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What apartments in Culture Village cost, how prices and rents have moved since 2013, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.

Culture Village · last 12 monthsUpdated 13 November 2026
Typical price per sqftAED 1,694Up 3.7% on the year
Typical saleAED 2M109 sales
Typical rentAED 101K /yrAED 89 per sqft
Typical yield5.3%3-beds 5.5% · studios 4.9%

About Culture Village

Culture Village is a waterfront district in Al Jaddaf, Dubai, on the banks of Dubai Creek. It lies between Al Garhoud Bridge and Business Bay Crossing, which carries Al Khail Road. The master developer is Dubai Properties, and the district is also home to the Palazzo Versace hotel. The area has 14 residential buildings with 2,040 apartments. The first were completed in 2015, and more are due through 2026. Developers here include Dubai Wharf, Ellington Dutco Real Estate and Alshafar Development. D1 Tower, Dubai Wharf Tower 2 and Art Bay West are among the largest buildings. Al Jadaf Metro Station is within walking distance, about 400 m away. Al Jaddaf Waterfront public park is about 300 m away, so residents can reach the creekside on foot.

Culture Village is an apartment district of about 2,040 apartments, built from 2015 onwards. 13 buildings are complete and another one is under construction. A typical building here has about 119 homes; the tallest, D1 Tower, has 76 floors. The buildings come from nine developers, led by Dubai Wharf and Ellington Dutco Real Estate .

Over the last 12 months 108 apartments changed hands in Culture Village at a median of AED 1,696 per sqft, up 4.0% on the year before. The typical sale was AED 2M for a 1,316 sqft apartment. One-beds are the largest share of the apartments at 32%, followed by two-beds at 30%; three-beds are 20% and studios are 15%. Rents run at AED 89 per sqft a year, a gross yield of 5.2% at today's prices, below the Dubai-wide 6.0%.

545 rental contracts were registered in the same 12 months, 44% of them renewals, and a typical apartment rents for AED 102,000 a year.

YallaValue estimates what the homes in Culture Village are worth today, home by home, and updates the estimates daily. An estimate is free: find the building in the list in this guide, choose the home and verify once by WhatsApp, email or Google.

Buildings
13
Under construction
1
Homes
about 2,040
First completions
2015

In this guide

  1. About Culture Village
  2. Average prices by type
  3. What is in Culture Village
  4. Prices and rents over time
  5. Every sale: the chart and the table
  6. Every building, with figures
  7. Rents and yields
  8. Who builds in Culture Village
  9. Buying or renting in Culture Village
  10. Living in Culture Village
  11. Nearby areas compared
  12. Questions about Culture Village

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Average prices in Culture Village

In Culture Village, typical sale prices over the last 12 months were around AED 940,000 for studios, AED 1.1M for one-beds, AED 2.5M for two-beds and AED 3.5M for three-beds. Per square foot the order reverses: studios fetch about AED 1,886 and three-beds AED 1,634, because small units trade at a premium. Sales ranged from AED 590,000 to AED 12.8M, and 39 of the 108 were two-beds, the most traded type.

Off-plan sales were 26% of the last 12 months (28 of 108), down from 67% the year before. Buyers paid AED 1,818 per sqft off-plan against AED 1,632 for completed homes, a 11% premium for new stock and payment plans.

TypeTypical pricePer sqftSales
StudioAED 940,000AED 1,88624
1-bedAED 1,150,000AED 1,64124
2-bedAED 2,487,500AED 1,68938
3-bedAED 3,512,220AED 1,63122
4-bed+AED 12,800,000AED 2,4291
Off-plan share
27% · 29 of 109
Off-plan /sqft
AED 1,806
Completed /sqft
AED 1,629

Medians of the last 12 months of DLD sales, per type. A change needs ten records in each year.

What is in Culture Village

About half of Culture Village's apartments are studios and one-beds; even so the typical sale here, 1,316 sqft, is larger than the Dubai median of about 826 sqft. There are no villas or townhouses. The one building under construction adds about 120 homes, 6% of today's stock, with handovers in 2026.

