Dubai neighbourhoods ranked by gross rental yield, computed from official Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts.
Right now the highest-yielding area for flats is Al Hebiah Second at 11.85% gross, at a median of AED 16,378/m². Below are the top 48 Dubai areas by gross rental yield.
| # | Area | Gross yield | Median price/m² | Sales/rent sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hebiah Second | 11.85% | AED 16,378 | 315/29 |
| 2 | Al Goze Fourth | 8.81% | AED 10,327 | 21/7 |
| 3 | Dubai Investment Park First | 8.5% | AED 10,293 | 379/16 |
| 4 | Al Warsan First | 7.22% | AED 8,373 | 474/223 |
| 5 | Rega Al Buteen | 7.08% | AED 8,845 | 5/6 |
| 6 | Al Merkadh | 6.77% | AED 21,344 | 646/39 |
| 7 | Al Kheeran | 6.58% | AED 14,422 | 8/14 |
| 8 | Al Thanyah Third | 6.51% | AED 19,036 | 104/31 |
| 9 | Al Barsha South Fifth | 6.48% | AED 17,228 | 435/17 |
| 10 | Al Yelayiss 2 | 6.47% | AED 14,939 | 279/22 |
| 11 | Al Thanyah First | 6.43% | AED 13,889 | 25/43 |
| 12 | Jumeirah Village Circle | 6.28% | AED 15,145 | 2378/145 |
| 13 | Nadd Hessa | 6.27% | AED 12,259 | 374/101 |
| 14 | Saih Shuaib 2 | 6.14% | AED 15,373 | 261/5 |
| 15 | Me'Aisem First | 5.98% | AED 14,992 | 689/20 |
| 16 | Dubai Hills Estate | 5.82% | AED 24,323 | 422/24 |
| 17 | Nad Al Hamar | 5.79% | AED 11,791 | 22/9 |
| 18 | Al Hebiah Fourth | 5.77% | AED 13,318 | 526/31 |
| 19 | Wadi Al Safa 7 | 5.54% | AED 12,198 | 19/18 |
| 20 | Al Hebiah Third | 5.5% | AED 19,233 | 421/23 |
| 21 | Al Barshaa South Second | 5.3% | AED 18,217 | 227/9 |
| 22 | DIFC | 5.25% | AED 33,857 | 91/5 |
| 23 | Downtown Dubai | 5.14% | AED 27,799 | 458/42 |
| 24 | Al Khairan First | 5.13% | AED 27,038 | 781/26 |
| 25 | Wadi Al Safa 2 | 5.09% | AED 14,618 | 233/12 |
| 26 | Business Bay | 5.01% | AED 22,851 | 964/95 |
| 27 | Trade Center Second | 5% | AED 16,481 | 7/27 |
| 28 | Warsan Fourth | 4.94% | AED 13,195 | 338/27 |
| 29 | Madinat Al Mataar | 4.93% | AED 18,446 | 5005/61 |
| 30 | Wadi Al Safa 3 | 4.82% | AED 15,290 | 1354/15 |
| 31 | Jumeirah Lake Towers | 4.66% | AED 23,894 | 706/46 |
| 32 | Dubai Marina | 4.63% | AED 23,549 | 775/129 |
| 33 | Al Furjan | 4.58% | AED 17,236 | 1315/227 |
| 34 | Al Barsha First | 4.58% | AED 17,634 | 14/104 |
| 35 | Al Satwa | 4.52% | AED 23,714 | 167/85 |
| 36 | Al Barshaa South Third | 4.46% | AED 16,978 | 773/148 |
| 37 | Mirdif | 4.45% | AED 12,859 | 35/362 |
| 38 | Al Hebiah First | 4.19% | AED 18,816 | 696/15 |
| 39 | Dubai Investment Park Second | 4.08% | AED 15,228 | 108/5 |
| 40 | Palm Jumeirah | 3.86% | AED 34,186 | 179/35 |
| 41 | City Walk | 3.8% | AED 32,816 | 200/19 |
| 42 | Wadi Al Safa 5 | 3.77% | AED 14,979 | 1251/35 |
| 43 | Al Hebiah Fifth | 3.73% | AED 17,880 | 597/28 |
| 44 | Al Jadaf | 3.63% | AED 21,070 | 501/68 |
| 45 | Jumeirah First | 3.18% | AED 33,887 | 33/13 |
| 46 | Meydan | 2.56% | AED 36,743 | 353/20 |
| 47 | Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah | 2.13% | AED 32,888 | 260/6 |
| 48 | Trade Center First | 2.04% | AED 37,543 | 34/36 |
Gross rental yield = median annual rent per m² ÷ median sale price per m², for residential flats with a sufficient sample. Villa yields and full per-area detail are on each area page.
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