Service charge budgets by usage and category, new supply, population and rents by area.
2026-09Published: Data as of:
Median residential service charge 2026 (AED per sq ft)
15.25
1,992 residential property groups; 2025: 14.98
Service charge budget lines 2026
33,247
New units registered, September 2026
10,654
-47.2% vs the same month last year
Completed buildings, July 2026
492
plus 1,234 residential apartments
Residential rent contracts, September 2026
52,810
New property management licence activities, August 2026
84
Service charges by usage, budget 2026 (AED per sq ft)
Usage
Property groups
Median 2026
Median 2025
Change
Residential
1,992
15.25
14.98
+1.8%
Retail
804
15.63
15.46
+1.1%
Offices
314
11.80
13.15
-10.3%
Mixed
280
1.30
1.47
-11.6%
Stores
102
7.95
7.69
+3.4%
Hospitality
82
0.84
0.82
+2.4%
Education
48
0.57
0.68
-15.6%
Recreational
27
0.78
0.90
-13.3%
Clinic
25
0.60
0.52
+16.5%
Industrial
21
0.55
0.65
-14.7%
Residential service charges by category, budget 2026 (AED per sq ft)
Category
Property groups
Median
Maintenance
1,982
2.75
Services
1,981
2.85
Reserve fund
1,956
0.87
Management services
1,951
1.00
Utilities
1,898
3.83
Insurance
1,835
0.23
Master community
1,512
1.07
Improvement
1,125
0.26
Shared services
218
2.08
Unit air conditioning
205
4.67
Residential rents by area, September 2026
Area
Contracts
Median annual rent, flats (AED)
vs same month last year
Al Barsha South Fourth
3,426
64,000
-2.9%
Jabal Ali First
2,367
62,000
+3.3%
Marsa Dubai
2,296
115,000
-8.0%
Business Bay
2,267
85,000
-10.5%
Al Warsan First
1,686
38,000
+4.1%
Al Merkadh
1,673
71,628
-4.5%
Al Barshaa South Third
1,516
57,000
-6.7%
Nadd Hessa
1,303
54,000
+2.6%
Burj Khalifa
1,133
135,000
-10.0%
Al Barsha First
1,049
77,000
0.0%
Al Thanyah Fifth
1,039
80,000
-7.2%
Wadi Al Safa 5
1,038
52,000
0.0%
Estimated population by area, 2025
Area
2025
2024
Change
Jabal Ali Industrial First
219,269
205,079
+6.9%
Muhaisanah Second
171,980
160,831
+6.9%
Al Goze Industrial Second
149,271
144,327
+3.4%
Al Warsan First
130,705
120,353
+8.6%
Jabal Ali First
104,262
96,005
+8.6%
Dubai Investment Park Second
95,188
88,789
+7.2%
Hor Al Anz
94,825
92,239
+2.8%
Al Karama
85,994
82,625
+4.1%
Marsa Dubai
81,610
78,843
+3.5%
Dubai Investment Park First
80,947
75,316
+7.5%
New units registered by area, September 2026
Area
Units
Saih Shuaib 4
2,385
Wadi Al Safa 5
1,390
Madinat Al Mataar
663
Al Satwa
551
Al Khabeesi
481
Al Jadaf
443
Al Barsha South Fourth
439
Ras Al Khor Industrial First
359
Me'Aisem First
354
Bukadra
345
New units registered per month (units)
New units registered per month
Units
2025-10
16,831 units
2025-11
15,766 units
2025-12
14,224 units
2026-01
18,971 units
2026-02
19,047 units
2026-03
12,037 units
2026-04
10,418 units
2026-05
7,172 units
2026-06
9,432 units
2026-07
11,937 units
2026-08
13,685 units
2026-09
10,654 units
New property management licence activities per month (activities)
New property management licence activities per month
Property management
2025-09
63 activities
2025-10
63 activities
2025-11
55 activities
2025-12
59 activities
2026-01
51 activities
2026-02
51 activities
2026-03
35 activities
2026-04
88 activities
2026-05
50 activities
2026-06
62 activities
2026-07
68 activities
2026-08
84 activities
The median residential service charge budget for 2026 is 15.25 AED per sq ft across 1,992 property groups (2025: 14.98).
10,654 new units were registered in September 2026 (-47.2% vs the same month last year).
Method
Service charges: approved owners association budgets for 2026 and the previous year; per property group and usage the sum of all cost categories per sq ft (excluding income and charges billed per parking bay, storage unit or meter), then the median per usage (parking usage excluded); categories for residential usage. Units: registered units by creation date. Rents: rent contracts by start date, one count per contract; median annual rent of single residential flats. Population: annual estimates by community. Licences: activities added to mainland trade licences for property and facilities management. Every figure is an aggregate of at least 3 records; smaller groups are shown as – or left out. No company, person or project names are published.
Source
Source: Dubai Land Department and other Dubai Government open data, published on Data.Dubai, used under the Dubai Open Data Licence 1.1. Analysis and figures by Zolia. Zolia is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government entity.
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