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Dubai area data

Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah: property prices and DLD transactions

Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah: median AED 3,148 per sq ft from 3,738 registered sales in the 12 months to September 2026. Median annual rent AED 79,695, gross rental yield 2.97%.

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
3,738
−15.8% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 3,148 per sq ft
+10.3% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 2.5m
Median annual rent
AED 79,695
1,945 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
2.97%

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

Price trend in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Oct 2024450AED 2,496 per sq ft210
Nov 2024223AED 2,513 per sq ft150
Dec 2024205AED 2,500 per sq ft172
Jan 2025296AED 2,644 per sq ft202
Feb 2025319AED 2,527 per sq ft140
Mar 2025505AED 2,766 per sq ft134
Apr 2025288AED 2,762 per sq ft140
May 2025289AED 3,091 per sq ft130
Jun 2025314AED 3,051 per sq ft133
Jul 2025429AED 2,995 per sq ft170
Aug 2025528AED 3,055 per sq ft161
Sep 2025596AED 3,045 per sq ft154
Oct 2025418AED 3,102 per sq ft172
Nov 2025832AED 3,102 per sq ft193
Dec 2025696AED 3,248 per sq ft164
Jan 2026424AED 3,177 per sq ft201
Feb 2026366AED 3,201 per sq ft143
Mar 2026274AED 3,108 per sq ft142
Apr 2026255AED 3,250 per sq ft132
May 202692AED 3,096 per sq ft136
Jun 202697AED 2,975 per sq ft134
Jul 202682AED 2,947 per sq ft173
Aug 202686AED 2,976 per sq ft179
Sep 2026116AED 3,202 per sq ft176

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007under 3
20084under 3 with floor area
20096AED 2,975 per sq ft
2010under 3
2011under 3
2012under 3
2013under 3
2014under 3
201599AED 1,856 per sq ft
201622AED 2,200 per sq ft
20178AED 329 per sq ft
20184under 3 with floor area
201916AED 1,566 per sq ft
202014AED 1,405 per sq ft
20216under 3 with floor area
2022310AED 1,686 per sq ft
20231,831AED 1,878 per sq ft
20244,944AED 2,354 per sq ft
20255,510AED 2,988 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 Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

Off-plan share of sales: 98%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan3,677AED 3,159 per sq ftAED 2,794 – 3,503
Ready61AED 2,151 per sq ftAED 1,924 – 2,465

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 Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

Registered rent contracts
1,945
Median annual rent
AED 79,695
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 65,100 – AED 100,000
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 65 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
2.97%

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts440AED 86,500AED 87 per sq ft
Renewals1,505AED 78,539AED 62 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 Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio799AED 1.4mAED 3,388 per sq ft14AED 64,826AED 137 per sq ftunder 30 sales (6)
1 bedroom1,762AED 2.4mAED 3,038 per sq ft695AED 62,999AED 70 per sq ftunder 30 sales (18)
2 bedrooms828AED 4mAED 2,877 per sq ft855AED 82,686AED 59 per sq ftunder 30 sales (28)
3 bedrooms198AED 6mAED 3,107 per sq ft230AED 110,250AED 57 per sq ftunder 30 sales (7)
4 bedrooms14AED 13mAED 4,233 per sq ftunder 3under 3under 3under 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: 137 sales and 150 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 Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments3,601AED 2.5mAED 3,120 per sq ft1,804AED 79,380
Villas and townhousesunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plotsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel units136AED 9.9mAED 3,736 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 Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types284AED 2.5mAED 3,074 per sq ft528AED 82,280
Last 3 monthsApartments280AED 2.5mAED 3,061 per sq ft505AED 82,280
Last 6 monthsAll property types728AED 2.6mAED 3,095 per sq ft930AED 81,585
Last 6 monthsApartments711AED 2.5mAED 3,079 per sq ft894AED 81,585
Last 12 monthsApartments3,601AED 2.5mAED 3,120 per sq ft1,804AED 79,380

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 Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

Mortgage registrations
73

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

Nearby areas

Around Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

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.

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Total
AED 2,300 per sq ft
UnitAED 2,484 per sq ft
LandAED 1,050 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

Floors per building (median, land register)

Total
8

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
303

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

Land parcels by land type (register)

Total
335
Commercial95
Residential71
Industrial66
Public Facility36
Utility21
Open Space10
Government Authorities5
Public Facilities5

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 Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

ProjectSales
Franck Muller Yachting577

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

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

Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah: names and DLD area

مدينة دبي الملاحية

DLD name Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah / مدينة دبي الملاحية

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

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah

What is the median price per sq ft in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah?
The median price of registered sales in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah was AED 3,148 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is the gross rental yield in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah?
The gross rental yield of ready properties in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah was 2.97% in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, before costs and vacancy.
How many sales were registered in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah?
3,738 sales were registered in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What share of sales in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah was off-plan?
98% of the registered sales in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 were off-plan.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah was AED 62,999 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah as Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah (مدينة دبي الملاحية).

Method and source

All Dubai areasAll area names and DLD namesHow these figures are calculated

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 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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