TypeHomesShareTypical size
Studio30915%435–660 sqft
1-bed65232%677–1,038 sqft
2-bed61530%1,269–1,623 sqft
3-bed40020%1,867–2,432 sqft
4-bed+633%3,388–5,269 sqft
Under construction1 building · about 120 homes
2026
1 building120 homes
Tallest, 76 floors
D1 Tower
Typical building
119 homes

Counted from DLD unit records of 13 completed buildings.

Price history in Culture Village

1,0001,5002,0002,500May 2026Nov 20262025-11-18: AED 1,469, 2-bed, 953 sqft2025-11-25: AED 1,219, 1-bed, 1,107 sqft2025-11-25: AED 1,085, 3-bed, 2,396 sqft2025-11-27: AED 897, 3-bed, 2,228 sqft2025-12-03: AED 1,617, 1-bed, 513 sqft2025-12-03: AED 1,754, 2-bed, 1,269 sqft2025-12-04: AED 1,189, 3-bed, 2,186 sqft2025-12-05: AED 1,464, 1-bed, 765 sqft2025-12-11: AED 1,205, Studio, 663 sqft2025-12-11: AED 852, 1-bed, 2,347 sqft2025-12-12: AED 3,714, Studio, 942 sqft2025-12-15: AED 1,870, Studio, 561 sqft2025-12-15: AED 1,183, 3-bed, 2,898 sqft2025-12-15: AED 1,548, 2-bed, 2,557 sqft2025-12-18: AED 1,985, Studio, 561 sqft2025-12-22: AED 1,710, 2-bed, 1,763 sqft2025-12-22: AED 1,596, 3-bed, 2,239 sqft2025-12-23: AED 1,326, 2-bed, 1,376 sqft2025-12-24: AED 972, 2-bed, 1,646 sqft2026-01-05: AED 1,930, 3-bed, 1,744 sqft2026-01-07: AED 1,806, Studio, 388 sqft2026-01-12: AED 579, 2-bed, 3,945 sqft2026-01-15: AED 1,949, 1-bed, 431 sqft2026-01-15: AED 1,274, Studio, 659 sqft2026-01-15: AED 1,211, 1-bed, 1,098 sqft2026-01-15: AED 973, 2-bed, 2,388 sqft2026-01-16: AED 1,887, 2-bed, 1,722 sqft2026-01-22: AED 1,985, Studio, 561 sqft2026-01-23: AED 1,830, 1-bed, 486 sqft2026-01-23: AED 1,531, 3-bed, 2,334 sqft2026-01-27: AED 1,225, Studio, 669 sqft2026-01-27: AED 1,677, 2-bed, 829 sqft2026-01-27: AED 2,177, Studio, 672 sqft2026-01-28: AED 1,848, 1-bed, 514 sqft2026-01-29: AED 2,097, Studio, 672 sqft2026-01-30: AED 1,879, 1-bed, 1,038 sqft2026-02-05: AED 1,548, 3-bed, 1,744 sqft2026-02-06: AED 1,561, 2-bed, 704 sqft2026-02-07: AED 1,759, 2-bed, 773 sqft2026-02-10: AED 1,569, 2-bed, 781 sqft2026-02-11: AED 2,369, 3-bed, 3,799 sqft2026-02-12: AED 2,591, 3-bed, 2,238 sqft2026-02-13: AED 1,781, Studio, 561 sqft2026-02-13: AED 1,777, 3-bed, 1,744 sqft2026-02-13: AED 1,627, 3-bed, 2,334 sqft2026-02-17: AED 1,629, 1-bed, 632 sqft2026-02-17: AED 2,172, Studio, 561 sqft2026-02-18: AED 2,200, 2-bed, 1,763 sqft2026-02-19: AED 1,543, 2-bed, 1,348 sqft2026-02-27: AED 1,778, 2-bed, 1,434 sqft2026-03-02: AED 2,074, 3-bed, 1,799 sqft2026-03-04: