Dubai area data

Al Nahda First: property prices and DLD transactions

Al Nahda First: 10,728 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to October 2026, median annual rent AED 57,000. By registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026, Al Nahda First ranks 106 of 138 Dubai areas with published figures; its median price per sq ft is higher than in 92.6% 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 3,519 per sq ft
no comparison vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 32.5m
Median annual rent
AED 57,000
10,728 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 Nahda First

MonthSalesRent contracts
Nov 2024under 3989
Dec 2024under 3901
Jan 2025under 3921
Feb 2025under 3757
Mar 2025under 3813
Apr 2025under 3922
May 2025under 3865
Jun 2025under 3783
Jul 2025under 3884
Aug 2025under 3887
Sep 2025under 31,060
Oct 2025under 3966
Nov 2025under 31,013
Dec 2025under 3954
Jan 2026under 31,037
Feb 2026under 3863
Mar 2026under 3950
Apr 2026under 3900
May 2026under 3777
Jun 2026under 3768
Jul 20265914
Aug 2026under 3891
Sep 2026under 3938
Oct 2026under 3723

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

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
200621AED 850 per sq ft
20074AED 1,344 per sq ft
20084under 3 with floor area
2009under 3
2010under 3
2011under 3
2012under 3
2013under 3
20146AED 4,800 per sq ft
20153under 3 with floor area
2016under 3
2017under 3
2018under 3
2019under 3
2020under 3
20217under 3 with floor area
2022under 3
20233AED 4,577 per sq ft
20244under 3 with floor area
20255AED 3,519 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 Nahda First

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-planunder 3 sales
Ready11AED 3,519 per sq ftAED 3,519 – 4,320

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 Nahda First

Median annual rent
AED 57,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 46,305 – AED 66,000
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts2,790AED 60,000AED 59 per sq ft
Renewals7,938AED 56,000AED 52 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 Nahda First

Unit typeRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio524AED 34,650AED 89 per sq ftunder 3 sales
1 bedroom3,974AED 46,200AED 59 per sq ftunder 3 sales
2 bedrooms5,161AED 60,000AED 49 per sq ftunder 3 sales
3 bedrooms1,041AED 88,200AED 54 per sq ftunder 3 sales
4 bedrooms14AED 102,400AED 57 per sq ftunder 3 sales
5 bedrooms or more3AED 135,000AED 25 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).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 11 sales and 11 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 Nahda First

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartmentsunder 3 sales10,727AED 57,000
Villas and townhousesunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildings4AED 110mAED 3,519 per sq ftresidential rents only
Land plots7AED 32.5mAED 1,117 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 Nahda First

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types3AED 17.4munder 3 with floor area2,552AED 58,000
Last 3 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 32,552AED 58,000
Last 6 monthsAll property types8AED 32.5munder 3 with floor area5,011AED 57,750
Last 6 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 35,010AED 57,750
Last 12 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 310,727AED 57,000

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 Nahda First

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

Around Al Nahda First

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
44,866

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 960 per sq ft
LandAED 960 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
575
New437
Permit Delivered123
Building Cancelled8
Expired5

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
60 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
14

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
198

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
1,036
Closed578
Open458

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
192
Commercial124
Public Facilities39
Industrial14
Government Authorities3

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
13,764
Individuals9,186
Companies and authorities2,244

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
13,764
12 months13,154
Under 12 months348
13 to 23 months236
24 months or more26

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 Nahda First: names and DLD area

النهدة الأولى

DLD name Al Nahda First / النهدة الأولى

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

Market reports

Questions about Al Nahda First

What is the median price per sq ft in Al Nahda First?
The median price of registered sales in Al Nahda First was AED 3,519 per sq ft in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
How many sales were registered in Al Nahda First?
11 sales were registered in Al Nahda First in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Nahda First?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Al Nahda First was AED 46,200 in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is Al Nahda First called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Al Nahda First as Al Nahda First (النهدة الأولى).

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
  • Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

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