What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Laya Heights?

The median new annual rent is AED 70,000, from 89 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 Laya Heights risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -6.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 89 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 Laya Heights pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays -4.1% against a renewing one, across 69 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 Laya Heights?

15 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 89 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to Laya Heights?

Sharaf Dg Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields.

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

Laya Heights rents

171 new leases and 117 renewals in 12 months
395 units
Dubai Studio City
near Sharaf Dg Metro Station

A one-bed here leases for about AED 70,000 a year, 8% above the typical Dubai Studio City one-bed. Renewing tenants pay more than new ones: AED 73,000.

1 bed · typical new lease

70,000AEDa year

AED 109/sqft · -6.7% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 5,833
Renewal: AED 73,000
vs Dubai Studio City 1 bed: 8% above the median
New leases, 12 months: 89

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What should a lease in Laya Heights cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 70,000 a year; renewing tenants pay 4.3% more than new ones

Type	New lease	Renewal	vs Dubai Studio City	Leases
Studio	46,600126/sqft		69,50048 renewals	4% moretypical 45,000	82
1 bedmost leased	70,000109/sqft		73,00069 renewals	8% moretypical 65,000	89

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 Studio City median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

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

A one-bed here now costs 6.7% less than a year earlier: AED 70,000 against 75,000.

Median annual rent, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
10 Oct 2026	Studio	366	AED 46,000	126	New
10 Oct 2026	Studio	369	AED 43,000	117	New
9 Oct 2026	Studio	363	AED 45,000	124	New
9 Oct 2026	Studio	380	AED 69,500	183	Renewal
9 Oct 2026	Studio	380	AED 69,500	183	New
8 Oct 2026	Studio	378	AED 42,000	111	New
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	658	AED 69,000	105	New
1 Oct 2026	Studio	409	AED 40,000	98	New
1 Oct 2026	Studio	367	AED 40,000	109	New
1 Oct 2026	Studio	347	AED 46,000	132	New

Showing the 60 most recent of 288 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About Laya HeightsA 10-floor tower in Dubai Studio City, a 19-minute drive from Dubai Marina

Laya Heights is an apartment building completed in 2023 by Laya in Dubai Studio City. 288 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 10
Lifts: 4
Parking bays: 404
Pools: 1
Master developer: Laya

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 22 min · 23 km
DXB Airport: 24 min · 31 km
DIFC: 20 min · 26 km
Dubai Marina: 19 min · 18 km
Palm Jumeirah: 25 min · 22 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Sharaf Dg Metro Station
Landmark: Motor City

Letting a unit in Laya Heights?73% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Dubai Studio City median; new tenants pay less than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 73%Strength; Dubai Studio City median 58%; top tenth from 76%
New tenant vs renewal: -5.2%; New leases AED 65,882, renewals 69,500, all types
Short-let instead, one-bed: AED 569; a night on Airbnb; nets 1.6× 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 Studio City

Every Dubai Studio City building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Laya Heights places 4th of 13; the nearest 7 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
1–2	Azizi Mirage 1, AZIZI Mirage 1 - TOWER 2one project rent, 2 towers	AED 49,000	126+8.3%	—	577
3	Celia Residence	AED 53,000	118+1.8%	+6.0%	40
4	Laya Heights · this building	AED 65,882	116	-9.8%	171
5	Samana Golf Avenue	AED 47,000	114-1.9%	-1.1%	93
6	Azizi Vista	AED 52,000	107-7.7%	—	109
7	Samana Santorini	AED 47,500	95-18.0%	—	56
8	Divine Residencia	AED 85,000	87-25.4%	—	46

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Laya Heights.

At 1 bed, Laya Heights ranks 1st of 13 by rent per square foot in Dubai Studio City.

Market context in Dubai Studio City

Registered sales activity

499 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+17.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 499 current and 177 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

666 known registered units across 3 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

3 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

1,080 apartments are planned in Dubai Studio City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 53% of the 2,040 homes let there today.

New-lease rents fell in 77% of 13 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −4.5%.

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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 Laya Heights, on the map

Pills show median annual rent, AED. 13 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Laya Heights is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Azizi Mirage 1

Dubai Studio City · 577 contracts, 12 months

49,000

AED a year median · 126/sqft

AZIZI Mirage 1 - TOWER 2

Dubai Studio City · 577 contracts, 12 months

49,000

AED a year median · 126/sqft

Azizi Vista

Dubai Studio City · 109 contracts, 12 months

52,000

AED a year median · 107/sqft

Samana Golf Avenue

Dubai Studio City · 93 contracts, 12 months

47,000

AED a year median · 114/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Laya Heights?: The median new annual rent is AED 70,000, from 89 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 Laya Heights risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -6.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 89 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 Laya Heights pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays -4.1% against a renewing one, across 69 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 Laya Heights?: 15 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 89 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to Laya Heights?: Sharaf Dg Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields.

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Laya Heights rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 89 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-studio-city/laya-heights
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Laya Heights rents and yield.” Dubai Studio City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-studio-city/laya-heights

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