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Dubai area data

Al Buteen: property prices and DLD transactions

Al Buteen: 461 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to October 2026, median annual rent AED 48,000. By registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026, Al Buteen ranks 128 of 138 Dubai areas with published figures; its median price per sq ft is higher than in 98.4% of them.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data, as of 9 Nov 2026; calculated by Zolia.

Data to 9 Nov 2026 · latest month provisional

Key figures, last 12 months

Data as of 9 Nov 2026 · Period Nov 2025 – Oct 2026

Registered sales
5
no comparison vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 6,755 per sq ft
no comparison vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 8.5m
Median annual rent
AED 48,000
461 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

The latest month can still change: registrations appear up to about two weeks later.

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.

Price trend in Al Buteen

MonthRent contracts
Nov 202444
Dec 202435
Jan 202579
Feb 202553
Mar 202549
Apr 202539
May 202534
Jun 202532
Jul 202534
Aug 202534
Sep 202536
Oct 202540
Nov 202546
Dec 202535
Jan 202670
Feb 202644
Mar 202639
Apr 202635
May 202630
Jun 202630
Jul 202638
Aug 202638
Sep 202630
Oct 202626

Not enough data: sales (under 3 in every month); median per sq ft (under 3 in every month).

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
20065AED 7,098 per sq ft
20073AED 3,194 per sq ft
20083AED 3,483 per sq ft
2009under 3
2010under 3
20115AED 6,210 per sq ft
2012under 3
20135AED 7,337 per sq ft
2014under 3
201514AED 12,903 per sq ft
20166AED 7,225 per sq ft
2017under 3
2018under 3
2019under 3
2020under 3
2021under 3
20223AED 4,082 per sq ft
2023under 3
2024under 3
20253AED 6,003 per sq ft

How the yearly figures are checked

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Off-plan and ready sales in Al Buteen

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-planunder 3 sales
Ready5AED 6,755 per sq ftAED 4,827 – 8,739

Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Rents and rental yield in Al Buteen

Registered rent contracts
461
Median annual rent
AED 48,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 35,000 – AED 57,750
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 80 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts107AED 47,000AED 87 per sq ft
Renewals354AED 48,000AED 78 per sq ft

Registered rent contracts by registration type: new contracts and renewals of existing contracts.

The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index

Too few ready apartment sales for a gross rental yield: fewer than 3 in the period, at least 30 needed. Land, whole buildings, villas and commercial units are not counted.

Rents by unit type in Al Buteen

Unit typeRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio140AED 32,000AED 106 per sq ftunder 3 sales
1 bedroom185AED 50,000AED 73 per sq ftunder 3 sales
2 bedrooms122AED 60,000AED 67 per sq ftunder 3 sales
3 bedrooms10AED 69,350AED 62 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Not enough data: sales, median price, median per sq ft (under 3 sales with a bedroom count for each unit type).

Not enough data: 4 bedrooms, 5 bedrooms or more (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 5 sales and under 3 rent contracts (villas, whole buildings, land, offices and shops). They count in all figures above and in the table by property type.

Gross yield by unit type: median annual rent per sq ft divided by the median price per sq ft of ready properties. The price columns also include off-plan sales, so dividing them by the rent gives a different number.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown. Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Sales and rents by property type in Al Buteen

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartmentsunder 3 sales460AED 48,000
Villas and townhousesunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildings5AED 8.5mAED 6,755 per sq ftresidential rents only
Land plotsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel unitsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Other property typesunder 3 salesresidential rents only

Land plots have their own price per sq ft in this table; the other prices per sq ft on this page exclude them.

Property types as registered in the Dubai Land Department data. Rents are counted for residential use only, so whole buildings, land plots and commercial units have no rent figures here. Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Sales and rents by time range and property type in Al Buteen

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property typesunder 3under 3under 394AED 46,200
Last 3 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 394AED 46,200
Last 6 monthsAll property types3AED 6mAED 4,827 per sq ft192AED 48,000
Last 6 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3191AED 48,000
Last 12 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3460AED 48,000

Not enough data: Last 3 months – Villas and townhouses; Last 6 months – Villas and townhouses; Last 12 months – Villas and townhouses (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

The time ranges are the last 3, 6 and 12 full months of the current period. Apartments are registered flats (rents: flats and studios), villas include townhouses. A figure is shown only above the minimum number of records; not a valuation.

Mortgage registrations in Al Buteen

Mortgage registrations
3

Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.

Around Al Buteen

Open data for this area (population, service charges, valuations, schools, buildings and leases), each with its source and date; figures below the minimum count are not shown.

Population (estimate, latest year)

Latest figure from the source: 2025

Total
3,504

Data as of 7 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Nov 2025 – Nov 2026

Total
AED 6,578 per sq ft
LandAED 6,578 per sq ft

Data as of 8 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Buildings by status (municipality register)

Total
671
New433
Permit Delivered181
Expired47
Building Cancelled8

Data as of 1 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Building height (median, municipality register)

Total
18 m

Data as of 1 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Floors per building (median, land register)

Total
3

Data as of 8 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Parking spaces per building (median, land register)

Total
1

Data as of 8 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Construction projects by status

Total
2,082
Closed1,660
Open422

Data as of 31 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Land parcels by land type (register)

Total
356
Commercial329
Public Facilities19

Data as of 8 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Lease contracts by tenant type (12 months)

Nov 2025 – Nov 2026

Total
3,545
Companies and authorities2,091
Individuals405

Data as of 8 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Lease contracts by term (12 months)

Nov 2025 – Nov 2026

Total
3,545
12 months3,281
13 to 23 months166
24 months or more64
Under 12 months34

Data as of 8 Nov 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Al Buteen: names and DLD area

البطين

DLD name Al Buteen / البطين

Registered sales, rents and prices for Al Buteen from Dubai Land Department open data, where the area is registered as Al Buteen.

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Al Buteen

What is the median price per sq ft in Al Buteen?
The median price of registered sales in Al Buteen was AED 6,755 per sq ft in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
How many sales were registered in Al Buteen?
5 sales were registered in Al Buteen in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Buteen?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Al Buteen was AED 50,000 in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is Al Buteen called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Al Buteen as Al Buteen (البطين).

Method and source

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Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.

Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 9 Nov 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.

Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence

  • Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai
  • Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae
  • Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

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