The Diamond rents
- 47 new leases and 32 renewals in 12 months
- 126 units
- Dubai Sports City
- near Nakheel Metro Station
A one-bed here leases for about AED 58,000 a year, 3% below the typical Dubai Sports City one-bed. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 56,825.
1 bed · typical new lease
58,000AEDa year
AED 73/sqft · -3.3% on a year
- A month, roughly
- AED 4,833
- Renewal
- AED 56,825
- vs Dubai Sports City 1 bed
- 3% below the median
- New leases, 12 months
- 28
What should a lease in The Diamond cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 58,000 a year; new tenants pay 2.1% more than renewing ones
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.
Ask an agent about this rent →Rent history and contracts
Every contract registered with Ejari — data to 2026-10-12.
A one-bed here now costs 3.3% less than a year earlier: AED 58,000 against 60,000.
Chart data, 1 bed: Jul 2012, AED 42,000; latest, Sep 2026, AED 53,000; peak, Mar 2015, AED 72,000.
Showing the 60 most recent of 79 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.
About The DiamondA 15-floor tower in Dubai Sports City, a 15-minute drive from Dubai Marina
The Diamond is an apartment building completed in 2009 in Dubai Sports City with 128 registered units. 79 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.
The building, as registered
- Service charge
- Paid by the landlord · AED 28.49/sqft a year
- Floors
- 15
Drive times · typical
- Downtown
- 23 min · 25 km
- DXB Airport
- 25 min · 33 km
- DIFC
- 21 min · 28 km
- Dubai Marina
- 15 min · 14 km
- Palm Jumeirah
- 23 min · 21 km
Nearest, as registered
- Metro
- Nakheel Metro Station
- Mall
- Marina Mall
- Landmark
- Sports City Swimming Academy
Letting a unit in The Diamond?63% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Dubai Sports City median; new tenants pay more than renewing ones
- Units on a yearly lease
- 63%Strength
- Dubai Sports City median 47%; top tenth from 71%
- New tenant vs renewal
- +4.8%
- New leases AED 58,000, renewals 55,325, all types
Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026
Thinking of selling? The Diamond sale prices →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. The Diamond places 37th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.
Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The Diamond.
At 1 bed, The Diamond ranks 25th of 54 by rent per square foot and 29th of 49 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.
Explore sales activityPlanned 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.
Explore planned supplySupply 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 countedDirect 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.
Nearby in Dubai Sports City
Prices per sq ft around The Diamond, on the mapPrices per sq ft around The Diamond, on the map
Elite 10 Sports Residence - 1
Dubai Sports City · 320 contracts, 12 months
50,000
AED a year median · 79/sqft
Elite 10 Sports Residence - 2
Dubai Sports City · 320 contracts, 12 months
50,000
AED a year median · 79/sqft
Hera Tower
Dubai Sports City · 198 contracts, 12 months
78,358
AED a year median · 121/sqft
Elite 8 Sports Residence
Dubai Sports City · 191 contracts, 12 months
50,000
AED a year median · 77/sqft
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Common questions
- What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in The Diamond?
- The median new annual rent is AED 58,000, from 28 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
- Have registered rents in The Diamond risen or fallen?
- The median new annual rent changed -3.3% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 28 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 The Diamond pay more than sitting ones?
- A new tenant pays +2.1% against a renewing one, across 20 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 The Diamond?
- 6 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 28 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
- Which metro station is closest to The Diamond?
- Nakheel Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Marina Mall.
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The Diamond rental record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 28 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
- Sources
- Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
- Canonical record
- /rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/the-diamond
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “The Diamond rents and yield.” Dubai Sports City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/the-diamond
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