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1-bed · 1,047 sqftDickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity · 2nd floor

208, Dickens Circus 1

Sold prices and rental history: sold 3 times, last in May 2024, and rented continuously since 2012. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 208 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 5 December 2025
Last soldAED 875K22 May 2024
Current rentAED 78K /yr5 December 2025
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Property timeline for 208, Dickens Circus 1

What is 208 worth today?

Last sold for AED 875,000 in 2024

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5 Dec 2025RentedNew contract
AED 78,000/yr12 months · AED 74 per sqft
22 May 2024SoldReady
AED 875,000AED 835 per sqft
18 Mar 2023RentedRenewal
AED 50,000/yr12 months · AED 48 per sqft
18 Mar 2022RentedRenewal
AED 44,000/yr12 months · AED 42 per sqft
18 Mar 2021RentedNew contract
AED 40,000/yr12 months · AED 38 per sqft
18 Jan 2020RentedRenewal
AED 66,000/yr12 months · AED 63 per sqft
18 Jan 2019RentedRenewal
AED 73,000/yr12 months · AED 70 per sqft
18 Jan 2018RentedNew contract
AED 73,000/yr12 months · AED 70 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 5 December 2025.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
1,047 sqft
Floor
2nd of 5
Parking
34
Service charge
AED 12,200 /yr
Last sold
AED 875K · May 2024
Building
Dickens Circus 1

About 208, Dickens Circus 1

208 is a one-bedroom apartment of 1,047 sqft on the 2nd floor of Dickens Circus 1, a 5-storey tower in Uptown Motorcity. It last sold on 22 May 2024 for AED 875,000, or AED 835 per sqft, 13% above the AED 740 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2012 on 12 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 5 December 2025, is AED 78,000 a year: a gross yield of 8.9% on the 2024 price, before the service charge of about AED 12,200 a year.

Sales and rents for 208 over time

Sales
Unit 208, each saleTypical one-bed in Dickens Circus 1
500K1M2009201420192024Typical sale price by year: 2009 AED 1,049,000; 2010 AED 1,029,000; 2011 AED 525,250; 2012 AED 585,200; 2013 AED 656,660; 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 855,000; 2025 AED 916,590; 2026 AED 980,000Sold by developer, June 2011: AED 523,500 (AED 499 per sqft)Sold, November 2013: AED 863,775 (AED 824 per sqft)Sold, May 2024: AED 875,000 (AED 835 per sqft)

208 has sold 3 times; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 208, each contractTypical one-bed in Dickens Circus 1
40K60K80K2012201620202024Typical rent by year: 2012 AED 49,000; 2013 AED 54,500; 2014 AED 67,000; 2015 AED 78,000; 2016 AED 77,500; 2017 AED 72,500; 2018 AED 62,000; 2019 AED 52,000; 2020 AED 44,000; 2021 AED 40,000; 2022 AED 45,000; 2023 AED 55,000; 2024 AED 62,000; 2025 AED 70,000; 2026 AED 70,000New contract, August 2012: AED 43,000 a yearRenewal, August 2013: AED 45,150 a yearNew contract, August 2014: AED 63,000 a yearNew contract, August 2015: AED 75,000 a yearNew contract, September 2016: AED 84,000 a yearNew contract, January 2018: AED 73,000 a yearRenewal, January 2019: AED 73,000 a yearRenewal, January 2020: AED 66,000 a yearNew contract, March 2021: AED 40,000 a yearRenewal, March 2022: AED 44,000 a yearRenewal, March 2023: AED 50,000 a yearNew contract, December 2025: AED 78,000 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 208 sits

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208 last sold in May 2024 at AED 835 per sqft, 13% above what one-beds in Dickens Circus 1 were fetching at the time (AED 740). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 900,000 to 1,100,000, around AED 940 per sqft, and rent for AED 53,590 to 95,000 a year. 208's AED 78,000 is in the upper half of that range.

Recent 1-bed salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
26 Oct 2026900,000
9 Oct 20261,000,000
30 Jul 2026950,000
2 Jun 20261,100,000
9 1-bed sales in the last 12 months

Dickens Circus 1

Building

125 apartments, studios to 1-bed over 5 floors in Uptown Motorcity. 15 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 940 Up 8.8%
Typical sale
AED 900K
Typical rent
AED 66K /yr
Typical yield
7.7%
Dickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 2nd floor

All 125 units in Dickens Circus 1
Value
2011-bedAED 1.1M · Jun 2009
2021-bedAED 300K · Apr 2012
203StudioAED 500K · Jan 2026
204StudioAED 660K · Sep 2025
205StudioAED 650K · Jun 2009
2061-bedAED 1.04M · Jun 2009
2071-bedAED 1M · Nov 2025
1–7 of 20

208, Dickens Circus 1 in numbers

  • Sold 3 times: first on 12 June 2011 for AED 523,500, last on 22 May 2024 for AED 875,000 (AED 835 per sqft).
  • Rented since August 2012 on 12 Ejari contracts, from AED 43,000 to AED 78,000 a year.
  • At AED 78,000 a year the gross yield on the 2024 price is 8.9%, 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 900,000–1,100,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 940 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 5 December 2025.

Questions about 208, Dickens Circus 1

What did unit 208 last sell for?

AED 875,000 on 22 May 2024: AED 835 per sqft for 1,047 sqft. The unit has 3 registered sales; the first was AED 523,500 in June 2011.

What is the rent for unit 208?

AED 78,000 a year on the contract signed on 5 December 2025. The previous contract, from March 2023, was AED 50,000; the unit has been rented since August 2012.

How big is unit 208?

1,047 sqft (97.3 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor of a 5-storey tower.

What is unit 208 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 1,100,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 940 per sqft.

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Price
AED 875,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 175,000
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 350,000
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 3,580

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