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Dubai area data

Barsha Heights: property prices and DLD transactions

Barsha Heights (DLD: Al Thanyah First): median AED 1,900 per sq ft from 312 registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026. Median annual rent AED 78,000, gross rental yield 6.00%. By registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026, Barsha Heights ranks 53 of 138 Dubai areas with published figures; its median price per sq ft is higher than in 63.9% 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
312
−38.1% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 1,900 per sq ft
+14.8% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 1.7m
Median annual rent
AED 78,000
5,467 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
6.00%

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.

Net yield after service charges (estimate): 4.64%. Gross yield 6.00% less residential service charges of AED 18 per sq ft a year (median of the owners association budgets, as of 31 Oct 2026), set against the median rent per sq ft of apartments. Maintenance, vacancy and fees are not included.

Price trend in Barsha Heights

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Nov 202440AED 1,140 per sq ft551
Dec 202414AED 1,451 per sq ft502
Jan 202558AED 1,225 per sq ft596
Feb 202544AED 1,032 per sq ft517
Mar 202526AED 1,257 per sq ft426
Apr 202555AED 1,780 per sq ft428
May 202554AED 1,829 per sq ft505
Jun 202546AED 1,830 per sq ft546
Jul 202550AED 1,947 per sq ft534
Aug 202547AED 1,983 per sq ft493
Sep 202535AED 2,100 per sq ft513
Oct 202535AED 1,521 per sq ft581
Nov 202532AED 1,900 per sq ft509
Dec 202539AED 1,500 per sq ft499
Jan 202633AED 2,263 per sq ft600
Feb 202637AED 2,040 per sq ft598
Mar 202621AED 2,000 per sq ft408
Apr 202623AED 2,000 per sq ft363
May 202615AED 1,550 per sq ft380
Jun 202619AED 1,755 per sq ft418
Jul 202627AED 2,150 per sq ft420
Aug 202624AED 1,560 per sq ft383
Sep 202626AED 1,350 per sq ft448
Oct 202616AED 1,800 per sq ft441

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007under 3
2008under 3
2009825AED 1,130 per sq ft
2010301AED 1,015 per sq ft
2011199AED 1,028 per sq ft
2012312AED 1,034 per sq ft
2013461AED 969 per sq ft
2014316AED 1,246 per sq ft
2015412AED 1,402 per sq ft
2016281AED 1,316 per sq ft
2017383AED 1,393 per sq ft
2018408AED 2,903 per sq ft
2019271AED 2,799 per sq ft
2020313AED 3,359 per sq ft
2021200AED 950 per sq ft
2022373AED 837 per sq ft
2023280AED 900 per sq ft
2024303AED 1,312 per sq ft
2025521AED 1,743 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 Barsha Heights

Off-plan share of sales: 5%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan15AED 2,300 per sq ftAED 2,300 – 2,857
Ready297AED 1,843 per sq ftAED 1,350 – 2,223

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 Barsha Heights

Registered rent contracts
5,467
Median annual rent
AED 78,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 65,000 – AED 91,080
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 81 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
6.00%

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts1,852AED 80,000AED 87 per sq ft
Renewals3,615AED 77,175AED 77 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 Barsha Heights

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio7AED 800,000AED 1,225 per sq ft446AED 60,000AED 120 per sq ftunder 30 sales (7)
1 bedroom24AED 1.1mAED 1,500 per sq ft2,241AED 67,000AED 84 per sq ftunder 30 sales (24)
2 bedrooms38AED 1.4mAED 1,186 per sq ft2,431AED 85,002AED 74 per sq ft6.26%
3 bedrooms3AED 14.9mAED 2,612 per sq ft285AED 120,336AED 66 per sq ftunder 3 sales
4 bedroomsunder 3under 3under 37AED 190,000AED 103 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Not enough data: 5 bedrooms or more (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 239 sales and 57 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 Barsha Heights

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments73AED 1.4mAED 1,350 per sq ft5,463AED 78,000
Villas and townhousesunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildings4AED 88mAED 3,811 per sq ftresidential rents only
Land plotsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel units235AED 2mAED 2,007 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 Barsha Heights

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types66AED 1.3mAED 1,501 per sq ft1,272AED 77,175
Last 3 monthsApartments31AED 1.4mAED 1,350 per sq ft1,271AED 77,175
Last 6 monthsAll property types127AED 1.3mAED 1,726 per sq ft2,490AED 78,000
Last 6 monthsApartments47AED 1.2mAED 1,350 per sq ft2,489AED 78,000
Last 12 monthsApartments73AED 1.4mAED 1,350 per sq ft5,463AED 78,000

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 Barsha Heights

Mortgage registrations
114

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

Location and metro

Barsha HeightsJumeirah Village CircleDubai MarinaPalm JumeirahDubai Science ParkSufouh GardensThe GreensUm Suqaim ThirdAl Safouh Second
Distance to the nearest metro station: 0.5 km. Dark dot: this area; grey dots: other areas; rings: metro stations. Straight-line distance from the centre of the area; walking routes are longer. Area centres and metro stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). See all areas on the Dubai map

Nearby areas

Around Barsha Heights

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
41,164

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

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

Latest figure from the source: 2026

Total
18.39 AED/sq ft
Retail12.6 AED/sq ft
Mixed26.64 AED/sq ft
Residential18.39 AED/sq ft
Offices18.74 AED/sq ft
Stores6.74 AED/sq ft

Data as of 31 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

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Nov 2025 – Nov 2026

Total
AED 1,711 per sq ft
UnitAED 1,702 per sq ft
LandAED 2,491 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
1

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
91
Open81
Closed10

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
146
Commercial118
Open Space7
Transportation3
Utility3

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
8,122
Individuals4,568
Companies and authorities2,357

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
8,122
12 months7,318
Under 12 months430
24 months or more213
13 to 23 months161

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

Most active projects in Barsha Heights

ProjectSales
THE ONE TOWER55
SKY CENTRAL39
I - RISE TOWER24
FIRST CENTRAL20
SMART HEIGHTS19

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

More projects in Barsha Heights

  • MADISON RESIDENCY 215 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
  • TWO TOWERS 180 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.
  • FAHAD 2 84 registered transactions and rent contracts in 12 months.

Barsha Heights: names and DLD area

مرتفعات برشا

DLD name Al Thanyah First / الثنية الأولى

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

Barsha Heights and the DLD area Al Thanyah First are the same place.

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Barsha Heights

What is the median price per sq ft in Barsha Heights?
The median price of registered sales in Barsha Heights was AED 1,900 per sq ft in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is the gross rental yield in Barsha Heights?
The gross rental yield of ready properties in Barsha Heights was 6.00% in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026, before costs and vacancy.
How many sales were registered in Barsha Heights?
312 sales were registered in Barsha Heights in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What share of sales in Barsha Heights was off-plan?
5% of the registered sales in Barsha Heights in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026 were off-plan.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Barsha Heights?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Barsha Heights was AED 67,000 in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is Barsha Heights called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Barsha Heights as Al Thanyah First (الثنية 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 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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