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Dubai area data

Al Saffa First: property prices and DLD transactions

Al Saffa First: 1,101 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to October 2026, median annual rent AED 115,500.

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
under 3
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
under 3
Median annual rent
AED 115,500
1,101 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

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

“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 Saffa First

MonthRent contracts
Nov 2024136
Dec 2024122
Jan 2025118
Feb 2025110
Mar 202598
Apr 202589
May 202589
Jun 202589
Jul 202572
Aug 202591
Sep 2025111
Oct 2025113
Nov 2025134
Dec 2025111
Jan 2026116
Feb 202699
Mar 202678
Apr 202678
May 202687
Jun 202672
Jul 202663
Aug 202693
Sep 202693
Oct 202677

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
20064AED 367 per sq ft
20075under 3 with floor area
2008under 3
2009under 3
2010under 3
2011under 3
2012under 3
2013under 3
2014under 3
2015under 3
2016under 3
2017under 3
2018under 3
20193under 3 with floor area
2020under 3
20214AED 333 per sq ft
2022under 3
20234AED 456 per sq ft
2024under 3
20255AED 833 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 Saffa First

under 3 sales

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

Rents and rental yield in Al Saffa First

Registered rent contracts
1,101
Median annual rent
AED 115,500
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 60,000 – AED 242,000
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 76 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts151AED 200,000AED 96 per sq ft
Renewals950AED 108,238AED 74 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 Saffa First

Unit typeRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
1 bedroom437AED 56,700AED 77 per sq ftunder 3 sales
2 bedrooms189AED 110,250AED 78 per sq ftunder 3 sales
3 bedrooms50AED 190,575AED 70 per sq ftunder 3 sales
4 bedrooms396AED 280,000AED 75 per sq ftunder 3 sales
5 bedrooms or more29AED 280,000AED 48 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 (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

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 Saffa First

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartmentsunder 3 sales647AED 65,000
Villas and townhousesunder 3 sales454AED 270,000
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential 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 Saffa First

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property typesunder 3under 3under 3263AED 190,000
Last 3 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3135AED 75,000
Last 3 monthsVillas and townhousesunder 3under 3under 3128AED 250,000
Last 6 monthsAll property typesunder 3under 3under 3485AED 131,250
Last 6 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3275AED 65,000
Last 6 monthsVillas and townhousesunder 3under 3under 3210AED 252,000
Last 12 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 3647AED 65,000
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhousesunder 3under 3under 3454AED 270,000

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 Saffa First

Mortgage registrations
under 3

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

Around Al Saffa 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.

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Nov 2025 – Nov 2026

Total
AED 800 per sq ft
LandAED 800 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
2

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
2

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
329
Commercial278
Public Facilities19
Residential18
Government Authorities5

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
1,736
Individuals1,053
Companies and authorities291

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
1,736
12 months1,594
Under 12 months76
24 months or more41
13 to 23 months25

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 Saffa First: names and DLD area

الصفا الأولى

DLD name Al Saffa First / الصفا الأولى

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

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Al Saffa First

What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Saffa First?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Al Saffa First was AED 56,700 in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is Al Saffa First called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Al Saffa First as Al Saffa First (الصفا الأولى).

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 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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