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Dubai area data

Motor City (Al Hebiah First): property prices and DLD transactions

Motor City (DLD: Al Hebiah First): median AED 1,763 per sq ft from 4,010 registered sales in the 12 months to September 2026. Median annual rent AED 80,000, gross rental yield 7.14%.

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
4,010
−30.2% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 1,763 per sq ft
−7.0% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 1.1m
Median annual rent
AED 80,000
2,097 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
7.14%

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

Price trend in Motor City

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Oct 2024819AED 1,885 per sq ft221
Nov 2024405AED 1,750 per sq ft238
Dec 2024187AED 1,875 per sq ft213
Jan 2025125AED 1,780 per sq ft201
Feb 2025337AED 1,860 per sq ft208
Mar 2025492AED 1,865 per sq ft196
Apr 2025327AED 1,860 per sq ft176
May 2025588AED 1,930 per sq ft176
Jun 2025730AED 1,950 per sq ft158
Jul 2025651AED 1,950 per sq ft232
Aug 2025486AED 1,956 per sq ft270
Sep 2025598AED 1,920 per sq ft235
Oct 2025667AED 1,764 per sq ft219
Nov 2025640AED 1,930 per sq ft191
Dec 2025399AED 1,860 per sq ft172
Jan 2026197AED 1,781 per sq ft148
Feb 2026433AED 1,671 per sq ft161
Mar 2026389AED 1,758 per sq ft142
Apr 2026214AED 1,699 per sq ft111
May 2026125AED 1,356 per sq ft164
Jun 2026195AED 1,770 per sq ft179
Jul 2026161AED 1,742 per sq ft199
Aug 2026188AED 1,692 per sq ft224
Sep 2026402AED 1,839 per sq ft187

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007under 3
20083AED 255 per sq ft
20091,781AED 806 per sq ft
2010451AED 737 per sq ft
2011663AED 500 per sq ft
2012188AED 570 per sq ft
20131,455AED 735 per sq ft
2014715AED 950 per sq ft
2015287AED 901 per sq ft
2016334AED 955 per sq ft
2017235AED 901 per sq ft
2018136AED 869 per sq ft
2019195AED 943 per sq ft
2020224AED 624 per sq ft
2021470AED 761 per sq ft
2022383AED 639 per sq ft
2023825AED 784 per sq ft
20242,192AED 1,845 per sq ft
20256,040AED 1,910 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 Motor City

Off-plan share of sales: 79%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan3,159AED 1,910 per sq ftAED 1,654 – 2,045
Ready851AED 1,022 per sq ftAED 900 – 1,177

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 Motor City

Registered rent contracts
2,097
Median annual rent
AED 80,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 65,000 – AED 120,000
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 72 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
7.14%

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts1,077AED 80,000AED 76 per sq ft
Renewals1,020AED 77,000AED 67 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 Motor City

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio1,100AED 803,999AED 1,951 per sq ft241AED 50,000AED 76 per sq ft7.73%
1 bedroom1,865AED 1.2mAED 1,787 per sq ft966AED 72,000AED 72 per sq ft6.91%
2 bedrooms700AED 1.9mAED 1,630 per sq ft611AED 114,000AED 71 per sq ft6.79%
3 bedrooms116AED 2.7mAED 1,098 per sq ft228AED 175,000AED 71 per sq ft6.95%
4 bedrooms54AED 4.6mAED 1,079 per sq ft39AED 270,000AED 73 per sq ftunder 30 sales (10)
5 bedrooms or moreunder 3under 3under 312AED 450,000AED 67 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 173 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 Motor City

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments3,807AED 1.1mAED 1,760 per sq ft2,001AED 78,000
Villas and townhouses30AED 7.1mAED 1,531 per sq ft96AED 280,000
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plotsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel units172AED 4.1mAED 2,000 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 Motor City

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types751AED 1.1mAED 1,794 per sq ft610AED 85,000
Last 3 monthsApartments657AED 1mAED 1,748 per sq ft571AED 80,000
Last 3 monthsVillas and townhouses14AED 7mAED 1,559 per sq ft39AED 280,000
Last 6 monthsAll property types1,285AED 1.1mAED 1,741 per sq ft1,064AED 80,850
Last 6 monthsApartments1,179AED 1.1mAED 1,722 per sq ft1,008AED 80,000
Last 6 monthsVillas and townhouses19AED 7.5mAED 1,531 per sq ft56AED 280,000
Last 12 monthsApartments3,807AED 1.1mAED 1,760 per sq ft2,001AED 78,000
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhouses30AED 7.1mAED 1,531 per sq ft96AED 280,000

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 Motor City

Mortgage registrations
619

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

Nearby areas

Around Motor City

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
17,144

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
15.53 AED/sq ft
Residential15.86 AED/sq ft
Offices2.56 AED/sq ft
Retail15.19 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 965 per sq ft
UnitAED 915 per sq ft
LandAED 1,271 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

Buildings by status (municipality register)

Total
2,920
New2,339
Permit Delivered470
Expired105
Building Cancelled6

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
12.35 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
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

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
163
Open142
Closed21

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
87
Commercial86

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 Motor City

ProjectSales
ANANDA RESIDENCES269
Takaya183

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

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

Motor City: names and DLD area

موتور ستي

DLD name Al Hebiah First / الحبيه الاولى

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

Motor City and the DLD area Al Hebiah First are the same place.

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Motor City

What is the median price per sq ft in Motor City?
The median price of registered sales in Motor City was AED 1,763 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is the gross rental yield in Motor City?
The gross rental yield of ready properties in Motor City was 7.14% in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, before costs and vacancy.
How many sales were registered in Motor City?
4,010 sales were registered in Motor City in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What share of sales in Motor City was off-plan?
79% of the registered sales in Motor City in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 were off-plan.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Motor City?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Motor City was AED 72,000 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is Motor City called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Motor City as Al Hebiah First (الحبيه الاولى).

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 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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