Median registered annual rent in The Valley by bedroom, from Ejari rent contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months — what tenants actually signed for, not asking rents. Gross yield is that median against the median registered sale price of the same bedroom count over the same months.

Villas: median AED 140,000 a year across 613 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

3 bed

AED 135,000

new AED 135,000 · renewal AED 135,000

AED 130,000 – AED 140,000

middle half · 467 contracts

4.9%

4+ bed

AED 172,784

new AED 172,568 · renewal AED 175,000

AED 165,000 – AED 185,000

middle half · 146 contracts

Registered = DLD/Ejari rent contracts (single-property, ≤ AED 2M a year); a figure needs at least 20 contracts, and a yield at least 20 registered sales too. Gross = before service charges, fees and vacancy. How we read rents →

Two different markets

Off-plan vs ready

Median off-plan launch price vs ready resale price in The Valley, per bedroom - two different kinds of registered price, kept entirely separate from the sale-price stats above.

3 bed: launch AED 1,436/sqft vs resale AED 1,491/sqft (-4%)
4+ bed: launch AED 1,117/sqft vs resale AED 1,236/sqft (-10%)

All off-plan projects in The Valley →

All 6 buildings in The Valley with registered sales →