1-bed · 875 sqftZaafaran 5, The Old Town · 2nd floor · completed 2006

201, Zaafaran 5

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in August 2009, and rented continuously since 2015. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 201 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 10 May 2025
Last soldAED 2.6M9 August 2009
Current rentAED 105K /yr10 May 2025
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Property timeline for 201, Zaafaran 5

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Last sold for AED 2,600,000 in 2009

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10 May 2025RentedNew contract
AED 105,000/yr12 months · AED 120 per sqft
23 Dec 2023RentedNew contract
AED 110,000/yr12 months · AED 126 per sqft
5 Dec 2022RentedRenewal
AED 75,900/yr12 months · AED 87 per sqft
5 Dec 2021RentedRenewal
AED 69,000/yr12 months · AED 79 per sqft
5 Dec 2020RentedNew contract
AED 60,000/yr12 months · AED 69 per sqft
28 Dec 2019RentedNew contract
AED 76,000/yr12 months · AED 87 per sqft
15 Jul 2017RentedNew contract
AED 100,000/yr12 months · AED 115 per sqft
24 Oct 2015RentedNew contract
AED 110,000/yr12 months · AED 126 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 10 May 2025.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
875 sqft
Floor
2nd of 3
Parking
B-2741
Developer
Emaar
Completed
2006
Service charge
AED 19,200 /yr
Last sold
AED 2.6M · August 2009
Building
Zaafaran 5

About 201, Zaafaran 5

201 is a one-bedroom apartment of 875 sqft on the 2nd floor of Zaafaran 5, a 3-storey tower in The Old Town completed in 2006 by Emaar. The developer sold it on 9 August 2009 for AED 2,600,000, or AED 2,971 per sqft, 10% above the AED 2,691 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2015 on 8 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 10 May 2025, is AED 105,000 a year: a gross yield of 4.0% on the 2009 price, before the service charge of about AED 19,200 a year.

Sales and rents for 201 over time

Rents
Unit 201, each contractTypical one-bed in Zaafaran 5
75K100K2012201620202024Typical rent by year: 2012 AED 90,000; 2013 AED 95,000; 2014 AED 115,000; 2015 AED 115,000; 2016 AED 114,000; 2017 AED 110,000; 2018 AED 101,000; 2019 AED 78,000; 2020 AED 75,000; 2021 AED 73,875; 2022 AED 78,750; 2023 AED 84,891; 2024 AED 92,328; 2025 AED 115,000; 2026 AED 111,000New contract, October 2015: AED 110,000 a yearNew contract, July 2017: AED 100,000 a yearNew contract, December 2019: AED 76,000 a yearNew contract, December 2020: AED 60,000 a yearRenewal, December 2021: AED 69,000 a yearRenewal, December 2022: AED 75,900 a yearNew contract, December 2023: AED 110,000 a yearNew contract, May 2025: AED 105,000 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 Zaafaran 5, and where 201 sits

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201 last sold in August 2009 at AED 2,971 per sqft, 10% above what one-beds in Zaafaran 5 were fetching at the time (AED 2,691). 201's AED 105,000 is in the lower half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
24 Aug 20092,600,000
24 Aug 20092,600,000
10 Aug 20092,600,000
10 Aug 20092,600,000
0 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

Zaafaran 5

Building

42 apartments, 1-bed to 2-bed over 3 floors in The Old Town, completed in 2006 by Emaar. No sale in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
Few sales
Typical sale
Few sales
Typical rent
AED 112K /yr
Typical yield
Zaafaran 5, The Old Town: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 2nd floor

All 42 units in Zaafaran 5
Value
2021-bedAED 2.6M · Aug 2009
2031-bedAED 2.6M · Aug 2009
2041-bedAED 2.6M · Jul 2009
2051-bedAED 2.6M · Jul 2009
2061-bedAED 2.6M · Jul 2009
2071-bedAED 2.6M · Jul 2009
2081-bedAED 2.6M · Jul 2009
1–7 of 11

201, Zaafaran 5 in numbers

  • Sold once: by Emaar on 9 August 2009 for AED 2,600,000, or AED 2,971 per sqft.
  • Rented since October 2015 on 8 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 110,000 to AED 60,000 in 2020 and recovered to AED 105,000 by May 2025.
  • At AED 105,000 a year the gross yield on the 2009 price is 4.0%, before a service charge of about AED 19,200 a year (AED 21.94 per sqft).

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 10 May 2025.

Questions about 201, Zaafaran 5

What did unit 201 last sell for?

AED 2,600,000 on 9 August 2009, sold by the developer: AED 2,971 per sqft for 875 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 201?

AED 105,000 a year on the contract signed on 10 May 2025. The previous contract, from December 2023, was AED 110,000; the unit has been rented since October 2015.

How big is unit 201?

875 sqft (81.3 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor of a 3-storey tower completed in 2006.

What is unit 201 worth today?

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Price
AED 2,600,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 520,000
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 1,040,000
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 10,637

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