Dubai Community Data · Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City

Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City: Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City (DLD: Al Satwa). 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 Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City is AED 24,214 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 1,149 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 8.9% 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 2026-07-29.

How large is the off-plan share?

87.9% of the 1,830 residential transactions registered in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden 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?

EVERGRIN HOUSE is the most-traded project in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City, with 210 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 23,531 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 Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City had a median transaction price of AED 1,609,912 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 812 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City range from 4.5% to 5.3% 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?

35.4% of 178 matched resales in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -17.2% at the 10th percentile to 35.6% at the 90th, with a median of 3.6% 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 Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City market through July 29, 2026, indicates a pronounced upward trajectory in median pricing per square meter. The trend shows an increase from 12,668.0 AED in 2019 and 10,616.0 AED in 2020, stabilizing near 12,917.0 AED through 2023. This was followed by significant acceleration, reaching 19,913.0 AED in 2024, and climbing further to 22,240.0 AED in 2025. As of the year-to-date data for 2026, the median price stands at 24,214.0 AED. Current market dynamics reflect a high proportion of new supply, with the off-plan share accounting for 87.9% of transactions over the last 12 months. Regarding investment returns, gross yield percentages range from 5.3% (0 bedrooms) down to 4.5% (2 bedrooms). Historically, resale performance shows a wide dispersion: the median annual return was 3.6%, while the range spanned from a 10th percentile of -17.2% up to a 90th percentile of 35.6%. Notably, transactions resulting in losses accounted for 35.4% of recorded resale pairs.

Dubai market context

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City?

AED 24,214 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City, based on 1,149 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Al Satwa. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City achieve?

4.5% to 5.3% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden 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 Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City perform historically?

3.6% per year is the median annualised resale return in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City, across 178 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -17.2% at the 10th percentile to 35.6% at the 90th, and 35.4% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City transactions are off-plan?

87.9% of the 1,830 residential transactions registered in Satwa / Jumeirah Garden 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 Satwa / Jumeirah Garden City (AED 24,289/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

• Dubai Hills Estate: prices, yields & resale data median AED 24,248/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Sobha One / Ras Al Khor: prices, yields & resale data median AED 25,138/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Median prices & yields in Business Bay median AED 26,272/sqm, trailing 12 months
• Dubai Creek Harbour transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 26,322/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.