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1-bed · 1,045 sqftDickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity · 4th floor

420, Dickens Circus 1

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in June 2012, and rented continuously since 2013. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 420 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 1 December 2021
Last soldAED 585K25 June 2012
Current rentAED 45K /yr1 December 2021
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Property timeline for 420, Dickens Circus 1

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Last sold for AED 585,200 in 2012

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1 Dec 2021RentedNew contract
AED 45,000/yr12 months · AED 43 per sqft
23 Nov 2020RentedRenewal
AED 45,000/yr12 months · AED 43 per sqft
23 Nov 2019RentedNew contract
AED 48,000/yr12 months · AED 46 per sqft
20 Oct 2017RentedNew contract
AED 68,000/yr12 months · AED 65 per sqft
11 Aug 2016RentedRenewal
AED 78,000/yr12 months · AED 75 per sqft
11 Aug 2014RentedNew contract
AED 75,000/yr24 months · AED 72 per sqft
11 Aug 2013RentedNew contract
AED 63,000/yr12 months · AED 60 per sqft
25 Jun 2012Sold by developerReady
AED 585,200AED 560 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 December 2021.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
1,045 sqft
Floor
4th of 5
Parking
118
Service charge
AED 12,200 /yr
Last sold
AED 585K · June 2012
Building
Dickens Circus 1

About 420, Dickens Circus 1

420 is a one-bedroom apartment of 1,045 sqft on the 4th floor of Dickens Circus 1, a 5-storey tower in Uptown Motorcity. The developer sold it on 25 June 2012 for AED 585,200, or AED 560 per sqft, in line with the AED 549 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2013 on 7 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 1 December 2021, is AED 45,000 a year: a gross yield of 7.7% on the 2012 price, before the service charge of about AED 12,200 a year.

Sales and rents for 420 over time

Sales
Unit 420, 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 2012: AED 585,200 (AED 560 per sqft)

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

Rents
Unit 420, 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 2013: AED 63,000 a yearNew contract, August 2014: AED 75,000 a yearRenewal, August 2016: AED 78,000 a yearNew contract, October 2017: AED 68,000 a yearNew contract, November 2019: AED 48,000 a yearRenewal, November 2020: AED 45,000 a yearNew contract, December 2021: AED 45,000 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 420 sits

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420 last sold in June 2012 at AED 560 per sqft, in line with what one-beds in Dickens Circus 1 were fetching at the time (AED 549). 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. 420's AED 45,000 is at the bottom 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 4th floor

All 125 units in Dickens Circus 1
Value
4011-bedAED 1.1M · Jun 2009
4021-bedAED 1.04M · Jun 2009
403StudioAED 600K · Jul 2016
404StudioAED 690K · Jun 2014
405StudioAED 670K · Feb 2026
4061-bedAED 986K · Jun 2009
4071-bedAED 1.05M · Mar 2026
1–7 of 20

420, Dickens Circus 1 in numbers

  • Sold once: by the developer on 25 June 2012 for AED 585,200, or AED 560 per sqft.
  • Rented since August 2013 on 7 Ejari contracts, from AED 63,000 to AED 45,000 a year.
  • At AED 45,000 a year the gross yield on the 2012 price is 7.7%, 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 1 December 2021.

Questions about 420, Dickens Circus 1

What did unit 420 last sell for?

AED 585,200 on 25 June 2012, sold by the developer: AED 560 per sqft for 1,045 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 420?

AED 45,000 a year on the contract signed on 1 December 2021. The previous contract, from November 2020, was AED 45,000; the unit has been rented since August 2013.

How big is unit 420?

1,045 sqft (97.1 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 4th floor of a 5-storey tower.

What is unit 420 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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Starts from the last sale price (AED 585K, 25 June 2012). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 585,200
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 117,040
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 234,080
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 2,394

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