Rigga Al Butten
What apartments in Rigga Al Butten cost, how prices and rents have moved, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.
About Rigga Al Butten
Rigga Al Butten is a small, mainly commercial neighbourhood in Deira, in the older eastern part of Dubai near Dubai Creek. Most of its buildings are offices and shops, and few homes are listed here. The one residential building on record is Emaar Tower 2, which has 84 apartments, so people looking for a home here have only a few options.
Rigga Al Butten is an apartment district of about 84 apartments. One building is complete.
Over the last 12 months 4 apartments changed hands in Rigga Al Butten at a median of AED 706 per sqft. The typical sale was AED 1.4M for a 1,728 sqft apartment. Two-beds are the largest share of the apartments at 52%, followed by three-beds at 29%; one-beds are 15% and four-beds and larger make up 4%. Rents run at AED 68 per sqft a year, a gross yield of 9.6% at today's prices, above the Dubai-wide 6.0%.
50 rental contracts were registered in the same 12 months, 64% of them renewals, and a typical apartment rents for AED 105,000 a year.
- Buildings
- 1
- Homes
- about 84
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Average prices in Rigga Al Butten
In Rigga Al Butten, typical sale prices over the last 12 months were around AED 1.2M for two-beds.
Every one of those sales was a completed home: nothing in Rigga Al Butten sold off-plan in the last 12 months.
| Type | Typical price | Per sqft | 12-mo change | Sales (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed | AED 1,200,000 | AED 701 | Few sales | 3 |
| 3-bed | AED 1,700,000 | AED 978 | Few sales | 1 |
Medians of the last 12 months of DLD sales, per type. A change needs ten records in each year.
What is in Rigga Al Butten
About 15% of Rigga Al Butten's apartments are studios and one-beds; even so the typical sale here, 1,728 sqft, is larger than the Dubai median of about 826 sqft. There are no villas or townhouses.
| Type | Homes | Share | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed | 13 | 15% | 923 sqft |
| 2-bed | 44 | 52% | 1,430–1,720 sqft |
| 3-bed | 24 | 29% | 1,737–1,913 sqft |
| 4-bed+ | 3 | 4% | 3,249–4,567 sqft |
- Tallest, 16 floors
- Emaar Tower 2
- Typical building
- 84 homes
Counted from DLD unit records of 1 completed building.
Prices and rents in Rigga Al Butten since 2025
- 1 year
- Up 6.2%
- 5 years
- Up 44.8%
Rents are up 6.2% over the last 12 months and up 44.8% over five years.
Nothing is under construction in Rigga Al Butten today, so the stock is what it is: 1 building and about 84 homes. The figures on this page refresh monthly as new sales and contracts are registered.
Median of every sale and rental contract registered each month, smoothed over three months; months with fewer than ten records sit between their neighbours. Source: Dubai Land Department.
Price history in Rigga Al Butten
Every registered sale in Rigga Al Butten in the last 12 months; the dashed line is the trend, grey dots are flagged outliers left out of it.
Transaction history in Rigga Al Butten
- 3-bed · 1,736 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 25 Sep 2026AED 1,700,000979 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,425 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 11 Aug 2026AED 1,000,000702 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,719 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 05 Aug 2026AED 1,200,000698 /sqft
- 2-bed · 2,110 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 11 Dec 2025AED 1,500,000711 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,429 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 02 Oct 2025AED 1,450,0001,014 /sqft
- 3-bed · 1,811 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 04 Sep 2025AED 1,378,800761 /sqft
- 3-bed · 1,811 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 08 Apr 2025AED 1,805,060996 /sqft
- 2-bed · 1,425 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 29 Aug 2024AED 1,125,000789 /sqft
- 3-bed · 1,736 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 08 Jul 2024AED 1,350,000777 /sqft
- 3-bed · 1,736 sqftCompletedEmaar Tower 2 27 Jun 2024AED 1,428,800823 /sqft
Over the last 12 months Rigga Al Butten recorded 4 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 1.35M (about AED 706 per sqft); with a median size of 1,728 sqft; most were 2-beds; from roughly AED 1M to AED 1.7M.
