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Al Dhagaya: property prices and DLD transactions

Al Dhagaya: 751 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to October 2026, median annual rent AED 42,000. By registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026, Al Dhagaya ranks 106 of 138 Dubai areas with published figures; its median price per sq ft is higher than in 91% 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
11
no comparison vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 3,515 per sq ft
no comparison vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 6m
Median annual rent
AED 42,000
751 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 Dhagaya

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Nov 2024under 3under 371
Dec 2024under 3under 372
Jan 2025under 3under 3152
Feb 2025under 3under 370
Mar 2025under 3under 370
Apr 2025under 3under 362
May 2025under 3under 343
Jun 2025under 3under 343
Jul 2025under 3under 354
Aug 2025under 3under 3101
Sep 20253AED 8,103 per sq ft105
Oct 2025under 3under 3108
Nov 2025under 3under 349
Dec 2025under 3under 373
Jan 2026under 3under 3153
Feb 2026under 3under 366
Mar 2026under 3under 362
Apr 2026under 3under 350
May 2026under 3under 343
Jun 2026under 3under 348
Jul 2026under 3under 355
Aug 2026under 3under 355
Sep 2026under 3under 347
Oct 20263AED 3,515 per sq ft50

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
200621AED 2,727 per sq ft
200711AED 2,900 per sq ft
200811AED 2,534 per sq ft
20094AED 1,176 per sq ft
20107AED 3,417 per sq ft
20119AED 2,006 per sq ft
201217AED 3,388 per sq ft
201316AED 4,857 per sq ft
201417AED 5,941 per sq ft
201515AED 3,780 per sq ft
20166AED 3,232 per sq ft
20177AED 5,084 per sq ft
2018under 3
20193AED 2,307 per sq ft
2020under 3
2021under 3
20228AED 1,958 per sq ft
20233AED 3,264 per sq ft
20248AED 4,831 per sq ft
202512AED 4,231 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 Dhagaya

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-planunder 3 sales
Ready11AED 3,515 per sq ftAED 2,183 – 5,783

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 Dhagaya

Median annual rent
AED 42,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 30,000 – AED 52,000
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts218AED 37,898AED 111 per sq ft
Renewals533AED 43,000AED 102 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 Dhagaya

Unit typeRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio391AED 32,450AED 118 per sq ftunder 3 sales
1 bedroom235AED 46,900AED 98 per sq ftunder 3 sales
2 bedrooms110AED 60,000AED 81 per sq ftunder 3 sales
3 bedrooms8AED 65,000AED 68 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: 11 sales and 6 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 Dhagaya

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartmentsunder 3 sales747AED 42,000
Villas and townhousesunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildings9AED 6mAED 3,987 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 Dhagaya

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types5AED 4.6mAED 3,236 per sq ft152AED 36,225
Last 3 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3152AED 36,225
Last 6 monthsAll property types7AED 4.6mAED 3,236 per sq ft298AED 40,000
Last 6 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3296AED 40,000
Last 12 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3747AED 42,000

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 Dhagaya

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

Around Al Dhagaya

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
18,918

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 2,485 per sq ft
LandAED 2,485 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

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

Land parcels by land type (register)

Total
423
Commercial412
Public Facilities6

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
4,005
Companies and authorities2,349
Individuals652

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
4,005
12 months3,817
13 to 23 months78
24 months or more57
Under 12 months53

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 Dhagaya: names and DLD area

الضغاية

DLD name Al Dhagaya / الضغاية

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

Market reports

Questions about Al Dhagaya

What is the median price per sq ft in Al Dhagaya?
The median price of registered sales in Al Dhagaya was AED 3,515 per sq ft in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
How many sales were registered in Al Dhagaya?
11 sales were registered in Al Dhagaya in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Dhagaya?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Al Dhagaya was AED 46,900 in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is Al Dhagaya called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Al Dhagaya as Al Dhagaya (الضغاية).

Method and source

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

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