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Downtown Dubai

Dubai Land Department area. Apartments only, 12 months of registered sales and new rent contracts.

Rating (Dubai average = 100)91−9
Gross rental yield5.47%
Dubai average5.98%
Sales used1,389registered resales, apartments
New lets used5,485new rent contracts, apartments
Median sale priceAED 2,567per sq ft, weighted by bedroom mix
Median new rentAED 140per sq ft a year, weighted by bedroom mix

Based on the bedroom types with enough data, which cover 99% of resales here.

This rating is for information only, based on registered sales and rent contracts for a group of properties. It is not a valuation for any individual property, and not financial, legal or investment advice. See How the rating works for what it does and does not measure.

By bedrooms in Downtown Dubai

Each bedroom type is rated on its own when it has at least 10 sales and 10 new lets.

Ratings by bedrooms in Downtown Dubai
BedroomsRatingGross yieldSalesNew lets
StudioRating 102, +2 from the Dubai average of 1006.08%80386
1 bedroomRating 94, −6 from the Dubai average of 1005.64%5022,392
2 bedroomsRating 89, −11 from the Dubai average of 1005.31%5792,022
3 bedroomsRating 85, −15 from the Dubai average of 1005.08%198640
4 bedroomsRating 111, +11 from the Dubai average of 1006.63%3045
5+ bedroomsNot rated. Not enough registered sales or new rent contracts in the 12 months to rate it (fewer than 10 of each).85

Buildings in Downtown Dubai, rated

Communities with similar ratings

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Communities with similar ratings
NameRatingGross yieldSalesNew lets
Al SatwaRating 91, −9 from the Dubai average of 1005.47%912,000
Dubai MarinaIncludes Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR)Rating 91, −9 from the Dubai average of 1005.46%2,58910,514
Zaabeel SecondRating 90, −10 from the Dubai average of 1005.41%119577
Al JaddafRating 93, −7 from the Dubai average of 1005.55%5313,742

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Index method i1.0 · 12 months, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 · Data as of 30 Sep 2026 · Refreshed monthly

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