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1-bed · 1,022 sqftDickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity · 5th floor

512, Dickens Circus 1

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

Unit 512 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 1 July 2026
Last soldAED 567K4 April 2012
Current rentAED 70K /yr1 July 2026
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Property timeline for 512, Dickens Circus 1

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Last sold for AED 567,210 in 2012

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1 Jul 2026RentedRenewal
AED 70,000/yr12 months · AED 68 per sqft
1 Jul 2025RentedNew contract
AED 70,000/yr12 months · AED 68 per sqft
25 Jun 2024RentedRenewal
AED 55,618/yr6 months · AED 54 per sqft
25 Dec 2023RentedNew contract
AED 52,500/yr6 months · AED 51 per sqft
25 Jun 2023RentedRenewal
AED 50,000/yr6 months · AED 49 per sqft
25 Dec 2022RentedRenewal
AED 48,500/yr6 months · AED 47 per sqft
25 Jun 2022RentedRenewal
AED 47,000/yr6 months · AED 46 per sqft
25 Dec 2021RentedNew contract
AED 50,000/yr6 months · AED 49 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 July 2026.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
1,022 sqft
Floor
5th of 5
Parking
35
Service charge
AED 11,900 /yr
Last sold
AED 567K · April 2012
Building
Dickens Circus 1

About 512, Dickens Circus 1

512 is a one-bedroom apartment of 1,022 sqft on the 5th floor of Dickens Circus 1, a 5-storey tower in Uptown Motorcity. The developer sold it on 4 April 2012 for AED 567,210, or AED 554 per sqft, 11% above the AED 499 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2012 on 20 Ejari contracts. The current contract, renewed on 1 July 2026, is AED 70,000 a year: a gross yield of 12.3% on the 2012 price, before the service charge of about AED 11,900 a year.

Sales and rents for 512 over time

Sales
Unit 512, 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, April 2012: AED 567,210 (AED 554 per sqft)

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

Rents
Unit 512, each contractTypical one-bed in Dickens Circus 1
25K50K75K2012201620202024Typical 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, May 2012: AED 53,000 a yearNew contract, May 2013: AED 53,000 a yearNew contract, June 2014: AED 78,000 a yearNew contract, June 2015: AED 80,000 a yearRenewal, June 2016: AED 80,000 a yearRenewal, June 2017: AED 80,000 a yearNew contract, July 2018: AED 62,000 a yearNew contract, July 2019: AED 54,000 a yearNew contract, July 2020: AED 50,000 a yearRenewal, July 2020: AED 25,000 a yearRenewal, January 2021: AED 51,000 a yearRenewal, March 2021: AED 51,000 a yearNew contract, December 2021: AED 50,000 a yearRenewal, June 2022: AED 47,000 a yearRenewal, December 2022: AED 48,500 a yearRenewal, June 2023: AED 50,000 a yearNew contract, December 2023: AED 52,500 a yearRenewal, June 2024: AED 55,618 a yearNew contract, July 2025: AED 70,000 a yearRenewal, July 2026: AED 70,000 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 512 sits

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512 last sold in April 2012 at AED 554 per sqft, 11% above what one-beds in Dickens Circus 1 were fetching at the time (AED 499). 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. 512's AED 70,000 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 5th floor

All 125 units in Dickens Circus 1
Value
5011-bedAED 940K · May 2025
5021-bedAED 1.05M · Dec 2014
503StudioAED 730K · Aug 2014
504StudioAED 686K · Jun 2009
505StudioAED 315K · Oct 2017
5061-bedAED 650K · Nov 2012
5071-bedAED 1.1M · Jun 2009
1–7 of 20

512, Dickens Circus 1 in numbers

  • Sold once: by the developer on 4 April 2012 for AED 567,210, or AED 554 per sqft.
  • Rented since May 2012 on 20 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 53,000 to AED 25,000 in 2020 and recovered to AED 70,000 by July 2026.
  • At AED 70,000 a year the gross yield on the 2012 price is 12.3%, before a service charge of about AED 11,900 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 July 2026.

Questions about 512, Dickens Circus 1

What did unit 512 last sell for?

AED 567,210 on 4 April 2012, sold by the developer: AED 554 per sqft for 1,022 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 512?

AED 70,000 a year on the contract renewed on 1 July 2026. The previous contract, from July 2025, was AED 70,000; the unit has been rented since May 2012.

How big is unit 512?

1,022 sqft (94.9 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 5th floor of a 5-storey tower.

What is unit 512 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 567K, 4 April 2012). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 567,210
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 113,442
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 226,884
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 2,321

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