Home
Dubai prices
About
Research
1-bed · 1,047 sqftDickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity · 2nd floor

218, Dickens Circus 1

Sold prices and rental history: sold twice, last in March 2017, and rented since 2022. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 218 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 25 February 2024
Last soldAED 1M29 March 2017
Current rentAED 55K /yr25 February 2024
Estimated yieldfree after one verification
Today's valuefree after one verification
Follow 218

Property timeline for 218, Dickens Circus 1

What is 218 worth today?

Last sold for AED 1,000,000 in 2017

Unlock today's estimate, updated daily, with

Verify once to see valuations for every property. Everything else on this page is open.

25 Feb 2024RentedRenewal
AED 55,440/yr12 months · AED 53 per sqft
25 Feb 2023RentedRenewal
AED 52,800/yr12 months · AED 51 per sqft
25 Feb 2022RentedNew contract
AED 48,000/yr12 months · AED 46 per sqft
29 Mar 2017SoldReady
AED 1,000,000AED 955 per sqft
25 Jun 2009Sold by developerReady
AED 1,049,000AED 1,001 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 25 February 2024.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
1,047 sqft
Floor
2nd of 5
Parking
24
Service charge
AED 12,200 /yr
Last sold
AED 1M · March 2017
Building
Dickens Circus 1

About 218, Dickens Circus 1

218 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 29 March 2017 for AED 1,000,000, or AED 955 per sqft, 19% above the AED 800 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented since 2022 on 3 Ejari contracts. The current contract, renewed on 25 February 2024, is AED 55,440 a year: a gross yield of 5.5% on the 2017 price, before the service charge of about AED 12,200 a year.

Sales and rents for 218 over time

Sales
Unit 218, 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 2009: AED 1,049,000 (AED 1,001 per sqft)Sold, March 2017: AED 1,000,000 (AED 955 per sqft)

218 has sold twice; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 218, 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, February 2022: AED 48,000 a yearRenewal, February 2023: AED 52,800 a yearRenewal, February 2024: AED 55,440 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 218 sits

All 89 1-beds →

218 last sold in March 2017 at AED 955 per sqft, 19% above what one-beds in Dickens Circus 1 were fetching at the time (AED 800). 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. 218's AED 55,440 is in the lower 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

218, Dickens Circus 1 in numbers

  • Sold twice: first on 25 June 2009 for AED 1,049,000, last on 29 March 2017 for AED 1,000,000 (AED 955 per sqft).
  • Rented since February 2022 on 3 Ejari contracts, from AED 48,000 to AED 55,440 a year.
  • At AED 55,440 a year the gross yield on the 2017 price is 5.5%, 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 25 February 2024.

Questions about 218, Dickens Circus 1

What did unit 218 last sell for?

AED 1,000,000 on 29 March 2017: AED 955 per sqft for 1,047 sqft. The unit has 2 registered sales; the first was AED 1,049,000 in June 2009.

What is the rent for unit 218?

AED 55,440 a year on the contract renewed on 25 February 2024. The previous contract, from February 2023, was AED 52,800; the unit has been rented since February 2022.

How big is unit 218?

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

What is unit 218 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.

Selling 218? Put it on the OpenOffers board

Public offers from verified, deposit-backed buyers; a reserve you set; no fee unless it sells, then 1%. Sale agreed in weeks, not months.

How OpenOffers works

Mortgage on 218, Dickens Circus 1

Starts from the last sale price (AED 1M, 29 March 2017). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 1,000,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 200,000
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 400,000
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 4,091

Plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. Full mortgage calculator →