221, Shakespeare Circus 1
Sold prices and rental history: sold 4 times, last in November 2023, and rented continuously since 2013. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.
Property timeline for 221, Shakespeare Circus 1
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Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 12 January 2024.
Key facts
- Type
- 1-bed apartment
- Size
- 1,054 sqft
- Floor
- 2nd of 5
- Parking
- 407
- Service charge
- AED 12,300 /yr
- Last sold
- AED 755K · November 2023
- Building
- Shakespeare Circus 1
About 221, Shakespeare Circus 1
221 is a one-bedroom apartment of 1,054 sqft on the 2nd floor of Shakespeare Circus 1, a 5-storey tower in Uptown Motorcity. It last sold on 20 November 2023 for AED 755,000, or AED 716 per sqft, 35% above the AED 529 one-beds in the building were fetching at the time.
It has been rented continuously since 2013 on 9 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 12 January 2024, is AED 75,000 a year: a gross yield of 9.9% on the 2023 price, before the service charge of about AED 12,300 a year.
Sales and rents for 221 over time
221 has sold 4 times; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.
Annual rent on each registered contract; the dashed line is the one-bed median of each year in the building.
1-beds in Shakespeare Circus 1, and where 221 sits
All 123 1-beds →221 last sold in November 2023 at AED 716 per sqft, 35% above what one-beds in Shakespeare Circus 1 were fetching at the time (AED 529). Over the last 12 months one-beds sold for AED 685,000 to 1,325,000, around AED 997 per sqft, and rent for AED 40,540 to 94,000 a year. 221's AED 75,000 is in the upper half of that range.
| Recent 1-bed sales | Unit no. | Size | Price (AED) | Per sqft | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 202622 September 2026 | 1,187 sqft | 1,040,000 | 876 | ||
| 9 Sep 20269 September 2026 | 686 sqft | 800,000 | 1,166 | ||
| 10 Aug 202610 August 2026 | 1,091 sqft | 1,000,000 | 916 | ||
| 13 Apr 202613 April 2026 | 1,022 sqft | 1,325,000 | 1,296 |
Shakespeare Circus 1
Building125 apartments, studios to 2-bed over 5 floors in Uptown Motorcity. 13 sold in the last 12 months.
- Typical price per sqft
- AED 998 Up 5.8%
- Typical sale
- AED 950K
- Typical rent
- AED 60K /yr
- Typical yield
- 7.4%
Other units on the 2nd floor
All 125 units in Shakespeare Circus 1| ValueToday's value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 1-bed | 1,081 sqft | AED 897KAED 897,230 · Jan 2014January 2014 | 66,150 /yr | |
| 202 | 1-bed | 1,091 sqft | AED 873KAED 872,800 · Oct 2013October 2013 | 150,000 /yr | |
| 203 | 1-bed | 658 sqft | AED 303KAED 302,500 · Dec 2013December 2013 | 50,000 /yr | |
| 204 | 1-bed | 686 sqft | AED 610KAED 610,000 · Dec 2013December 2013 | 56,500 /yr | |
| 205 | 1-bed | 658 sqft | AED 385KAED 385,000 · Jul 2022July 2022 | 38,000 /yr | |
| 206 | 1-bed | 1,047 sqft | AED 600KAED 600,000 · Aug 2023August 2023 | 76,000 /yr | |
| 207 | 1-bed | 1,187 sqft | AED 1.04MAED 1,040,000 · Sep 2026September 2026 | 64,363 /yr | |
| 208 | 1-bed | 1,047 sqft | AED 524KAED 523,500 · Mar 2022March 2022 | 59,000 /yr | |
| 209 | 1-bed | 658 sqft | AED 630KAED 630,000 · Mar 2025March 2025 | 52,000 /yr | |
| 210 | 1-bed | 686 sqft | AED 530KAED 530,000 · Apr 2024April 2024 | 59,000 /yr | |
| 211 | 1-bed | 658 sqft | AED 355KAED 355,000 · Apr 2014April 2014 | 30,000 /yr | |
| 212 | 1-bed | 1,091 sqft | AED 1MAED 1,000,000 · Aug 2026August 2026 | 45,000 /yr | |
| 213 | 1-bed | 1,081 sqft | AED 935KAED 935,000 · Sep 2016September 2016 | 48,000 /yr | |
| 214 | 1-bed | 1,054 sqft | AED 890KAED 890,000 · Nov 2024November 2024 | 48,200 /yr | |
| 215 | 1-bed | 1,044 sqft | AED 553KAED 553,315 · Feb 2023February 2023 | 40,000 /yr | |
| 216 | 1-bed | 1,047 sqft | AED 554KAED 554,000 · Jan 2023January 2023 | 75,000 /yr | |
| 217 | 1-bed | 1,047 sqft | AED 555KAED 554,910 · Jan 2023January 2023 | 46,000 /yr | |
| 218 | 1-bed | 1,047 sqft | AED 850KAED 850,000 · Jun 2024June 2024 | 94,000 /yr | |
| 219 | 1-bed | 1,047 sqft | AED 555KAED 554,910 · Dec 2022December 2022 | 40,000 /yr | |
| 220 | 1-bed | 1,044 sqft | AED 522KAED 521,995 · Sep 2022September 2022 | 40,000 /yr |
221, Shakespeare Circus 1 in numbers
- Sold 4 times: first on 24 January 2011 for AED 527,000, last on 20 November 2023 for AED 755,000 (AED 716 per sqft).
- Rented since September 2013 on 9 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 52,500 to AED 40,000 in 2022 and recovered to AED 75,000 by January 2024.
- At AED 75,000 a year the gross yield on the 2023 price is 9.9%, before a service charge of about AED 12,300 a year (AED 11.65 per sqft).
- One-beds in Shakespeare Circus 1 sold for AED 685,000–1,325,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 998 per sqft.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 12 January 2024.
Questions about 221, Shakespeare Circus 1
What did unit 221 last sell for?
AED 755,000 on 20 November 2023: AED 716 per sqft for 1,054 sqft. The unit has 4 registered sales; the first was AED 527,000 in January 2011.
What is the rent for unit 221?
AED 75,000 a year on the contract signed on 12 January 2024. The previous contract, from October 2022, was AED 40,000; the unit has been rented since September 2013.
How big is unit 221?
1,054 sqft (97.9 sqm): a one-bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor of a 5-storey tower.
What is unit 221 worth today?
The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. One-beds in Shakespeare Circus 1 sold for AED 685,000 to 1,325,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 997 per sqft.
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Mortgage on 221, Shakespeare Circus 1
Starts from the last sale price (AED 755K, 20 November 2023). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.- Price
- AED 755,000
- Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
- AED 151,000
- Deposit, non-resident (40%)
- AED 302,000
- Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
- AED 3,089
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