Buildings in Rigga Al Butten
1 completed| Emaar Tower 2 | 84 | Few sales | AED 68 | 4 |
Between them Emaar Tower 2 account for every one of Rigga Al Butten's 4 sales in the last 12 months. Every building links to its own page with each unit's sales and rents.
Rents and yields in Rigga Al Butten
Last 12 months| 1-bed | AED 74,750 | AED 81 | Few sales | 6 | |
| 2-bed | AED 105,000 | AED 64 | AED 1.2M | 9.1% | 31 |
| 3-bed | AED 145,500 | AED 57 | AED 1.7M | 5.8% | 12 |
| 4-bed+ | AED 215,000 | AED 66 | Few sales | 1 |
- New contract vs renewal
- +12%
- Renewals
- 64% of 50
50 rental contracts were registered in Rigga Al Butten in the last 12 months, 64% of them renewals. New contracts were signed about 12% above renewals of the same size per sqft, so a tenant renewing is still paying below the market rate. The gross yield across every type is 9.6%, before service charges.
Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.
Buying or renting in Rigga Al Butten
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 the typical sale of AED 1.4M, that is AED 270,000 down and AED 54,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page (AED 18 to 18 across Rigga Al Butten), the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.
Renting
A typical one-bed rents for AED 74,750 a year and a two-bed AED 105,000. New contracts run about 12% 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.
Living in Rigga Al Butten
Most of Rigga Al Butten's buildings are small, with a typical 84 homes each. Service charges run from AED 18 to 18 per sqft a year, set building by building and listed on each building page.
Nearby areas compared
All Dubai areas →| Area | Sale /sqft | 12-mo change | Typical rent | Yield | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigga Al Butten | AED 706 | AED 105K | 9.6% | 1 | |
| Al Kifaf | AED 2,179 | Up 1.7% | AED 138K | 4.8% | 10 |
| Culture Village | AED 1,696 | Up 4.0% | AED 102K | 5.2% | 14 |
| Zaabeel First | AED 3,429 | Up 15.1% | AED 440K | 7.3% | 6 |
| Al Jadaf | AED 1,955 | Up 7.6% | AED 68K | 5.6% | 13 |
| Al Mina | AED 2,198 | Down 16.9% | AED 100K | 4.3% | 24 |
| Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2 | AED 1,929 | Up 6.4% | AED 80K | 5.7% | 10 |
Rigga Al Butten is about 68% cheaper per square foot than Al Kifaf, its nearest neighbour, at AED 706 against AED 2,179. Zaabeel First is the most expensive of the areas around it at AED 3,429 per sqft, 386% more. At 9.6%, its gross yield is the highest of the group.
Rigga Al Butten in numbers
- Across 4 DLD sales in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, the median price in Rigga Al Butten was AED 706 per sqft and the typical apartment sold for about AED 1.4M.
- 1 completed building; about 84 homes, 15% of the apartments studios and one-beds.
- Gross yields of 9.1% on two-beds, before service charges of AED 18 to 18 per sqft.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 5 November 2026.
Questions about Rigga Al Butten
How much does an apartment in Rigga Al Butten cost?
Over the 12 months to 9 November 2026 the median was AED 706 per sqft, and two-beds sold for around AED 1.2M.
What is the rental yield in Rigga Al Butten?
About 9.6% gross across all types at today's prices: 9.1% on two-beds, before service charges of AED 18 to 18 per sqft a year.
Which are the most traded buildings in Rigga Al Butten?
Emaar Tower 2 (4 sales) in the last 12 months.
What is the service charge in Rigga Al Butten?
Between AED 18 and AED 18 per sqft a year, set building by building; Emaar Tower 2 is AED 17.93. Each building page lists its own.
How many buildings are there in Rigga Al Butten?
1 completed apartment building, with about 84 homes between them. Every one has its own page here.
What does it cost to rent in Rigga Al Butten?
The median contract in the 12 months to 9 November 2026 was AED 105,000 a year: AED 74,750 for one-beds, AED 105,000 for two-beds and AED 145,500 for three-beds, across 50 Ejari registrations.
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