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1-bed · 991 sqftDickens Circus 1, Uptown Motorcity · 5th floor

515, Dickens Circus 1

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in June 2009, and rented continuously since 2014. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 515 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 1 September 2026
Last soldAED 1.01M28 June 2009
Current rentAED 68K /yr1 September 2026
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Property timeline for 515, Dickens Circus 1

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Last sold for AED 1,012,000 in 2009

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1 Sep 2026RentedRenewal
AED 68,000/yr12 months · AED 69 per sqft
1 Sep 2025RentedRenewal
AED 68,000/yr12 months · AED 69 per sqft
1 Sep 2024RentedRenewal
AED 68,000/yr12 months · AED 69 per sqft
1 Sep 2023RentedNew contract
AED 68,000/yr12 months · AED 69 per sqft
20 Aug 2021RentedNew contract
AED 36,000/yr12 months · AED 36 per sqft
25 Sep 2018RentedNew contract
AED 55,000/yr12 months · AED 56 per sqft
16 Feb 2018RentedNew contract
AED 65,000/yr12 months · AED 66 per sqft
24 Sep 2016RentedNew contract
AED 65,000/yr12 months · AED 66 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 September 2026.

Key facts

Type
1-bed apartment
Size
991 sqft
Floor
5th of 5
Parking
134
Service charge
AED 11,600 /yr
Last sold
AED 1.01M · June 2009
Building
Dickens Circus 1

About 515, Dickens Circus 1

515 is a one-bedroom apartment of 991 sqft on the 5th floor of Dickens Circus 1, a 5-storey tower in Uptown Motorcity. The developer sold it on 28 June 2009 for AED 1,012,000, or AED 1,021 per sqft, in line with the AED 1,007 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2014 on 9 Ejari contracts. The current contract, renewed on 1 September 2026, is AED 68,000 a year: a gross yield of 6.7% on the 2009 price, before the service charge of about AED 11,600 a year.

Sales and rents for 515 over time

Sales
Unit 515, 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 1,012,000 (AED 1,021 per sqft)

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

Rents
Unit 515, 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, September 2014: AED 62,000 a yearNew contract, September 2016: AED 65,000 a yearNew contract, February 2018: AED 65,000 a yearNew contract, September 2018: AED 55,000 a yearNew contract, August 2021: AED 36,000 a yearNew contract, September 2023: AED 68,000 a yearRenewal, September 2024: AED 68,000 a yearRenewal, September 2025: AED 68,000 a yearRenewal, September 2026: AED 68,000 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 515 sits

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515 last sold in June 2009 at AED 1,021 per sqft, in line with what one-beds in Dickens Circus 1 were fetching at the time (AED 1,007). 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. 515's AED 68,000 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

515, Dickens Circus 1 in numbers

  • Sold once: by the developer on 28 June 2009 for AED 1,012,000, or AED 1,021 per sqft.
  • Rented since September 2014 on 9 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 62,000 to AED 36,000 in 2021 and recovered to AED 68,000 by September 2026.
  • At AED 68,000 a year the gross yield on the 2009 price is 6.7%, before a service charge of about AED 11,600 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 September 2026.

Questions about 515, Dickens Circus 1

What did unit 515 last sell for?

AED 1,012,000 on 28 June 2009, sold by the developer: AED 1,021 per sqft for 991 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 515?

AED 68,000 a year on the contract renewed on 1 September 2026. The previous contract, from September 2025, was AED 68,000; the unit has been rented since September 2014.

How big is unit 515?

991 sqft (92.1 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 5th floor of a 5-storey tower.

What is unit 515 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 1,012,000
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 202,400
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 404,800
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 4,140

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