The average price per m² in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf is 1 196 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 1 914 €/m². About 39 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, a town in the Elbeuf conurbation in the loop of the Seine, in the Seine-Maritime department.
Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf lies in a basin shaped by industry along the Seine, and its property market is among the most affordable in the Rouen area. The average apartment price stands at 1 196 €/m², based on DVF data, the French notarised sales database, meaning transactions actually registered with notaries. The housing stock combines brick houses from the industrial era, more recent detached houses and apartment blocks, with houses selling at a markedly higher level, around 1 914 €/m². Proximity to Elbeuf, membership of the Rouen conurbation and road links sustain demand from buyers on modest incomes. The condition of the property, the presence of a garden, the aspect and the location relative to the centre and the business parks all cause values to vary. The industrial past of the Seine loop, still visible in the urban fabric, explains low entry prices and a large share of homes in need of renovation.
House : 1 914 €/m²
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary at municipality level. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
The Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf market remains active, driven by demand from buyers on modest incomes coming from the Elbeuf conurbation and the Rouen area. Transactions are concentrated on resales of older houses and apartments, as well as on properties to renovate sought by first-time buyers and investors. New supply remains limited in an urban fabric that is already largely built up and constrained by industrial and logistics activities on the banks of the Seine, which keeps sales focused on the existing stock.
The municipality's main asset is its entry price, among the lowest in the Rouen conurbation, which makes it accessible to households of modest means. Its membership of the Métropole Rouen Normandie, its transport links and its urban continuity with Elbeuf support demand. Conversely, the industrial image, the share of older homes to rehabilitate and the distance from central Rouen limit price growth and explain durably moderate levels.
Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf sits at a level close to Elbeuf, its immediate neighbour, and remains far more affordable than Rouen, the central city of the metropolitan area. The municipality also stays below Le Grand-Quevilly, closer to Rouen, whose market is more highly valued.
Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf occupies a loop of the Seine, facing Elbeuf, on a site long devoted to farming and river boat traffic. The old village grew up around its church, while the Seine served as a trade route and a source of activity. The proximity of Elbeuf, a renowned cloth-making town, gradually steered the municipality towards crafts and the valley's early textile industry.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the town followed the industrial growth of the Elbeuf conurbation, then stood out through the establishment of a major chemical and pharmaceutical industry on the banks of the Seine. These factories drew a large workforce and gave rise to working-class housing areas, brick houses and housing estates, which still make up part of the urban landscape. The municipality then lived to the rhythm of the valley's large industrial sites.
The end of the 20th century brought changes in industry and a diversification of the local economy. Part of the Métropole Rouen Normandie metropolitan authority, Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf retains an industrial and logistics base on the banks of the Seine while developing its residential role. The town remains closely linked to Elbeuf and the other municipalities of the conurbation, with which it forms a continuous urban area south of Rouen.
Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf has around 8 400 inhabitants. A town in the Elbeuf conurbation and part of the Métropole Rouen Normandie metropolitan authority, it attracts first and foremost households from the Elbeuf and Rouen areas looking for an affordable purchase: first-time buyers and families who find houses and apartments here at some of the lowest prices in the area. Demand focuses mainly on houses with gardens and on renovated homes, alongside investors drawn by high rental yields. The market remains geared towards buyers on modest incomes, in an urban fabric inherited from industry and marked by a significant share of older properties in need of refurbishment.
The average apartment price in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf is 1 196 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually completed before notaries, one of the most affordable levels in the Rouen conurbation. Houses, which are widespread in the housing stock, sell at a markedly higher level, around 1 914 €/m². Differences from one property to another stem mainly from condition, the presence of a garden, aspect and location relative to the centre and the business parks.
The town carries the industrial legacy of the Seine loop and the Elbeuf conurbation. Its housing stock includes many older homes, brick houses and apartment blocks, often in need of renovation, in an area where demand remains moderate compared with Rouen and more highly valued municipalities. These low entry prices make it a market in demand among first-time buyers and investors seeking yield.
Yes. Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf forms a continuous urban area with Elbeuf and is part of the Métropole Rouen Normandie. Many buyers work in Rouen, in Elbeuf or in the business parks of the Seine valley and look for cheaper housing here. Prices therefore follow the dynamics of the conurbation, with a discount linked to the industrial past and the distance from central Rouen.
The benchmark price of 1 196 €/m² applies to apartments. Houses, numerous in this working-class and suburban fabric, appeal to families looking for space and a garden, and sell at a noticeably higher level. Many properties need work, which leaves room for negotiation on homes to renovate. The choice depends on the intended use and the renovation budget.
The average price of DVF sales provides a benchmark, but each home deviates from it according to its condition, neighbourhood, aspect and whether it has a garden or parking. In a market where many properties need renovation, the extent of the work weighs heavily on value. Our online valuation combines these criteria to position your property more precisely than the municipal average alone.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).