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title: "Downtown Dubai property prices, yields and growth (2026)"
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description: "Downtown Dubai: price per sq ft, gross rental yield, capital growth by period and the major projects nearby, each figure with its source."
updated: 2026-11-12
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# Downtown Dubai property prices, rental yields and capital growth

> Published figures for Downtown Dubai, Dubai, each with its source and date, and the major projects nearby. Compiled 12 November 2026.

## Price per sq ft and rental yield

- **Price per sq ft**: AED 3,161 per sq ft (All residential, 12 months to 12 November 2026). [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai), read 12 November 2026.
- **Gross rental yield**: 4.88% (All residential, 12 months to 12 November 2026). [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai), read 12 November 2026.
- **Average annual rent, new contracts**: AED 211,015 a year (All residential, 12 months to 12 November 2026). [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/rent/dubai/downtown-dubai), read 12 November 2026.

## Capital growth

Average sale price per sq ft, average sale price and number of registered sales over each period, each change against the period of equal length before. Each change compares the average of everything registered in one period with the period before. It moves with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices, so it is not like-for-like growth.

| Period | Price per sq ft | Change | Average price | Change | Sales | Change | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months to 12 November 2026 | AED 2,977 per sq ft | +2.4% | AED 5,913,075 | +24.6% | 497 sales | +11.4% | [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai?period=3m) |
| 6 months to 12 November 2026 | AED 2,944 per sq ft | -10.7% | AED 5,369,028 | +13.8% | 938 sales | -38.4% | [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai?period=6m) |
| 12 months to 12 November 2026 | AED 3,161 per sq ft | +3.1% | AED 4,957,884 | +4% | 2,453 sales | -37.3% | [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai?period=1y) |
| 3 years to 12 November 2026 | AED 2,980 per sq ft | +28.1% | AED 4,506,009 | +33.1% | 10,857 sales | -9.5% | [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai/downtown-dubai?period=3y) |

## Rents

| Period | New contracts | Change | Renewals | Change | Contracts | Change | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12 months to 12 November 2026 | AED 211,015 a year | +9.4% | AED 170,187 a year | +5.9% | 11,231 contracts | +2.8% | [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/rent/dubai/downtown-dubai?period=1y) |
| 3 years to 12 November 2026 | AED 196,485 a year | +39.2% | AED 159,710 a year | +38% | 33,117 contracts | +17.9% | [Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/rent/dubai/downtown-dubai?period=3y) |

## Valuation index readings

- Apartments, Year to August 2026: -20.4% a year (published as "Burj Khalifa"). [ValuStrat (reported by Khaleej Times)](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/6-in-10-dubai-homes-hold-their-value-as-market-cools-gently-in-august). ValuStrat names this community 'Burj Khalifa', the Dubai Land Department area that covers Downtown Dubai; the mapping to this slug is ours.

## Major projects nearby

Projects a source places in or beside Downtown Dubai, or within 5 km of its map point. Published claims, quoted with who made them and when. They are not our findings, and some come from parties with an interest, such as developers, brokers or the transport authority.

### [Dubai Loop](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-loop)

Phase 1 construction announced February 2026, expected to complete within two years. Phase 1 links DIFC with Dubai Mall/Burj Khalifa.

### [Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/projects/dubai-2040-urban-master-plan)

Launched March 2021; Phase II approved, reported 12 December 2022. Named in the plan as part of the existing Downtown and Business Bay urban centre.

## Regeneration

- [Downtown and Business Bay urban centre](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/regeneration#downtown-and-business-bay-urban-centre): The Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan names Downtown and Business Bay as an existing urban centre and the business and financial heart of the city. The Phase II text describes the economic and trade centre as DIFC, Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay and Downtown.

## Questions and answers

### What is the average price per sq ft in Downtown Dubai?

AED 3,161 per sq ft, the average sale price per sq ft for 12 months to 12 November 2026 (Registered sales). Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records.

### What rental yield can you get in Downtown Dubai?

The published average gross rental yield is 4.88% (All residential, 12 months to 12 November 2026). Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records. Gross yield is before service charges and other costs.

### How much is rent in Downtown Dubai?

The average annual rent on new tenancy contracts was AED 211,015 a year over 12 months to 12 November 2026. Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records.

### Are property prices in Downtown Dubai rising or falling?

The average price per sq ft changed by +2.4% over 3 months, -10.7% over 6 months, +3.1% over 12 months and +28.1% over 3 years, each against the period of equal length before. Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records.

### What major projects are near Downtown Dubai?

Dubai Loop and Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan. Each project page gives its status, timeline and any reported effect on prices.

## Map point

25.195, 55.274 (approximate). UAE Property Agents site content.

## How the atlas is built

- Every figure is copied as published by a named source, with its link, the period it covers and the date we read it. Nothing is estimated, interpolated, averaged or rounded.
- Dubai price, rent and change figures come from Property Finder's transaction pages, which publish averages of Dubai Land Department registered sales and tenancy contracts for the last 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 3 years, with a change against the period before.
- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah figures come from Bayut's asking-price index: advertised prices, not completed sales, which usually sit above transaction prices.
- ValuStrat readings are valuation-based and appear only where the press reported a community by name.
- Sources measure different things. Compare areas within one source and one period, never across sources.
- Projects and regeneration zones come from official releases where we could read them, otherwise from The National, Khaleej Times or Gulf News. A project is listed against an area when a source places it there, or when its mapped point is within 5 km of the area's point.
- Price effects of projects are published claims, attributed to the publisher. The atlas never says that a project caused a price change.

Area, station and project points are from OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database Licence. Base map tiles are from Esri. Property Finder figures are Property Finder's published aggregates of Dubai Land Department records, quoted as headline figures with a link to each page. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.

Area guide: [Downtown Dubai](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/dubai/downtown-dubai). Atlas map: [UAE Property Atlas](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas). JSON: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/api/v1/atlas/areas/downtown-dubai.json.

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Source page: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/areas/downtown-dubai. Published by UAE Property Agents, Omnia Capital Group. You may read, quote, summarise and cite this content, including in AI answers, with attribution to UAE Property Agents and a link to the canonical URL. Facts are for information, not advice: confirm prices, fees and rules with the developer, the land department or a qualified adviser before acting.