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1-bed · 938 sqftZaafaran 5, The Old Town · 2nd floor · completed 2006

203, 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 203 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 28 October 2026
Last soldAED 2.6M10 August 2009
Current rentAED 105K /yr28 October 2026
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Property timeline for 203, Zaafaran 5

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Last sold for AED 2,600,000 in 2009

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28 Oct 2026RentedNew contract
AED 105,000/yr12 months · AED 112 per sqft
10 Sep 2025RentedNew contract
AED 120,000/yr12 months · AED 128 per sqft
15 Jun 2022RentedNew contract
AED 95,000/yr12 months · AED 101 per sqft
27 Oct 2021RentedRenewal
AED 85,000/yr12 months · AED 91 per sqft
27 Oct 2020RentedRenewal
AED 80,000/yr12 months · AED 85 per sqft
27 Oct 2019RentedRenewal
AED 90,000/yr12 months · AED 96 per sqft
27 Oct 2018RentedNew contract
AED 95,000/yr12 months · AED 101 per sqft
1 Oct 2016RentedNew contract
AED 112,000/yr12 months · AED 120 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 28 October 2026.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
938 sqft
Floor
2nd of 3
Parking
B-2743
Developer
Emaar
Completed
2006
Service charge
AED 20,600 /yr
Last sold
AED 2.6M · August 2009
Building
Zaafaran 5

About 203, Zaafaran 5

203 is a one-bedroom apartment of 938 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 10 August 2009 for AED 2,600,000, or AED 2,771 per sqft, in line with the AED 2,694 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2015 on 9 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 28 October 2026, is AED 105,000 a year: a gross yield of 4.0% on the 2009 price, before the service charge of about AED 20,600 a year.

Sales and rents for 203 over time

Rents
Unit 203, each contractTypical one-bed in Zaafaran 5
75K100K125K2012201620202024Typical 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, September 2015: AED 120,000 a yearNew contract, October 2016: AED 112,000 a yearNew contract, October 2018: AED 95,000 a yearRenewal, October 2019: AED 90,000 a yearRenewal, October 2020: AED 80,000 a yearRenewal, October 2021: AED 85,000 a yearNew contract, June 2022: AED 95,000 a yearNew contract, September 2025: AED 120,000 a yearNew contract, October 2026: 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 203 sits

All 38 1-beds →

203 last sold in August 2009 at AED 2,771 per sqft, in line with what one-beds in Zaafaran 5 were fetching at the time (AED 2,694). 203'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
2011-bedAED 2.6M · Aug 2009
2021-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

203, Zaafaran 5 in numbers

  • Sold once: by Emaar on 10 August 2009 for AED 2,600,000, or AED 2,771 per sqft.
  • Rented since September 2015 on 9 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 120,000 to AED 80,000 in 2020 and recovered to AED 105,000 by October 2026.
  • At AED 105,000 a year the gross yield on the 2009 price is 4.0%, before a service charge of about AED 20,600 a year (AED 21.94 per sqft).

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 28 October 2026.

Questions about 203, Zaafaran 5

What did unit 203 last sell for?

AED 2,600,000 on 10 August 2009, sold by the developer: AED 2,771 per sqft for 938 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 203?

AED 105,000 a year on the contract signed on 28 October 2026. The previous contract, from September 2025, was AED 120,000; the unit has been rented since September 2015.

How big is unit 203?

938 sqft (87.1 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor of a 3-storey tower completed in 2006.

What is unit 203 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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