Area guideDubai · 95 buildings · about 16,372 homes
Arjan
What apartments in Arjan cost, how prices and rents have moved since 2009, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.
Arjan is a mixed-use community in Dubailand, positioned between Al Barsha South and Motor City. Launched in 2006, it has grown into a largely residential neighbourhood known for a quieter, family-friendly atmosphere and for hosting Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Butterfly Garden. The area sits near the junction of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) and Umm Suqeim Street (D63), with additional connectivity to Al Khail Road, offering straightforward access to the wider city.
Housing in Arjan is dominated by low- to mid-rise apartment buildings, with a broad mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Many developments are modern in style and incorporate ground-floor retail. Shared facilities in buildings typically include swimming pools, gyms, children’s play areas and covered parking, reflecting the area’s relatively recent construction cycle. While there are commercial towers and serviced apartments, villas and townhouses are limited.
Day-to-day convenience is a key draw. Supermarkets, cafés and casual dining are spread throughout the community, and residents have additional retail options a short drive away in neighbouring districts. The presence of the seasonal flower and butterfly attractions adds landscaped open spaces and a recognisable local landmark, while parks and pocket greens within the neighbourhood provide informal outdoor recreation. Schools, nurseries and healthcare facilities are available in and around Al Barsha South, with larger clinics and a hospital located along Umm Suqeim Street nearby.
Arjan is well connected for drivers via E311 and D63, and residents use local bus services to link with Red Line metro stations in surrounding areas. Commute times vary with traffic, but key business and leisure hubs on the city’s west side are generally within a 15–30 minute drive. Ongoing development means occasional construction activity, yet the overall character remains calm compared to more central districts, appealing to those seeking newer apartments, practical amenities and access to major roads without the intensity of the city core.
Arjan is an apartment district in Dubailand of about 16,372 apartments, built from 2011 onwards. 95 buildings are complete and another two are under construction. A typical building here has about 139 homes; the tallest, Skyz by Danube, has 36 floors. The buildings come from 35 different developers rather than one master developer; the most active are Vincitore Real Estate Development , Oro24 Real Estate Development and Danube Properties Development.
Over the last 12 months 634 apartments changed hands in Arjan at a median of AED 1,395 per sqft, up 1.7% on the year before. The typical sale was AED 816,000 for a 572 sqft apartment. Studios are the largest share of the apartments at 41%, followed by one-beds at 37%; two-beds are 13% and three-beds are 2%. Rents run at AED 106 per sqft a year, a gross yield of 7.6% at today's prices, above the Dubai-wide 6.2%.
The area is freehold, so buyers of any nationality can own here. No station of its own; Mall of the Emirates (Red Line) is a 12 to 15 minute drive, and buses run along Umm Suqeim Road. 1,444 rental contracts were registered in the same 12 months, 38% of them renewals, and a typical apartment rents for AED 60,000 a year.
In Arjan, typical sale prices over the last 12 months were around AED 620,000 for studios, AED 979,000 for one-beds, AED 1.6M for two-beds and AED 2.2M for three-beds. Per square foot the order reverses: studios fetch about AED 1,502 and three-beds AED 1,142, because small units trade at a premium. Sales ranged from AED 102,000 to AED 3.8M, and 293 of the 634 were studios, the most traded type.
Off-plan sales were 27% of the last 12 months (171 of 634), down from 62% the year before. Buyers paid AED 1,449 per sqft off-plan against AED 1,351 for completed homes, a 7% premium for new stock and payment plans.
More than three quarters of Arjan's apartments are studios and one-beds, which is why the typical sale here, 572 sqft, is smaller than the Dubai median of about 904 sqft. There are no villas or townhouses; the few three-bed and larger homes are in the taller towers such as Skyz by Danube. The two buildings under construction add about 537 homes, 3% of today's stock, with handovers in 2026.
Counted from DLD unit records of 95 completed buildings.
