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Dubai area data

Al Khawaneej First: property prices and DLD transactions

Al Khawaneej First: median AED 482 per sq ft from 37 registered sales in the 12 months to September 2026. Median annual rent AED 250,000.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data, as of 23 Oct 2026; calculated by Zolia.

Data to 23 Oct 2026

Key figures, last 12 months

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

Registered sales
37
no comparison vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 482 per sq ft
no comparison vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 8.6m
Median annual rent
AED 250,000
154 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

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 Khawaneej First

MonthSalesRent contracts
Oct 2024under 319
Nov 2024512
Dec 2024412
Jan 2025under 318
Feb 2025under 311
Mar 2025under 37
Apr 2025513
May 2025411
Jun 2025315
Jul 2025under 318
Aug 2025under 318
Sep 2025under 317
Oct 20251214
Nov 2025under 38
Dec 2025under 37
Jan 2026under 319
Feb 2026under 313
Mar 20261010
Apr 2026under 313
May 2026under 310
Jun 2026413
Jul 2026313
Aug 2026under 315
Sep 2026under 319

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

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
200611AED 128 per sq ft
200719AED 150 per sq ft
20087AED 361 per sq ft
20097AED 125 per sq ft
20104under 3 with floor area
201116AED 118 per sq ft
20129AED 200 per sq ft
201337AED 200 per sq ft
201423AED 300 per sq ft
201512AED 350 per sq ft
201657under 3 with floor area
2017146under 3 with floor area
201829under 3 with floor area
201965under 3 with floor area
202039AED 296 per sq ft
202116under 3 with floor area
202224AED 281 per sq ft
202336AED 156 per sq ft
202440AED 307 per sq ft
202532AED 350 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 Khawaneej First

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-planunder 3 sales
Ready37AED 482 per sq ftAED 422 – 768

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 Khawaneej First

Registered rent contracts
154
Median annual rent
AED 250,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 190,000 – AED 330,750
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 27 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts83AED 260,000AED 29 per sq ft
Renewals71AED 240,000AED 23 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 Khawaneej First

Unit typeRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
3 bedrooms16AED 160,000AED 13 per sq ftunder 3 sales
4 bedrooms37AED 225,000AED 27 per sq ftunder 3 sales
5 bedrooms or more100AED 280,000AED 31 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: Studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedrooms (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 37 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 Khawaneej First

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartmentsunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Villas and townhousesunder 3 sales154AED 250,000
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plots34AED 8.1mAED 600 per sq ftresidential 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 Khawaneej First

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types3AED 8.7munder 3 with floor area47AED 260,000
Last 3 monthsVillas and townhousesunder 3under 3under 347AED 260,000
Last 6 monthsAll property types10AED 9.9munder 3 with floor area83AED 260,000
Last 6 monthsVillas and townhousesunder 3under 3under 383AED 260,000
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhousesunder 3under 3under 3154AED 250,000

Not enough data: Last 3 months – Apartments; Last 6 months – Apartments; Last 12 months – Apartments (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 Khawaneej First

Mortgage registrations
100

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

Nearby areas

Around Al Khawaneej First

Official 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.

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Total
AED 510 per sq ft
LandAED 510 per sq ft

Data as of 23 Oct 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
2

Data as of 23 Oct 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
2

Data as of 23 Oct 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
3,890
Commercial1,641
Residential1,540
Public Facilities274
Agricultural109
Open Space38
Government Authorities35
Public Facility6
Utility4

Data as of 23 Oct 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 Khawaneej First: names and DLD area

الخوانيج الأولى

DLD name Al Khawaneej First / الخوانيج الأولى

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

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Al Khawaneej First

What is the median price per sq ft in Al Khawaneej First?
The median price of registered sales in Al Khawaneej First was AED 482 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
How many sales were registered in Al Khawaneej First?
37 sales were registered in Al Khawaneej First in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is Al Khawaneej First called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Al Khawaneej First as Al Khawaneej First (الخوانيج الأولى).

Method and source

All Dubai areasAll area names and DLD namesHow these figures are calculated

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 23 Oct 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 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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