AED 1,510, 1-bed, 662 sqft2026-03-04: AED 2,129, 2-bed, 1,409 sqft2026-03-04: AED 1,629, 2-bed, 1,841 sqft2026-03-09: AED 1,927, 1-bed, 1,038 sqft2026-03-11: AED 2,242, 1-bed, 892 sqft2026-03-13: AED 1,684, 3-bed, 2,048 sqft2026-03-17: AED 1,216, Studio, 535 sqft2026-03-18: AED 1,576, 1-bed, 1,088 sqft2026-03-23: AED 1,153, 2-bed, 1,473 sqft2026-03-24: AED 1,774, 2-bed, 1,409 sqft2026-04-01: AED 1,246, Studio, 666 sqft2026-04-10: AED 2,262, Studio, 561 sqft2026-04-15: AED 1,965, 1-bed, 514 sqft2026-04-16: AED 1,850, 3-bed, 2,432 sqft2026-04-20: AED 1,774, 2-bed, 1,409 sqft2026-04-27: AED 1,634, 3-bed, 1,744 sqft2026-04-29: AED 1,891, 1-bed, 539 sqft2026-05-01: AED 2,429, 4-bed, 5,269 sqft2026-05-06: AED 1,696, 2-bed, 1,533 sqft2026-05-12: AED 2,363, 1-bed, 487 sqft2026-05-15: AED 1,690, Studio, 633 sqft2026-05-15: AED 1,738, 2-bed, 1,179 sqft2026-05-22: AED 1,312, Studio, 663 sqft2026-06-03: AED 1,849, 1-bed, 487 sqft2026-06-19: AED 697, Studio, 1,290 sqft2026-06-19: AED 1,621, 2-bed, 767 sqft2026-06-24: AED 1,275, 2-bed, 1,646 sqft2026-06-26: AED 1,959, Studio, 561 sqft2026-07-06: AED 1,459, 1-bed, 993 sqft2026-07-06: AED 1,897, 3-bed, 2,239 sqft2026-07-13: AED 2,200, 2-bed, 1,763 sqft2026-07-14: AED 1,694, 2-bed, 1,690 sqft2026-07-16: AED 2,220, 2-bed, 1,801 sqft2026-07-17: AED 1,653, 1-bed, 804 sqft2026-07-21: AED 1,548, 2-bed, 2,426 sqft2026-07-22: AED 1,564, 2-bed, 1,343 sqft2026-07-22: AED 1,708, 2-bed, 2,049 sqft2026-07-28: AED 1,819, 2-bed, 1,361 sqft2026-08-11: AED 1,915, Studio, 349 sqft2026-08-18: AED 1,504, 1-bed, 765 sqft2026-08-19: AED 1,962, 2-bed, 2,038 sqft2026-08-22: AED 2,019, Studio, 349 sqft2026-08-25: AED 1,696, 3-bed, 1,931 sqft2026-08-29: AED 2,175, Studio, 450 sqft2026-09-04: AED 1,064, 2-bed, 1,419 sqft2026-09-15: AED 1,541, 1-bed, 1,038 sqft2026-09-21: AED 2,002, 1-bed, 847 sqft2026-10-02: AED 1,452, 2-bed, 1,515 sqft2026-10-02: AED 2,165, 2-bed, 1,801 sqft2026-10-05: AED 2,041, 2-bed, 1,763 sqft2026-10-05: AED 2,051, 3-bed, 5,069 sqft2026-10-08: AED 1,689, Studio, 349 sqft2026-10-12: AED 1,901, Studio, 452 sqft2026-10-15: AED 1,598, 3-bed, 2,815 sqft2026-10-16: AED 1,684, 2-bed, 1,690 sqft2026-10-29: AED 1,529, 3-bed, 1,896 sqft2026-11-10: AED 1,164, 1-bed, 945 sqft2026-11-10: AED 1,580, 3-bed, 2,534 sqftTrend: AED 1,606 to AED 1,830

Every registered sale in Culture Village 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 Culture Village

