Dubai Community Data · Dubai Industrial City

Dubai Industrial City: Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Dubai Industrial City (DLD: Saih Shuaib 2). All figures are medians of registered transactions.

Data through July 2026 · Dubai Land Department registry

How have prices per square metre moved?

The median residential transaction price in Dubai Industrial City is AED 15,140 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 397 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 1.4% below the 2025 full-year median. The table below shows the full annual series since 2019.

Residential sales only. Source: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database. Data through 2026-07-29.

How large is the off-plan share?

86.4% of the 1,136 residential transactions registered in Dubai Industrial City in the trailing 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type — the rest were ready/existing sales.

DLD registration type, trailing 12 months to 2026-07-29.

Which projects trade the most?

Samana Hills South is the most-traded project in Dubai Industrial City, with 508 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 16,332 per square metre (DLD registry through July 2026).

Ranked by number of registered residential sales, trailing 24 months. Linked names lead to the AXD project data page.

What do units cost by type?

A one-bedroom unit in Dubai Industrial City had a median transaction price of AED 883,333 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 314 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Dubai Industrial City range from 6.2% to 6.7% over the 12 months to July 2026, per DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts. The figure divides the median new rent by the median sale price of the same unit type — before service charges and vacancy.

Median new rental contract ÷ median sale price of the SAME unit type, both trailing 12 months. Gross figure — before service charges, vacancy and management. Rent source: DLD/Ejari registered contracts.

What share of resales sold at a loss?

39.2% of 51 matched resales in Dubai Industrial City closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -15.9% at the 10th percentile to 28.5% at the 90th, with a median of 2.2% per year.

Matched buy-sell pairs of identical units across the full DLD history. Bands, not averages: the 10th-90th percentile range shows realistic dispersion.

Analyst note

Analysis of the Dubai Industrial City dataset reveals a marked upward trajectory in median price per square meter across recent years. The median prices moved from 6,984.0 AED in 2019 and 4,381.0 AED in 2020, reaching 15,355.0 AED in 2025, with the year-to-date figure for 2026 standing at 15,140.0 AED. The market has seen substantial activity, recording 1,136 transactions over the last 12 months. Current supply metrics indicate that the off-plan share stands at 86.4%. From a rental perspective, gross yields range from 6.2% for one-bedroom units to 6.7% for zero-bedroom units. Historical resale performance data provides a return band spanning from a 10th percentile of -15.9% to a 90th percentile of 28.5%, with the median annual return at 2.2%. Furthermore, approximately 39.2% of recorded resales have generated losses, providing context for potential capital depreciation risk within the sector.

Dubai market context

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Dubai Industrial City?

AED 15,140 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Dubai Industrial City, based on 397 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Saih Shuaib 2. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Dubai Industrial City achieve?

6.2% to 6.7% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Dubai Industrial City over the 12 months to July 2026, per DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts. The calculation divides the median new rental contract by the median sale price of the same unit type. Service charges, vacancy and management costs are not deducted.

How did resale investments in Dubai Industrial City perform historically?

2.2% per year is the median annualised resale return in Dubai Industrial City, across 51 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -15.9% at the 10th percentile to 28.5% at the 90th, and 39.2% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Dubai Industrial City transactions are off-plan?

86.4% of the 1,136 residential transactions registered in Dubai Industrial City in the 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type. The remainder were ready/existing sales. The off-plan share indicates how much current activity depends on developer launches rather than the secondary market.

Which communities trade in a similar price band?

Ranked by proximity of the trailing-12-month median to Dubai Industrial City (AED 15,500/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

• Arjan transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 15,514/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Dubai Studio City transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 15,437/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 15,355/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Al Furjan / Discovery Gardens: prices, yields & resale data median AED 15,311/sqm, trailing 12 months

Sources & methodology. Transaction and rental figures: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database, data through 2026-07-29. Resale pairs: 47,350 matched buy-sell pairs (AXD repeat-sales dataset). Market context: sources named per item. Medians are used throughout (robust to outliers). Page generated 2026-08-27; figures are not updated in real time.

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This page is informational market research, not investment advice. Historical transaction data does not predict future performance. All figures are medians of registered transactions and can differ from asking prices.

Published by AXD Immobilien Dubai — Dubai real estate advisory for German-speaking investors, over 30 years of family history in Dubai real estate. Generated 2026-08-27.