Dubai area data

Al Wasl: property prices and DLD transactions

Al Wasl: median AED 3,157 per sq ft from 1,442 registered sales in the 12 months to September 2026. Median annual rent AED 195,000, gross rental yield 4.74%.

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
1,442
−26.3% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 3,157 per sq ft
+4.3% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 3.5m
Median annual rent
AED 195,000
2,233 registered rent contracts

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price trend in Al Wasl

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Oct 2024193AED 2,150 per sq ft165
Nov 202439AED 2,500 per sq ft153
Dec 202443AED 2,524 per sq ft145
Jan 202570AED 2,576 per sq ft225
Feb 202589AED 2,865 per sq ft169
Mar 2025119AED 2,846 per sq ft167
Apr 2025384AED 3,206 per sq ft150
May 2025341AED 3,276 per sq ft150
Jun 2025207AED 3,018 per sq ft133
Jul 2025148AED 3,093 per sq ft154
Aug 2025163AED 3,219 per sq ft169
Sep 2025160AED 3,101 per sq ft206
Oct 2025202AED 3,194 per sq ft221
Nov 202583AED 2,959 per sq ft195
Dec 2025119AED 3,152 per sq ft162
Jan 2026123AED 3,199 per sq ft270
Feb 2026274AED 3,361 per sq ft202
Mar 2026132AED 3,072 per sq ft170
Apr 2026180AED 2,951 per sq ft147
May 202671AED 3,116 per sq ft129
Jun 202661AED 2,985 per sq ft148
Jul 202680AED 2,908 per sq ft156
Aug 202655AED 3,074 per sq ft185
Sep 202662AED 2,989 per sq ft248

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
200613AED 311 per sq ft
20075AED 430 per sq ft
20089AED 620 per sq ft
20099AED 326 per sq ft
20106AED 530 per sq ft
20113AED 376 per sq ft
2012under 3
20138AED 1,600 per sq ft
20149AED 641 per sq ft
2015under 3
2016824AED 1,404 per sq ft
2017764AED 1,698 per sq ft
2018179AED 1,681 per sq ft
2019313AED 2,828 per sq ft
2020148AED 2,830 per sq ft
2021314AED 1,761 per sq ft
20222,297AED 2,043 per sq ft
20231,390AED 2,356 per sq ft
20241,665AED 2,767 per sq ft
20252,085AED 3,099 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 Wasl

Off-plan share of sales: 74%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan1,068AED 3,269 per sq ftAED 2,979 – 3,504
Ready374AED 2,709 per sq ftAED 2,481 – 3,052

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 Wasl

Median annual rent
AED 195,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 131,500 – AED 250,000

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts1,010AED 200,000AED 144 per sq ft
Renewals1,223AED 187,425AED 95 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

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price per sq ft and rents by unit type in Al Wasl

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio75AED 1.3mAED 3,299 per sq ft10AED 55,000AED 82 per sq ftunder 3 sales
1 bedroom567AED 2.6mAED 3,110 per sq ft599AED 139,783AED 139 per sq ft5.15%
2 bedrooms481AED 4.2mAED 3,029 per sq ft905AED 203,500AED 128 per sq ft4.54%
3 bedrooms232AED 7.8mAED 3,508 per sq ft399AED 264,385AED 111 per sq ft4.46%
4 bedrooms33AED 16.7mAED 3,655 per sq ft225AED 236,555AED 62 per sq ftunder 30 sales (10)
5 bedrooms or more9AED 47mAED 4,464 per sq ft90AED 300,000AED 26 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 45 sales and 5 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 Wasl

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments1,400AED 3.5mAED 3,179 per sq ft1,882AED 180,000
Villas and townhouses11AED 8.1mAED 967 per sq ft350AED 236,000
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plots9AED 30mAED 2,996 per sq ftresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel units22AED 637,383AED 2,480 per sq ftresidential 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 Wasl

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types197AED 2.8mAED 2,961 per sq ft589AED 189,000
Last 3 monthsApartments185AED 2.8mAED 3,027 per sq ft516AED 175,000
Last 3 monthsVillas and townhouses3AED 8.5mAED 1,185 per sq ft73AED 237,632
Last 6 monthsAll property types509AED 3.4mAED 2,992 per sq ft1,013AED 190,000
Last 6 monthsApartments494AED 3.4mAED 3,016 per sq ft865AED 175,000
Last 6 monthsVillas and townhouses3AED 8.5mAED 1,185 per sq ft148AED 253,000
Last 12 monthsApartments1,400AED 3.5mAED 3,179 per sq ft1,882AED 180,000
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhouses11AED 8.1mAED 967 per sq ft350AED 236,000

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 Wasl

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

Around Al Wasl

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.

Population (estimate, latest year)

Latest figure from the source: 2025

Total
14,643

Data as of 22 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Service charges (median rate per sq ft, latest budget year)

Latest figure from the source: 2026

Total
1.14 AED/sq ft
Mixed1.06 AED/sq ft

Data as of 22 Sep 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

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Total
AED 2,351 per sq ft
LandAED 1,100 per sq ft
UnitAED 2,858 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

Private schools by curriculum

Total
3

Data as of 4 Nov 2025 · Source: Knowledge and Human Development Authority (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Buildings by status (municipality register)

Total
3,408
New2,503
Permit Delivered727
Expired119
Building Cancelled47
Approved11

Data as of 28 Sep 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
11.15 m

Data as of 28 Sep 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
3

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

Construction projects by status

Total
2,185
Closed1,274
Open911

Data as of 25 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
1,077
Commercial890
Public Facilities55
Residential30
Open Space28
Utility25
Government Authorities19

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

Most active projects in Al Wasl

Project names from the registered transactions; developer names are not shown.

2 project names are held back for review and not shown.

Al Wasl: names and DLD area

الوصل

DLD name Al Wasl / الوصل

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

Market reports

Questions about Al Wasl

What is the median price per sq ft in Al Wasl?
The median price of registered sales in Al Wasl was AED 3,157 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is the gross rental yield in Al Wasl?
The gross rental yield of ready properties in Al Wasl was 4.74% in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, before costs and vacancy.
How many sales were registered in Al Wasl?
1,442 sales were registered in Al Wasl in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What share of sales in Al Wasl was off-plan?
74% of the registered sales in Al Wasl in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 were off-plan.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Al Wasl?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Al Wasl was AED 139,783 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is Al Wasl called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Al Wasl as Al Wasl (الوصل).

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 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 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
  • 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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