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207
buildings
2,594
sales in 12 months
AED 3,072
per sq ft, 12 months +1.7% like for like (finished)
5.2%
gross rental yield
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1-bedroom apartments in Downtown Dubai: what they sell for

Prices paid for 1-bedroom apartments in Downtown Dubai, from Dubai Land Department sale registrations. A price page, not a listing page.

James Paul Booth
The agent's view
“I price every home here from what actually sold in the same tower and layout, never from the asking price.”
James Paul Booth, Dubai broker since 2018. A personal view. Not financial advice.
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1-bedroom apartments in Downtown Dubai sold for a median of AED 2.34m in the 12 months to 20 October 2026, across 854 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (DLD). That is AED 2,707 per sq ft, and 27% of the sales were off-plan. These are prices paid, not listings.

Registered sale prices from the Dubai Land Department, not asking prices of listings. Updated 21 October 2026. Method.

Checked 21 October 2026. Sources are listed under each section. This page gives information. It is not legal, tax or financial advice.

1-bedroom apartments in Downtown Dubai: prices paid in the last 12 months

Sales, 12 months to 20 October 2026SalesMedian pricePer sq ft
All sales854AED 2.34mAED 2,707
Finished (ready)624AED 2.15mAED 2,444
Off-plan230AED 3.26mAED 3,773
880 sq ftmedian size sold
AED 2,123 – AED 3,459per sq ft: the middle half of sales
27%of these sales were off-plan

1-bedroom apartments in Downtown Dubai by quarter

QuarterMedian priceSales
2024 Q4AED 2.20m411
2025 Q1AED 2.20m361
2025 Q2AED 2.25m350
2025 Q3AED 2.30m229
2025 Q4AED 2.65m353
2026 Q1AED 2.35m227
2026 Q2AED 2.20m157
2026 Q3AED 2.20m165

Only quarters with 10 or more sales are shown. A median moves when the mix of buildings sold changes.

Against the year before

  • Number of sales. 854 in the 12 months to 20 October 2026, against 1,331 in the 12 months before (−35.8%).
  • Price per sq ft. The median moved +3.3% on the 12 months before. This is not like for like: the mix of buildings sold changes from one year to the next.

What the same home rents for

New tenants of 1-bedroom apartments in the RENT DUBAI area Downtown Dubai signed at a median of AED 115,000 a year (2,444 new Ejari leases, 12 months to 15 October 2026). The rent area follows Dubai Municipality community lines, so it is not exactly the same ground as the sales above. Rents on RENT DUBAI.

Source: Dubai Land Department sale registrations to 20 October 2026 and Ejari leases to 15 October 2026, BUY DUBAI facts cube. Medians; a figure needs 10 or more sales.

More in Downtown Dubai

Buildings with the most sales

Binghatti SkybladeBurj KhalifaOne ResidenceImperial AvenueThe St. Regis Residences - Tower 1GrandeThe St. Regis Residences - Tower 2Burj Crown

Questions

How much does a 1-bedroom apartment cost in Downtown Dubai?

The median 1-bedroom apartment in Downtown Dubai sold for AED 2.34m in the 12 months to 20 October 2026, across 854 registered sales, or AED 2,707 per sq ft.

What is the price per sq ft of a 1-bedroom apartment in Downtown Dubai?

The median is AED 2,707 per sq ft; the middle half of sales went for AED 2,123 to AED 3,459 per sq ft (12 months to 20 October 2026).

Finished or off-plan: what does a 1-bedroom apartment sell for in Downtown Dubai?

Finished (ready): median AED 2.15m across 624 sales. Off-plan: median AED 3.26m across 230 sales. Off-plan homes are mostly new projects, so the two groups are different buildings.

What does a 1-bedroom apartment rent for in Downtown Dubai?

New tenants signed at a median of AED 115,000 a year: 2,444 new Ejari leases in the 12 months to 15 October 2026 (RENT DUBAI area Downtown Dubai).

How many 1-bedroom apartments sold in Downtown Dubai?

854 in the 12 months to 20 October 2026, against 1,331 in the 12 months before (−35.8%).

Is this a list of 1-bedroom apartments for sale?

No. This page shows what 1-bedroom apartments in Downtown Dubai sold for, from the Land Department register. It lists no homes for sale.

Where the figures come from

Every figure on this page counts the BUY DUBAI community Downtown Dubai (the Land Department master projects listed on the community page).

Sales: Dubai Land Department sale registrations (sales and off-plan sales; gifts, grants and mortgages left out), homes only, extreme prices per sq ft left out. A median is the middle sale, so a few very dear or very cheap homes do not move it. Off-plan means sold before completion, by the developer or by an earlier buyer. A figure is shown only when it rests on 10 or more sales, and a change only when both years have 30 or more; otherwise the line is left out.

These are prices homes sold for, not adverts: this page lists no homes for sale. All figures come from one dataset, the BUY DUBAI facts cube, built from the Land Department records each night. Updated 21 October 2026. Data view.

Rental data (signed rents, renewals, asking against signed): RENT DUBAI, our sister site for tenants, from Dubai Land Department Ejari leases.