Dubai Community Data · Rukan (Dubailand)

Rukan (Dubailand): Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Rukan (Dubailand) (DLD: Wadi Al Safa 7). 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 Rukan (Dubailand) is AED 12,768 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 682 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 1.9% above 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 2026-07-28.

How large is the off-plan share?

19.3% of the 1,743 residential transactions registered in Rukan (Dubailand) 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 2026-07-28.

Which projects trade the most?

Reportage Village 1 is the most-traded project in Rukan (Dubailand), with 1,262 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 13,883 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 Rukan (Dubailand) had a median transaction price of AED 780,000 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 353 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Rukan (Dubailand) range from 7.7% to 9.1% 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?

9.2% of 109 matched resales in Rukan (Dubailand) closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span 0.7% at the 10th percentile to 27.1% at the 90th, with a median of 11.0% 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 Rukan (Dubailand) market data through July 28, 2026, indicates a consistent upward trajectory in median pricing per square meter across the recorded years. The median price moved from 7,004.0 AED in 2019 to 5,923.0 AED in 2020, before resuming an ascent through 8,635.0 AED in 2023 and reaching 12,531.0 AED in 2025. As of the year-to-date data for 2026, the median price stands at 12,768.0 AED. In terms of transaction composition, the off-plan share over the last 12 months was recorded at 19.3%. Yield metrics show a gross yield range across property types, spanning from 7.7% for three-bedroom units up to 9.1% for studio units. Reviewing historical resale performance, median annual returns were 11.0%, with the return band ranging from a low of 0.7% (P10) to a high of 27.1% (P90). Notably, 9.2% of observed resales resulted in losses.

Dubai market context

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Rukan (Dubailand)?

AED 12,768 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Rukan (Dubailand), based on 682 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Wadi Al Safa 7. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Rukan (Dubailand) achieve?

7.7% to 9.1% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Rukan (Dubailand) 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 Rukan (Dubailand) perform historically?

11.0% per year is the median annualised resale return in Rukan (Dubailand), across 109 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from 0.7% at the 10th percentile to 27.1% at the 90th, and 9.2% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Rukan (Dubailand) transactions are off-plan?

19.3% of the 1,743 residential transactions registered in Rukan (Dubailand) 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 Rukan (Dubailand) (AED 12,620/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

• Barsha Heights (Tecom): prices, yields & resale data median AED 12,351/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Arabian Ranches market data 2026 median AED 11,579/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Dubai Silicon Oasis: prices, yields & resale data median AED 11,538/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Town Square (Nshama): prices, yields & resale data median AED 13,749/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 2026-07-28. 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.