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Prices paid, rents and yield

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Apartment price per sq ft · resale
4,543 AED/sq ft
AED 48,900/m² · ≈ EUR 1,119/sq ft
43 apartment sales · 12 months
Apartment price per sq ft · off-plan
2,745 AED/sq ft
AED 29,550/m² · ≈ EUR 676/sq ft
82 apartment sales · 12 months
Registered sales
125
off-plan 65.6%resale12 months

Median prices of registered sales (sales only, apartments and villas; price per sq ft: apartments only) over the 12 months 13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026, cadastral area Zaabeel First: the same figures as on the home page and the areas page. The “last 90 days” blocks below show the recent trend.

Prices and rents by unit type

Median prices of DLD-registered sales over 12 months, by unit type and market; median Ejari rent and gross yield for resale apartments. Ejari rents: 13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026.
Unit typeMarketMedian priceRange (middle half of sales)SalesMedian annual rentGross yieldPeriod
1-bedroom apartmentOff-plan2,189,944 AED(≈ EUR 540,000)AED 2,867/sq ft(≈ EUR 706/sq ft)2,097,138 – 2,683,888 AED(≈ EUR 517,000 – 661,000)36——13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026
2-bedroom apartmentResale10,082,000 AED(≈ EUR 2,480,000)AED 4,199/sq ft(≈ EUR 1,035/sq ft)8,212,500 – 12,000,000 AED(≈ EUR 2,020,000 – 2,960,000)28600,000 AED(≈ EUR 148,000)—13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026
2-bedroom apartmentOff-plan3,432,888 AED(≈ EUR 846,000)AED 2,484/sq ft(≈ EUR 612/sq ft)3,318,944 – 3,973,889 AED(≈ EUR 818,000 – 979,000)35——13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026

In brief

This page covers the Zaabeel First cadastral area. Zaabeel Second, home to Dubai Design District, has its own page.

Key facts

In the Dubai Land Department (DLD) registry, Zabeel belongs to the cadastral area Zaabeel First, which also covers Za'abeel. Figures on this page cover the whole area: they show the market, not one building.

Over the 12 months 13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026, the median price per sq ft of apartments sold is AED 4,543/sq ft (≈ EUR 1,119/sq ft) resale (43 apartment sales) and AED 2,745/sq ft (≈ EUR 676/sq ft) off-plan (82 apartment sales).

Over the 12 months 13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026, 125 sales were registered: 82 off-plan and 43 resales (65.6% off-plan).

Over the last 90 days (24 August 2026 to 10 November 2026), the most traded unit type is the 2-bedroom off-plan: 19 sales, median price paid 3,347,888 AED (≈ EUR 825,000), half of sales between 3,200,888 AED (≈ EUR 789,000) and 3,458,888 AED (≈ EUR 852,000), i.e. 2,418 AED per sq ft (≈ EUR 6,410 per m², AED 26,030 per m², ECB rate of 13 November 2026) (-7% vs the previous twelve months).

For rentals, the 2-bedroom is the most rented: 87 registered Ejari contracts (13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026), median annual rent 600,000 AED (≈ EUR 148,000).

Purchase by a foreigner, according to the land registry: MIXED area: some plots are freehold, others are not — to be checked plot by plot.

Prices actually paid

Recent trend: last 90 days, apartments · the bar spans the middle half of sales, the dot marks the median

Period · 31 August 2026 to 5 November 2026
1-bedroom
15 sales · AED 2,732/sq ft (≈ EUR 673/sq ft)
2.11 M AED(≈ 521 k EUR)
▼ -6.4%
2-bedroom
19 sales · AED 2,418/sq ft (≈ EUR 596/sq ft)
3.35 M AED(≈ 825 k EUR)
▼ -7%
1.95 M2.64 M3.57 M

Registered rents

Ejari contracts · annual rent

Period · 13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026
1-bedroom
31 contracts
300 k AED/yr(≈ 74 k EUR/yr)
2-bedroom
87 contracts
600 k AED/yr(≈ 148 k EUR/yr)

Frequently asked questions

What is the price per square foot in Zabeel?+

Over the 12 months 13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026: AED 4,543/sq ft (≈ EUR 1,119/sq ft) resale (43 apartment sales) and AED 2,745/sq ft (≈ EUR 676/sq ft) off-plan (82 apartment sales), medians of DLD-registered apartment sales in the Zaabeel First cadastral area. Prices actually paid, not asking prices.

What is the median price of a 2-bedroom in Zabeel?+

off-plan: 3,347,888 AED (≈ EUR 825,000), the median of 19 DLD-registered sales (24 August 2026 to 10 November 2026). Prices actually paid, not asking prices.

How much is rent for a 2-bedroom in Zabeel?+

Median annual rent 600,000 AED (≈ EUR 148,000) across 87 Ejari contracts (13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026).

Can a foreigner buy in Zabeel?+

According to the land registry: MIXED area: some plots are freehold, others are not — to be checked plot by plot.

Go further

Sources: Dubai Land Department — transaction registry, Ejari tenancy contracts, land registry; data read on 15 November 2026. Prices actually paid, not asking prices, and gross yields. These past figures do not predict the future. This page informs you; it does not replace a valuation of a specific property or investment advice, which your advisor provides. Method

The area in figures

Population

4,083 residents · 2025

+6 % in a year

Population from 2017 to 2025 : 2017 2,861, 2018 3,062, 2019 3,260, 2020 3,331, 2021 3,449, 2022 3,548, 2023 3,708, 2024 3,853, 2025 4,083
2017 · 2,861+42.7 % since 2017

Zaabeel First community

Area and density

4.12 km²

991 residents/km²

Building stock

28 buildings

3 villas

in the DLD register (30 July 2026)

Sources: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment — population estimée par communauté (open data) ; Dubai Land Department — registre des bâtiments.

Comparable areas

The three nearest areas, same sector first, with the same DLD registry figures: compare them at a glance.

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