Prices and rents in Arjan since 2009
Sale price per sqft
1 year
▲ Up 1.1%
5 years
▲ Up 66.8%
Since 2009
▲ Up 29.2%
Annual rent per sqft
1 year
▲ Up 12.1%
5 years
▲ Up 81.8%
Since 2015
▲ Up 15.5%
Arjan's first registered sales, in 2009, were at about AED 1,070 per sqft. Prices then slid to a low of about AED 890 in 2021 and have since climbed to AED 1,395, 56% above the low. The steepest recent climb was in 2022, when the annual median rose 27%. Year on year the annual median has gone up 5% in 2023, up 13% in 2024 and up 4% in 2025. The busiest month of the last year was November 2025, with 264 sales registered. On the monthly median of every registered sale, prices are up 1.7% over the last 12 months, up 68.3% over five years and up 29.9% on the 2009 level. Rents are up 12% over the last 12 months, up 81.8% over five years and up 15.3% since 2015, faster than prices, so gross yields are widening.
What comes next is mostly supply. The two buildings under construction add about 537 homes, 3% of today's stock, with handovers in 2026; on the last 12 months' 634 sales that is about ten months of demand. New homes let before they resell, so a wave of handovers tends to show in the rent line first. The figures on this page refresh monthly, so the charts above will show it as it happens.
The line is the monthly median of every sale and rental contract, smoothed over three months; a month with fewer than ten records sits between its neighbours, and the latest such months are read together. The changes compare 12-month medians: the last 12 months against the 12 before. Source: Dubai Land Department.
Price history in Arjan
Every registered sale in Arjan in the last 12 months; the dashed line is the trend within those 12 months, grey dots are flagged outliers left out of it.
Transaction history in Arjan
1-bed · 764 sqftOff-planJoya Dorado ResidenceNo unit no. 19 Feb 2026AED 667,566874 /sqft
Studio · 410 sqftCompletedLegacy by Sunrise 19 Feb 2026AED 690,0001,683 /sqft
1-bed · 735 sqftOff-planMarquis Galleria 18 Feb 2026AED 1,050,0001,428 /sqft
Studio · 350 sqftCompletedSkyz by Danube 18 Feb 2026AED 590,0001,683 /sqft
1-bed · 992 sqftCompletedBeverly Boulevard 18 Feb 2026AED 1,580,0001,592 /sqft
Studio · 369 sqftCompletedTorino 4 18 Feb 2026AED 685,0001,855 /sqft
Studio · 355 sqftCompletedSkyz by Danube 18 Feb 2026AED 550,0001,547 /sqft
Over the last 12 months Arjan recorded 557 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 810K (about AED 1,388 per sqft); with a median size of 569 sqft; most were studios; from roughly AED 102K to AED 2.77M.
The eight busiest buildings account for 188 of Arjan's 634 sales in the last 12 months: Oxford Gardens, Skyz by Danube, Siraj Tower, Miracle Residence and Miraclz Tower by Danube and three more. Buildings completed from 2023 onwards trade at AED 1,254 to 1,845 per sqft; the 2011 to 2022 stock at AED 830 to 1,471. Gross yields run from 6.4% to 10.4% across the buildings with enough sales and lets to measure. The newest are Samana Skyros (2026) and Gharbi 1 Residences (2026); the oldest, Syann Park 1, handed over in 2011. Every building links to its own page with each unit's sales and rents.
1,444 rental contracts were registered in Arjan in the last 12 months, 38% of them renewals. New contracts were signed about 26% above renewals of the same size per sqft, so a tenant renewing is still paying below the market rate. Gross yields run from 8.2% on three-beds to 7.1% on one-beds, before service charges of AED 3 to 21 per sqft a year.
Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.
Who builds in Arjan
35 developers
Vincitore Real Estate Development 9 buildingsAED 1,319 /sqft
Oro24 Real Estate Development 8 buildingsAED 1,638 /sqft
No single developer dominates Arjan. The 95 completed buildings come from 35 developers, and the three most active, Vincitore Real Estate Development , Oro24 Real Estate Development and Danube Properties Development, account for 24 of them. That is unusual in Dubai, where most districts are planned and built by one master developer, and it shows in the streetscape: each building has its own look, service charge and management company.