  • 1-bed · 944 sqftCompletedRiah Tower 10 Nov 2026AED 1,100,0001,165 /sqft
  • 3-bed · 2,533 sqftOff-planArt Bay West 10 Nov 2026AED 4,005,8281,581 /sqft
  • 3-bed · 1,895 sqftCompletedD1 Tower 29 Oct 2026AED 2,900,0001,530 /sqft
  • 2-bed · 1,690 sqftOff-planVAL BY KASCO 16 Oct 2026AED 2,847,0001,684 /sqft
  • 3-bed · 2,814 sqftCompletedD1 Tower 15 Oct 2026AED 4,500,0001,599 /sqft
  • Studio · 452 sqftCompletedBoutique 23 12 Oct 2026AED 860,0001,901 /sqft
  • Studio · 349 sqftOff-planBoutique 23 08 Oct 2026AED 590,0001,690 /sqft
  • 3-bed · 5,069 sqftCompletedPalazzo Versace 05 Oct 2026AED 10,400,0002,052 /sqft
  • 2-bed · 1,763 sqftCompletedPalazzo Versace 05 Oct 2026AED 3,600,0002,041 /sqft
  • 2-bed · 1,800 sqftCompletedPalazzo Versace 02 Oct 2026AED 3,900,0002,166 /sqft

Over the last 12 months Culture Village recorded 109 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 2M (about AED 1,694 per sqft); with a median size of 1,290 sqft; most were 2-beds; from roughly AED 590K to AED 12.8M.

1–10 of 3,126

Buildings in Culture Village

13 completed · 1 under construction
D1 TowerBuildingAED 1,7745.9%27
Boutique 23BuildingAED 1,8396.0%16
Dubai Wharf Tower 2BuildingAED 1,3895.8%16
Palazzo VersaceBuildingAED 2,0515.9%15
Riah TowerBuildingAED 1,1595.8%10
Art Bay WestBuildingAED 1,6386
Sol Amber (Iris Amber)BuildingAED 1,5706.2%6
Dubai Wharf Tower 3BuildingAED 1,2166.4%4
Niloofar TowerBuildingAED 9576.8%2
Art Bay EastBuildingAED 2,2421

The eight busiest buildings account for 99 of Culture Village's 108 sales in the last 12 months: D1 Tower, Boutique 23, Dubai Wharf Tower 2, Palazzo Versace and Riah Tower and three more. Buildings completed from 2016 onwards trade at AED 1,153 to 1,389 per sqft; the 2015 to 2015 stock at AED 1,776 to 2,051. Gross yields run from 5.8% to 6.2% across the buildings with enough sales and lets to measure. The newest are Dubai Wharf Tower 2 (2017) and Niloofar Tower (2017); the oldest, D1 Tower, handed over in 2015. Every building links to its own page with each unit's sales and rents.

1–10 of 13
Every building in Culture Village, A to Z

Rents and yields in Culture Village

Last 12 months
StudioAED 60,000AED 914.9%
1-bedAED 80,000AED 885.4%
2-bedAED 130,000AED 905.3%
3-bedAED 185,000AED 905.5%
4-bed+AED 301,622AED 763.1%
New contract vs renewal
+2%
Renewals
44% of 556
Buildings from 2016
AED 65–80 /sqft
Built before 2016
AED 88–122 /sqft

545 rental contracts were registered in Culture Village in the last 12 months, 44% of them renewals. New contracts and renewals were signed at much the same rate per sqft. Gross yields run from 5.5% on three-beds to 4.9% on studios, before service charges of AED 14 to 28 per sqft a year.

Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.

Who builds in Culture Village

9 developers
  • Dubai Wharf2 buildingsAED 1,303 /sqft
  • Ellington Dutco Real Estate 2 buildingsAED 1,940 /sqft
  • Alshafar Development1 buildingAED 1,469 /sqft
  • Continental Investments LMD1 buildingAED 1,839 /sqft
  • Emirates D11 buildingAED 1,774 /sqft
  • 4 others4 buildings between themAED 1,159 /sqft

Dubai Wharf is the biggest builder in Culture Village with two of the 13 completed buildings; Ellington Dutco Real Estate and Alshafar Development follow, and 6 other developers share the rest.

