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Dubai area data

Al Warqa First: property prices and DLD transactions

Al Warqa First: 9,491 registered rent contracts in the 12 months to October 2026, median annual rent AED 55,125. By registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026, Al Warqa First ranks 112 of 138 Dubai areas with published figures; its median price per sq ft is higher than in 51.6% 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
10
no comparison vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 1,600 per sq ft
no comparison vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 11.3m
Median annual rent
AED 55,125
9,491 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 Warqa First

MonthSalesRent contracts
Nov 2024under 3750
Dec 2024under 3764
Jan 2025under 31,091
Feb 2025under 3784
Mar 2025under 3952
Apr 2025under 3814
May 20254735
Jun 2025under 3719
Jul 2025under 3970
Aug 2025under 31,016
Sep 2025under 3857
Oct 2025under 3912
Nov 2025under 3809
Dec 2025under 3789
Jan 2026under 31,116
Feb 2026under 3779
Mar 2026under 3860
Apr 2026under 3769
May 2026under 3672
Jun 2026under 3672
Jul 2026under 3841
Aug 2026under 3911
Sep 20263698
Oct 2026under 3575

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

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
200615AED 407 per sq ft
200745AED 480 per sq ft
200846AED 850 per sq ft
20096AED 425 per sq ft
20105AED 350 per sq ft
201135AED 250 per sq ft
201252AED 310 per sq ft
201337AED 530 per sq ft
201431AED 800 per sq ft
201517AED 735 per sq ft
201619AED 1,934 per sq ft
201713AED 2,582 per sq ft
20187AED 2,124 per sq ft
201910AED 500 per sq ft
20208AED 1,129 per sq ft
202116AED 1,324 per sq ft
202218AED 1,500 per sq ft
202311AED 1,327 per sq ft
202411AED 1,723 per sq ft
202517AED 1,333 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 Warqa First

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-planunder 3 sales
Ready10AED 1,600 per sq ftAED 1,376 – 1,827

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 Warqa First

Registered rent contracts
9,491
Median annual rent
AED 55,125
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 47,000 – AED 66,121
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 59 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts2,178AED 62,000AED 66 per sq ft
Renewals7,313AED 54,574AED 56 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 Warqa First

Unit typeRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio194AED 35,000AED 87 per sq ftunder 3 sales
1 bedroom3,807AED 46,000AED 63 per sq ftunder 3 sales
2 bedrooms4,919AED 62,000AED 55 per sq ftunder 3 sales
3 bedrooms537AED 95,000AED 60 per sq ftunder 3 sales
4 bedrooms23AED 80,000AED 35 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: 5 bedrooms or more (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 10 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 Warqa First

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartmentsunder 3 sales9,491AED 55,125
Villas and townhousesunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildings5AED 12mAED 1,600 per sq ftresidential rents only
Land plots5AED 11.3mAED 750 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 Warqa First

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types5AED 11munder 3 with floor area2,184AED 57,225
Last 3 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 32,184AED 57,225
Last 6 monthsAll property types6AED 11mAED 1,827 per sq ft4,369AED 57,000
Last 6 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 34,369AED 57,000
Last 12 monthsApartmentsunder 3under 3under 39,491AED 55,125

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 Warqa First

Mortgage registrations
13

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

Around Al Warqa 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 600 per sq ft
LandAED 600 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

Private schools by curriculum

Total
7
Indian3

Data as of 5 Nov 2026 · Source: Knowledge and Human Development Authority (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Floors per building (median, land register)

Total
6

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
40

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
436
Commercial220
Residential45
Public Facilities22
Government Authorities4
Industrial3
Public Facility3

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
10,614
Individuals8,661
Companies and authorities679

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
10,614
12 months9,943
13 to 23 months367
Under 12 months271
24 months or more33

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 Warqa First: names and DLD area

الورقاء الأولى

DLD name Al Warqa First / الورقاء الأولى

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

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Al Warqa First

What is the median price per sq ft in Al Warqa First?
The median price of registered sales in Al Warqa First was AED 1,600 per sq ft in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
How many sales were registered in Al Warqa First?
10 sales were registered in Al Warqa First in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Warqa First?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Al Warqa First was AED 46,000 in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is Al Warqa First called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Al Warqa First as Al Warqa First (الورقاء 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
  • Source: Knowledge and Human Development Authority (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

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