Buying or renting in Arjan
Buying
Expect a 20% deposit as a UAE resident or 25% as a non-resident on a home under AED 5M, plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. On a typical one-bed at AED 979,000, that is AED 196,000 down and AED 39,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page (AED 3 to 21 across Arjan), the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.
A typical one-bed rents for AED 73,000 a year, a studio AED 50,000 and a two-bed AED 110,000. New contracts run about 26% above renewals, and increases on renewal are capped by the RERA rental index. Landlords in Dubai usually take one to four cheques and a 5% security deposit, and every contract is registered on Ejari, which is where the figures on this page come from. Buildings completed from 2021 onwards rent for AED 73 to 148 per sqft, the older stock for AED 70 to 124.
No station of its own; Mall of the Emirates (Red Line) is a 12 to 15 minute drive, and buses run along Umm Suqeim Road. Most of Arjan's buildings are mid-sized, with a typical 139 homes each; 37 of the 95 were completed in the last five years. Service charges run from AED 3 to 21 per sqft a year, set building by building and listed on each building page. The lists below cover getting around, schools and health and parks, shops and leisure, with how far each is from Arjan.
Getting around
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311)4 min
Umm Suqeim Road to Al Khail Road7 min
Mall of the Emirates metro station12 to 15 min
Dubai International Airport25 min
Al Maktoum International Airport30 min
Schools and health
Nord Anglia International School8 min
Safa Community School9 min
Kings' School Al Barsha10 min
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital6 min
Saudi German Hospital10 min
Parks, shops and leisure
Dubai Miracle Garden (open November to May)in Arjan
Dubai Butterfly Gardenin Arjan
My City Centre Al Barsha8 min
Dubai Autodrome and Motor City8 min
Dubai Hills Mall15 min
Places are curated for each area and kept with the guide; times are approximate off-peak drives from the middle of Arjan.
Across 634 DLD sales in the 12 months to 6 November 2026, the median price in Arjan was AED 1,395 per sqft and the typical apartment sold for about AED 816,000.
Prices are up 1.7% on the year, 68.3% over five years and 29.9% since 2009; rents up 12% and 81.8% over the same periods.
95 completed buildings and 2 under construction from 35 developers; about 16,372 homes, 79% of the apartments studios and one-beds.
Gross yields of 7.7% on studios, 7.1% on one-beds, 7.2% on two-beds and 8.2% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 3 to 21 per sqft.
Freehold. No station of its own; Mall of the Emirates (Red Line) is a 12 to 15 minute drive, and buses run along Umm Suqeim Road.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 25 October 2026.
Questions about Arjan
How much does an apartment in Arjan cost?
Over the 12 months to 6 November 2026 the median was AED 1,395 per sqft, and studios sold for around AED 620,000, one-beds sold for around AED 979,000, two-beds sold for around AED 1.6M and three-beds sold for around AED 2.2M.
Have prices in Arjan gone up?
Yes: up 1.7% in the 12 months to 6 November 2026 and up 68.3% over five years, on the monthly median of every registered sale. Over the whole record they are 29.9% above the 2009 level.
What is the rental yield in Arjan?
About 7.6% gross across all types at today's prices: 7.7% on studios, 7.1% on one-beds, 7.2% on two-beds and 8.2% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 3 to 21 per sqft a year.
Yes. Arjan is a freehold area, so buyers of any nationality can own a home outright and register it with the Dubai Land Department.
What is the nearest metro station to Arjan?
No station of its own; Mall of the Emirates (Red Line) is a 12 to 15 minute drive, and buses run along Umm Suqeim Road.
What is the service charge in Arjan?
Between AED 3 and AED 21 per sqft a year, set building by building; The Wings Podium is AED 3.00. Each building page lists its own.
How many buildings are there in Arjan?
95 completed apartment buildings and two under construction, with about 16,372 homes between them. Every one has its own page here.
What does it cost to rent in Arjan?
The median contract in the 12 months to 6 November 2026 was AED 60,000 a year: AED 50,000 for studios, AED 73,000 for one-beds, AED 110,000 for two-beds and AED 155,639 for three-beds, across 1,444 Ejari registrations.
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