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

AED 13,830 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Dubai Sports City, based on 2,170 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Al Hebiah Fourth. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

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

5.9% to 7.5% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Dubai Sports 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 Sports City perform historically?

-0.4% per year is the median annualised resale return in Dubai Sports City, across 1,491 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -9.0% at the 10th percentile to 12.3% at the 90th, and 54.5% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

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

41.8% of the 4,561 residential transactions registered in Dubai Sports 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.

Dubai Community Data · Dubai Sports City

Dubai Sports City: Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Dubai Sports City (DLD: Al Hebiah Fourth). 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 Sports City is AED 13,830 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 2,170 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 9.0% above the 2025 full-year median. The table below shows the full annual series since 2019.

Year	Transactions	Median AED/sqm	Median price (AED)
2019	997	7,535	499,000
2020	1,759	8,334	1,286,024
2021	2,273	8,890	835,000
2022	1,616	7,173	520,881
2023	2,770	8,538	630,000
2024	4,677	12,338	800,444
2025	4,697	12,690	859,000
2026	2,170	13,830	960,000

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?

41.8% of the 4,561 residential transactions registered in Dubai Sports City in the trailing 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type — the rest were ready/existing sales.

Registration type	Transactions	Median AED/sqm
Existing Properties	2,656	10,069
Off-Plan Properties	1,905	15,558

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

Which projects trade the most?

Aura is the most-traded project in Dubai Sports City, with 629 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 20,359 per square metre (DLD registry through July 2026).

Project / building	Transactions	Median AED/sqm
Aura	629	20,359
Binghatti Haven	478	15,694
Elan	389	19,778
Sportz By Danube	360	15,885
CONDOR GOLF LINKS 18	357	17,351
Azizi Grand	345	14,610
Hera Tower	260	10,410
ASPIRZ By Danube	237	23,704

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 Sports City had a median transaction price of AED 865,000 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 1,433 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Unit type	Transactions	Median price (AED)	Median AED/sqm
Studio	1,251	572,094	14,508
1 B/R	1,433	865,000	11,610
2 B/R	1,068	1,450,000	12,594
3 B/R	352	2,846,000	19,824
4 B/R	349	3,999,200	18,144

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Dubai Sports City range from 5.9% to 7.5% 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.

Bedrooms	Median annual rent (AED)	Median sale price (AED)	Gross yield %	Sales n	Rentals n
0	43,000	572,094	7.5	1,251	1,386
1	60,000	865,000	6.9	1,433	1,257
2	85,000	1,450,000	5.9	1,068	520
3	205,000	2,846,000	7.2	352	323

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?

54.5% of 1,491 matched resales in Dubai Sports City closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -9.0% at the 10th percentile to 12.3% at the 90th, with a median of -0.4% per year.

Resale pairs	p10 ann. return %	Median ann. return %	p90 ann. return %	Sold at a loss %
1491	-9	-0.4	12.3	54.5

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 Sports City market data through 2026-07-29 indicates a sustained upward trajectory in median pricing per square meter across the years given. The trend shows growth from 7,535.0 AED in 2019, rising sequentially to 8,890.0 AED in 2021, before fluctuating through 2022 and 2023. Median pricing accelerated significantly, reaching 12,338.0 AED in 2024 and 12,690.0 AED in 2025. Year-to-date figures for 2026 show a median price of 13,830.0 AED. Current market composition shows an off-plan share of 41.8% over the last 12 months, while overall liquidity was supported by 4,561 transactions. Yield analysis suggests a range from 5.9% (2 bedrooms) to 7.5% (0 bedrooms), with 3 bedrooms yielding 7.2%. From a historical perspective, resale returns exhibit significant dispersion, ranging between a 10th percentile of -9.0% and a 90th percentile of 12.3%. Furthermore, the data indicates that 54.5% of recorded resales have resulted in losses.

Dubai market context

296 Verkäufe über US-$10 Mio. in H1 2026 — stärkstes Halbjahr der Geschichte — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07
US-$5,1 Mrd. Ultra-Prime-Volumen H1 2026, +14% vs. H1 2025, +49% vs. H1 2024 — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07
Dubai Hills Estate führt mit 51 $10M+-Verkäufen, vor Palm Jumeirah (50) und Palm Jebel Ali (40) — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Dubai Sports City?: AED 13,830 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Dubai Sports City, based on 2,170 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Al Hebiah Fourth. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.
What gross rental yield can apartments in Dubai Sports City achieve?: 5.9% to 7.5% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Dubai Sports 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 Sports City perform historically?: -0.4% per year is the median annualised resale return in Dubai Sports City, across 1,491 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -9.0% at the 10th percentile to 12.3% at the 90th, and 54.5% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.
What share of Dubai Sports City transactions are off-plan?: 41.8% of the 4,561 residential transactions registered in Dubai Sports 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 Sports City (AED 13,766/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

Barsha Heights (Tecom) transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 12,351/sqm, trailing 12 months
Median prices & yields in Dubailand Residence Complex (Skycourts) median AED 15,244/sqm, trailing 12 months
Al Furjan / Discovery Gardens market data 2026 median AED 15,311/sqm, trailing 12 months
Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) market data 2026 median AED 15,355/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.

Ali Daioub — Dubai real estate advisor, AXD Immobilien

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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.