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Dubai area data

Dubai Studio City: property prices and DLD transactions

Dubai Studio City (DLD: Al Hebiah Second): median AED 1,503 per sq ft from 1,406 registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026. Median annual rent AED 60,000, gross rental yield 7.57%. By registered sales in the 12 months to October 2026, Dubai Studio City ranks 35 of 138 Dubai areas with published figures; its median price per sq ft is higher than in 45.1% 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
1,406
−2.8% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 1,503 per sq ft
+3.1% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 735,000
Median annual rent
AED 60,000
2,062 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
7.57%

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): 6.27%. Gross yield 7.57% 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 Dubai Studio City

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Nov 202464AED 1,428 per sq ft94
Dec 2024109AED 1,419 per sq ft69
Jan 202552AED 1,438 per sq ft104
Feb 202573AED 1,406 per sq ft93
Mar 202565AED 1,588 per sq ft87
Apr 2025225AED 1,537 per sq ft109
May 2025150AED 1,502 per sq ft120
Jun 2025139AED 1,505 per sq ft105
Jul 2025152AED 1,477 per sq ft117
Aug 202585AED 1,430 per sq ft157
Sep 2025142AED 1,490 per sq ft127
Oct 2025191AED 1,385 per sq ft159
Nov 2025206AED 1,400 per sq ft120
Dec 2025131AED 1,465 per sq ft144
Jan 2026140AED 1,532 per sq ft215
Feb 2026179AED 1,537 per sq ft249
Mar 202689AED 1,565 per sq ft136
Apr 202675AED 1,598 per sq ft134
May 202677AED 1,532 per sq ft139
Jun 2026135AED 1,520 per sq ft161
Jul 2026174AED 1,503 per sq ft146
Aug 202680AED 1,578 per sq ft194
Sep 202672AED 1,547 per sq ft210
Oct 202648AED 1,547 per sq ft214

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007under 3
2008under 3
2009under 3
2010under 3
2011under 3
201211AED 589 per sq ft
201332AED 461 per sq ft
201428AED 427 per sq ft
2015420AED 1,044 per sq ft
2016166AED 1,022 per sq ft
201752AED 972 per sq ft
201855AED 1,091 per sq ft
201952AED 812 per sq ft
202089AED 1,049 per sq ft
2021186AED 1,096 per sq ft
2022131AED 1,082 per sq ft
2023684AED 1,228 per sq ft
2024901AED 1,376 per sq ft
20251,611AED 1,450 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 Dubai Studio City

Off-plan share of sales: 65%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan915AED 1,584 per sq ftAED 1,483 – 1,675
Ready491AED 1,392 per sq ftAED 1,279 – 1,447

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 Dubai Studio City

Registered rent contracts
2,062
Median annual rent
AED 60,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 46,305 – AED 72,000
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 105 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
7.57%

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts1,445AED 55,000AED 110 per sq ft
Renewals617AED 65,000AED 92 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 Dubai Studio City

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio687AED 553,000AED 1,546 per sq ft926AED 46,000AED 125 per sq ft8.76%
1 bedroom506AED 1mAED 1,438 per sq ft824AED 65,000AED 94 per sq ft7.32%
2 bedrooms80AED 1.5mAED 1,312 per sq ft267AED 88,000AED 72 per sq ft6.35%
3 bedrooms9AED 1.7mAED 1,027 per sq ft34AED 110,000AED 67 per sq ftunder 30 sales (5)
5 bedrooms or moreunder 3under 3under 310AED 1.4mAED 62 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Not enough data: 4 bedrooms (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 124 sales and under 3 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 Dubai Studio City

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments1,282AED 704,034AED 1,485 per sq ft2,052AED 60,000
Villas and townhouses5AED 30.8mAED 1,215 per sq ft10AED 1.4m
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plots3AED 26.5mAED 517 per sq ftresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel units116AED 1.1mAED 3,507 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 Dubai Studio City

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types200AED 599,000AED 1,567 per sq ft618AED 60,000
Last 3 monthsApartments162AED 583,110AED 1,526 per sq ft618AED 60,000
Last 6 monthsAll property types586AED 583,000AED 1,526 per sq ft1,064AED 60,000
Last 6 monthsApartments526AED 572,000AED 1,511 per sq ft1,060AED 60,000
Last 6 monthsVillas and townhouses3AED 25.4mAED 1,165 per sq ft4AED 100,000
Last 12 monthsApartments1,282AED 704,034AED 1,485 per sq ft2,052AED 60,000
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhouses5AED 30.8mAED 1,215 per sq ft10AED 1.4m

Not enough data: Last 3 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 Dubai Studio City

Mortgage registrations
131

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

Location and metro

Dubai Studio CityJumeirah Village CircleArjanJumeirah Village TriangleAl Hebiah ThirdDubai Sports CityMotor CityAl Yelayiss 1Al Hebiah Fifth
Distance to the nearest metro station: 8.5 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 Dubai Studio City

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
7,544

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
1.57 AED/sq ft
Residential18.15 AED/sq ft
Retail15.99 AED/sq ft
Mixed0.6 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 675 per sq ft
LandAED 650 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
184
Permit Delivered91
New87
Building Cancelled6

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
6 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
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
3

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
184
Open152
Closed32

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
295
Commercial96
Open Space24
Utility24
Recreational14
Public Facilities9
Public Facility9
Transportation3

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
2,362
Individuals1,370
Companies and authorities907

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
2,362
12 months2,239
Under 12 months61
13 to 23 months31
24 months or more31

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 Dubai Studio City

ProjectSales
BEACH OASIS 2342
Azizi Mirage 1329
Arisha Terraces158
LAYA COURTYARD121
The First Collection at Dubai Studio City110

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

More projects in Dubai Studio City

Dubai Studio City: names and DLD area

مدينة دبي للستديو

DLD name Al Hebiah Second / الحبية الثانية

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

Dubai Studio City and the DLD area Al Hebiah Second are the same place.

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Dubai Studio City

What is the median price per sq ft in Dubai Studio City?
The median price of registered sales in Dubai Studio City was AED 1,503 per sq ft in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is the gross rental yield in Dubai Studio City?
The gross rental yield of ready properties in Dubai Studio City was 7.57% in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026, before costs and vacancy.
How many sales were registered in Dubai Studio City?
1,406 sales were registered in Dubai Studio City in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What share of sales in Dubai Studio City was off-plan?
65% of the registered sales in Dubai Studio City in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026 were off-plan.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Dubai Studio City?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Dubai Studio City was AED 65,000 in Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
What is Dubai Studio City called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Dubai Studio City as Al Hebiah Second (الحبية الثانية).

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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