Buying or renting in Culture Village

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 1.1M, that is AED 230,000 down and AED 46,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page (AED 14 to 28 across Culture Village), the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.

Mortgage calculator →Service charges by building →

Renting

A typical one-bed rents for AED 80,000 a year, a studio AED 60,000 and a two-bed AED 130,000. 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 2016 onwards rent for AED 65 to 80 per sqft, the older stock for AED 88 to 123.

Rents by type and building →Rent increase calculator →

Living in Culture Village

Most of Culture Village's buildings are mid-sized, with a typical 119 homes each. Service charges run from AED 14 to 28 per sqft a year, set building by building and listed on each building page.

Nearby areas compared

All Dubai areas →
AreaSale /sqftYieldBuildings
Culture Village AED 1,6945.3%13
Al JadafAED 1,9525.6%13
Dubai Creek HarbourAED 2,3505.5%109
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2AED 1,9195.7%10
Dubai Festival CityAED 1,3425.9%14
Zaabeel FirstAED 3,4367.3%6
Rigga Al ButtenAED 7069.6%1

Culture Village is about 13% cheaper per square foot than Al Jadaf, its nearest neighbour, at AED 1,696 against AED 1,955. Zaabeel First is the most expensive of the areas around it at AED 3,429 per sqft, twice the price. Dubai Festival City is the cheapest nearby at AED 1,342.

Culture Village in numbers

  • Across 108 DLD sales in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, the median price in Culture Village was AED 1,696 per sqft and the typical apartment sold for about AED 2M.
  • Prices are up 4.0% on the year, 62.8% over five years and 6.2% since 2013; rents up 1.7% and 36% over the same periods.
  • 13 completed buildings and 1 under construction from 9 developers; about 2,040 homes, 47% of the apartments studios and one-beds.
  • Gross yields of 4.9% on studios, 5.3% on one-beds, 5.3% on two-beds and 5.5% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 14 to 28 per sqft.

Source: YallaValue analysis of Dubai Land Department records. Updated 13 November 2026.

Questions about Culture Village

How much does an apartment in Culture Village cost?

Over the 12 months to 9 November 2026 the median was AED 1,696 per sqft, and studios sold for around AED 940,000, one-beds sold for around AED 1.1M, two-beds sold for around AED 2.5M and three-beds sold for around AED 3.5M.

Have prices in Culture Village gone up?

Yes: up 4.0% in the 12 months to 9 November 2026 and up 62.8% over five years, on the monthly median of every registered sale. Over the whole record they are 6.2% above the 2013 level.

What is the rental yield in Culture Village?

About 5.2% gross across all types at today's prices: 4.9% on studios, 5.3% on one-beds, 5.3% on two-beds and 5.5% on three-beds, before service charges of AED 14 to 28 per sqft a year.

Which are the most traded buildings in Culture Village?

D1 Tower (28 sales), Boutique 23 (16 sales), Dubai Wharf Tower 2 (16 sales), Palazzo Versace (15 sales) and Riah Tower (9 sales) in the last 12 months.

What is the service charge in Culture Village?

Between AED 14 and AED 28 per sqft a year, set building by building; Riah Tower is AED 13.90. Each building page lists its own.

How many buildings are there in Culture Village?

13 completed apartment buildings and one under construction, with about 2,040 homes between them. Every one has its own page here.

What does it cost to rent in Culture Village?

The median contract in the 12 months to 9 November 2026 was AED 102,000 a year: AED 60,000 for studios, AED 80,000 for one-beds, AED 130,000 for two-beds, AED 184,625 for three-beds and AED 300,811 for four-beds and larger, across 545 Ejari registrations.

What is my home in Culture Village worth?

YallaValue keeps an estimate for the homes in Culture Village, home by home, updated daily. It is free: find the building in the list in this guide, choose the home and verify once by WhatsApp, email or Google. For a guide before that: the median across 109 sales in Culture Village over the last 12 months was AED 1,694 per sqft.

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