuter villages at €205,000, while the tourist inland gained 17.9% between 2021 and 2025. A five-bedroom guest house, often with parkland, joins the prestige market, whose indicative median of €670,000 matches Normandy's; eight sales in ten fall between €448,100 and €1,053,000.
The Alabaster Coast, from Étretat to Le Tréport, concentrates tourist demand: Étretat, Fécamp and Veules-les-Roses are busy, while the villages between Saint-Valery-en-Caux and Dieppe are quieter. Inland, the Pays de Caux plateau keeps you near the sea for less. The Seine valley, with its abbeys and the Boucles de la Seine normande regional nature park, combines heritage with the proximity of Rouen, whose business travellers fill rooms midweek. To the east, the green Pays de Bray around Neufchâtel-en-Bray and the Eu forest appeal to countryside lovers. The A13, A28, A29 and A151, the stations of Rouen, Le Havre and Dieppe, and ferries from Dieppe and Le Havre to England serve the area. The coast brings more bookings but costs more and falls under the Loi Littoral (coastal planning law).
Local houses mix brick, flint, sandstone and timber framing under slate, tile or thatch: thatch and timber frames need specialist checks. The chalk plateau is riddled with marl pits and other underground cavities, so consult municipal records and have the ground surveyed before any extension. On the coast, cliff retreat threatens some clifftop plots; in the valleys, check runoff, flooding and, along the industrial Seine, technological risks. Septic systems are inspected by the SPANC service. 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 (town hall); serving cider at dinner requires at least a restaurant licence and a specific permit.
On the tourist coastline, an ordinary country house sold for a median €209,500 over 2020-2025; a five-bedroom house with sea views comes closer to the €670,000 prestige median. Estimate purchase costs with our notary fees calculator (in French), then test income and costs with the B&B profitability simulator (in French).
Rouen and Le Havre bring business travellers midweek and heritage visitors at weekends, which smooths bookings; big events such as the Rouen Armada create peaks. On the coast, trade is more seasonal.
The property is sold through a notaire, the public official who handles conveyancing; furniture, trading name, website and bookings can follow if the compromis de vente (preliminary contract) says so. The buyer files a fresh declaration at the mairie. Our guide to buying a guest house (in French) explains the process.
To compare, browse B&Bs for sale in Normandy, neighbouring Eure, Calvados and the Manche, or all guest houses for sale in France and tourism properties in Seine-Maritime. Selling a guest house on the Alabaster Coast? List your property with us.
