The Old Town

Low Activity

Community · Dubai

The Old Town is a Community community in Dubai with 35 residential projects and 1,561 units. Over the trailing 12 months, 138 sales transacted at a median of AED 2,912,500 (up 15.3% YoY). Gross rental yield averages 8.0%.
All transactions · trailing 12 months · updated Apr 02, 2026
Key Metrics
Median Price
Value
AED 2,912,500
Change
15.3% YoY
Transactions
Value
138
Change
23.8% YoY
Price / sqft
Value
AED 2,288
Change
10.9% YoY
Rental Yield
Value
8.0%
Off-Plan Share
Value
0%
Change
0pp YoY
Active Projects
Value
35
Median Price
AED 2,912,500
↑ 15.3% YoY
Transactions
138
↓ 23.8% YoY
Price / sqft
AED 2,288
↑ 10.9% YoY
Rental Yield
8.0%
Off-Plan Share
0%
0pp YoY
Active Projects
35
Investment Analytics
Repeat Sale Return
Value
5.3%
Avg Holding Period
Value
5.9 yrs
Sales Liquidity
Value
8.8%
Price Dispersion
Value
27.8%
Change
moderate
Primary Ready Mix
Value
0.0%
Rental Activity
Value
42.5%
Repeat Sale Return
5.3%
Avg Holding Period
5.9 yrs
Sales Liquidity
8.8%
Price Dispersion
27.8%
moderate
Primary Ready Mix
0.0%
Rental Activity
42.5%

Trends

12 months

Median Price

Median prices in The Old Town have remained broadly stable over the past 13 months, hovering around AED 3.0M.

Transaction Volume

Transaction activity in The Old Town has slowed in recent months, falling below the 12-month average of 10 per month.

Developer Activity

By transaction share
Emaar Properties PJSC 138 txns · 31 projects
100%

Bedroom Mix

Studio 4 units 0.3% 530 sqft
1 Bedroom 764 units 49.4% 979 sqft
2 Bedroom 615 units 39.8% 1,422 sqft
3 Bedroom 151 units 9.8% 2,111 sqft
4 Bedroom 12 units 0.8% 2,988 sqft

Price Tiers

By price per sqft band
Entry 8 txns · AED 65/sqft
5.8%
Value 1 txns · AED 1,075/sqft
0.7%
Mid-Market 14 txns · AED 1,607/sqft
10.1%
Premium 82 txns · AED 2,235/sqft
59.4%
Ultra-Prime 33 txns · AED 2,709/sqft
23.9%

Recent Transactions

Date Type Project Price (AED) Size (sqft) Price/sqft
Apr 02, 2026 RP Secondary Reehan 7 2,975,000 1,257 2,364
Mar 26, 2026 RP Secondary Yansoon 5 1,820,000 806 2,255
Mar 26, 2026 RP Secondary Reehan 5 2,300,000 933 2,465
Mar 26, 2026 RP Secondary Miska 4 2,450,000 1,188 2,062
Mar 18, 2026 RP Secondary Yansoon 5 7,125,000 2,909 2,448
Mar 16, 2026 RP Secondary Zanzebeel 2 4,350,000 2,698 1,611
Mar 12, 2026 RP Secondary Yansoon 2 4,150,000 1,353 3,067
Feb 27, 2026 RP Secondary Zaafaran 3 3,500,000 1,343 2,604
Feb 27, 2026 RP Secondary Zaafaran 3 3,000,000 1,244 2,411
Feb 27, 2026 RP Secondary Zaafaran 3 3,500,000 1,506 2,322
Feb 27, 2026 RP Secondary Zaafaran 3 3,500,000 1,347 2,596
Feb 27, 2026 RP Secondary Zaafaran 3 1,900,000 819 2,319
Feb 27, 2026 RP Secondary Yansoon 4 1,900,000 816 2,325
Feb 26, 2026 RP Secondary Reehan 6 1,800,000 806 2,233
Feb 19, 2026 RP Secondary Zaafaran 4 3,000,000 1,288 2,329
Feb 19, 2026 RP Secondary Yansoon 5 3,400,000 1,988 1,709
Feb 18, 2026 RP Secondary Yansoon 6 3,550,000 1,332 2,665
Feb 18, 2026 RP Secondary Miska 3 2,050,000 954 2,146
Feb 16, 2026 RP Secondary Miska 1 3,750,000 1,404 2,670
Feb 13, 2026 RP Secondary Kamoon 2 2,475,000 1,202 2,057

Projects in The Old Town

35 projects
Reehan 7
Emaar Properties PJSC
P1 · Delivered
Median 1,944,888
Txns 14
YoY +28.6%
Zanzebeel 2
Emaar Properties PJSC
P1 · Delivered
Median 1,676,888
Txns 11
YoY +20.8%
Miska 2
Emaar Properties PJSC
P1 · Delivered
Median 1,596,944
Txns 9
YoY +15.7%
Zaafaran 3
Emaar Properties PJSC
P1 · Delivered
Median 2,100,000
Txns 8
YoY +20.5%
Yansoon 5
Emaar Properties PJSC
P1 · Delivered
Median 1,800,000
Txns 8
YoY +56.7%
Zanzebeel 1
Emaar Properties PJSC
P1 · Delivered
Median 1,759,388
Txns 7
YoY -17.6%

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Other Projects in The Old Town

Projects with limited transaction history. Data will be added as transactions are recorded.

Reehan 2 0 txns (12 mo)
Reehan 4 0 txns (12 mo)
Yansoon 9 0 txns (12 mo)
Zaafaran 5 0 txns (12 mo)