What is the registered annual rent for a studio in Royale Residence 1?

The median new annual rent is AED 38,000, from 56 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in Royale Residence 1 risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed +8.6% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 56 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

Do new tenants in Royale Residence 1 pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays +19.7% against a renewing one, across 45 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.

How many apartments change hands in Royale Residence 1?

17 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 56 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to Royale Residence 1?

Nakheel Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Marina Mall.

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

Royale Residence 1 rents

94 new leases and 81 renewals in 12 months
305 units
Dubai Sports City
near Nakheel Metro Station

A studio here leases for about AED 38,000 a year, 8% below the typical Dubai Sports City studio. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 31,750.

Studio · typical new lease

38,000AEDa year

AED 100/sqft · +8.6% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 3,167
Renewal: AED 31,750
vs Dubai Sports City studio: 8% below the median
New leases, 12 months: 56

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What should a lease in Royale Residence 1 cost?A studio leases for about AED 38,000 a year; new tenants pay 19.7% more than renewing ones

Type	New lease	vs Dubai Sports City	Leases
Studiomost leased	38,000100/sqft	31,75045 renewals	8% lesstypical 41,500	56
1 bed	54,50075/sqft	50,00028 renewals	9% lesstypical 60,000	28
2 bed	75,00064/sqft	66,0006 renewals	7% lesstypical 81,000	7
3 bed	125,00059/sqft	—	16% moretypical 108,000	3

Median annual rent, AED a year, on Ejari leases starting in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026. Renewal is blank where too few were registered; “typical” is the Dubai Sports City median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

Every contract registered with Ejari — data to 2026-10-12.

A studio here now costs 8.6% more than a year earlier: AED 38,000 against 35,000.

Median annual rent by year, Studio, with fainter bars resting on fewer contracts. Too few monthly records in Royale Residence 1 to draw an honest monthly line.

The rent figures on this page are pooled from this building’s project, so no individual contract can be attributed to this tower.

About Royale Residence 1A 14-floor tower in Dubai Sports City, a 20-minute drive from Dubai Marina

Royale Residence 1 is an apartment building completed in 2014 in Dubai Sports City with 305 registered units. 175 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 14
Lifts: 3
Parking bays: 327

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 26 min · 25 km
DXB Airport: 28 min · 33 km
DIFC: 24 min · 28 km
Dubai Marina: 20 min · 17 km
Palm Jumeirah: 26 min · 21 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Nakheel Metro Station
Mall: Marina Mall
Landmark: Sports City Swimming Academy

Letting a unit in Royale Residence 1?New tenants pay more than renewing ones

New tenant vs renewal: +7.7%; New leases AED 42,000, renewals 39,000, all types
Short-let instead, studio: AED 425; a night on Airbnb; nets 2.2× the yearly rent at 70% occupancy, after fees, cleaning and utilities

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026 · Airbnb asking rates for the next 12 months; occupancy is an assumption, not a measurement

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Comparables in Dubai Sports City

Every Dubai Sports City building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Royale Residence 1 places 8th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
4	Eagle Heights	AED 45,000	99+8.8%	+5.9%	105
5	Giovanni Boutique Suites	AED 47,125	99+8.8%	+2.5%	162
6	Vista By Prestige One	AED 80,000	93+1.7%	—	55
7	Uniestate Sports Tower	AED 50,000	93+1.6%	+4.2%	54
8	Royale Residence 1 · this building	AED 42,000	91	+5.3%	94
9	Golf Vista Heights	AED 68,000	90-1.7%	—	70
10	V2	AED 55,000	89-1.9%	+5.8%	59
11	Amal Tower	AED 74,000	88-3.1%	+1.4%	119
12	The Bridge	AED 55,000	86-5.6%	-4.3%	84

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Royale Residence 1.

At studio, Royale Residence 1 ranks 10th of 46 by rent per square foot and 7th of 37 by gross yield in Dubai Sports City.

Market context in Dubai Sports City

Registered sales activity

1,150 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+10.0% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,150 current and 1,496 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

415 known registered units across 2 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

6 projects had already passed their planned date; 2 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

2,542 apartments are planned in Dubai Sports City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 30% of the 8,361 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 26% of 73 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Dubai Sports City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +2.5%.

The pooled median moved +10.0%: 7.5 points more than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 49% of 75 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved 0.0%.

How these are counted

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Direct locality, all apartment bedroom types. Area context is not building performance. Planned dates are relative to the register date, not a delivery forecast; project unit counts can include mixed uses. Sales activity is not time on market or occupancy.

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Prices per sq ft around Royale Residence 1, on the map

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a studio in Royale Residence 1?: The median new annual rent is AED 38,000, from 56 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in Royale Residence 1 risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed +8.6% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 56 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.
Do new tenants in Royale Residence 1 pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays +19.7% against a renewing one, across 45 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.
How many apartments change hands in Royale Residence 1?: 17 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 56 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to Royale Residence 1?: Nakheel Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Marina Mall.

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Royale Residence 1 rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 56 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts; public Airbnb search results for forward short-term rates
Canonical record: /rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/royale-residence-1
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Royale Residence 1 rents and yield.” Dubai Sports City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/royale-residence-1

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