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1-bed · 1,047 sqftDickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity · 1st floor

118, Dickens Circus 1

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in December 2012, and rented continuously since 2016. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 118 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 1 November 2021
Last soldAED 607K4 December 2012
Current rentAED 38K /yr1 November 2021
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Property timeline for 118, Dickens Circus 1

What is 118 worth today?

Last sold for AED 607,260 in 2012

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1 Nov 2021RentedNew contract
AED 38,000/yr12 months · AED 36 per sqft
30 Dec 2020RentedRenewal
AED 40,000/yr12 months · AED 38 per sqft
30 Dec 2019RentedNew contract
AED 43,000/yr12 months · AED 41 per sqft
12 Dec 2018RentedNew contract
AED 58,000/yr12 months · AED 56 per sqft
1 Mar 2016RentedNew contract
AED 82,000/yr12 months · AED 79 per sqft
4 Dec 2012Sold by developerReady
AED 607,260AED 579 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 November 2021.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
1,047 sqft
Floor
1st of 5
Parking
221
Service charge
AED 12,200 /yr
Last sold
AED 607K · December 2012
Building
Dickens Circus 1

About 118, Dickens Circus 1

118 is a one-bedroom apartment of 1,047 sqft on the 1st floor of Dickens Circus 1, a 5-storey tower in Uptown Motorcity. The developer sold it on 4 December 2012 for AED 607,260, or AED 579 per sqft, 3% above the AED 560 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2016 on 5 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 1 November 2021, is AED 38,000 a year: a gross yield of 6.3% on the 2012 price, before the service charge of about AED 12,200 a year.

Sales and rents for 118 over time

Sales
Unit 118, each saleTypical one-bed in Dickens Circus 1
500K1M2009201420192024Typical sale price by year: 2009 AED 1,051,500; 2010 AED 1,034,000; 2011 AED 525,250; 2012 AED 584,713; 2013 AED 694,860; 2014 AED 984,015; 2015 AED 920,000; 2016 AED 900,000; 2017 AED 837,600; 2020 AED 490,000; 2021 AED 542,500; 2022 AED 610,000; 2023 AED 650,000; 2024 AED 865,000; 2025 AED 933,180Sold by developer, December 2012: AED 607,260 (AED 579 per sqft)

118 has sold once; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 118, each contractTypical one-bed in Dickens Circus 1
40K60K80K2012201620202024Typical rent by year: 2012 AED 48,000; 2013 AED 54,500; 2014 AED 65,000; 2015 AED 77,000; 2016 AED 77,000; 2017 AED 72,000; 2018 AED 62,000; 2019 AED 52,000; 2020 AED 44,000; 2021 AED 40,000; 2022 AED 44,000; 2023 AED 55,000; 2024 AED 64,162; 2025 AED 70,000; 2026 AED 79,000New contract, March 2016: AED 82,000 a yearNew contract, December 2018: AED 58,000 a yearNew contract, December 2019: AED 43,000 a yearRenewal, December 2020: AED 40,000 a yearNew contract, November 2021: AED 38,000 a year

Annual rent on each registered contract; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

1-beds in Dickens Circus 1, and where 118 sits

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118 last sold in December 2012 at AED 579 per sqft, 3% above what one-beds in Dickens Circus 1 were fetching at the time (AED 560). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 900,000 to 985,000, around AED 940 per sqft, and rent for AED 66,000 to 85,000 a year. 118's AED 38,000 is at the bottom of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
19 Jan 2026950,000
9 Dec 2025985,000
8 May 2025940,000
17 Apr 2025850,000
3 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

Dickens Circus 1

Building

125 apartments, studios to 1-bed over 5 floors in Uptown Motorcity. 5 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 940
Typical sale
AED 900K
Typical rent
AED 70K /yr
Typical yield
8.3%
Dickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 1st floor

All 125 units in Dickens Circus 1
Value
1011-bedAED 250K · Aug 2023
1021-bedAED 508K · Aug 2016
103StudioAED 590K · Sep 2024
104StudioAED 650K · Aug 2017
105StudioAED 450K · Jul 2019
1061-bedAED 576K · Jun 2012
1071-bedAED 665K · Feb 2013
1–7 of 20

118, Dickens Circus 1 in numbers

  • Sold once: by the developer on 4 December 2012 for AED 607,260, or AED 579 per sqft.
  • Rented since March 2016 on 5 Ejari contracts, from AED 82,000 to AED 38,000 a year.
  • At AED 38,000 a year the gross yield on the 2012 price is 6.3%, before a service charge of about AED 12,200 a year (AED 11.69 per sqft).
  • One-beds in Dickens Circus 1 sold for AED 900,000–985,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 940 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 November 2021.

Questions about 118, Dickens Circus 1

What did unit 118 last sell for?

AED 607,260 on 4 December 2012, sold by the developer: AED 579 per sqft for 1,047 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 118?

AED 38,000 a year on the contract signed on 1 November 2021. The previous contract, from December 2020, was AED 40,000; the unit has been rented since March 2016.

How big is unit 118?

1,047 sqft (97.3 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 1st floor of a 5-storey tower.

What is unit 118 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. One-beds in Dickens Circus 1 sold for AED 900,000 to 985,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 940 per sqft.

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Mortgage on 118, Dickens Circus 1

Starts from the last sale price (AED 607K, 4 December 2012). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 607,260
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 121,452
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 242,904
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 2,484

Plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. Full mortgage calculator →