Skip to content
Dubai Wealth Index
Search
Search areas, projects and buildings by name.

Canal Front Residences CF 5

A 2 bed in Canal Front Residences CF 5 costs a median AED 5.07M, rents long-let for AED 225,000/yr (4.4% gross), and returns 5.2% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

Satellite view of Canal Front Residences CF 5, Al Wasl, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

2 bed · typical price

5.07MAED

AED 3,099/sqft · +3.8% on a year

Rent a year
AED 225,000
Gross yield
4.4%
vs Al Wasl
1% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 5.38M
Price
AED 5.07M
DLD fee 4%
AED 202,800
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 106,470
Trustee
AED 4,200

Fees repaid by rent17 months

Against this building’s registered sales of the same type.

Ask about Canal Front Residences CF 5 →

Is Canal Front Residences CF 5 a good investment?Prices rising; the rent pays below the Dubai median and lots of new supply is coming

  1. Does it pay a good rent?4.4% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)4.4%Watch
  2. Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 225,000 a year ago, AED 225,000 now (pooled across the project)0.0%
  3. Are prices going up?2 bed: AED 2,984/sqft a year ago, 3,099 now+3.8%Strength
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 313,470 in fees to buy a 2 bed; rent covers it in 1.4 years1.4 yrs
  5. Can I sell easily?10 sales in 12 months (19 the year before)10
  6. Is a lot being built nearby?790 apartments are planned in Al Wasl from 2026 to 2028, equal to 97% of the 816 homes let there today. A further 647 are past their planned date. Al Wasl supply by year →97%Watch
  7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 47% for launch buyers, before fees+46.8%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 2 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

Check an asking price →How each reading works →

Canal Front Residences CF 5 prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 5.07M and rents for about AED 225,000 a year

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
1 bedAED 2.95M3,080/sqft5.3%+0.0 ptsAED 155,0005 contractsunder 5 sales in a year3
2 bedAED 5.07M3,099/sqftlaunch 2,195 +41.2%4.4%-0.0 ptsAED 225,00031 contracts+3.8%6
3 bedAED 4.88M2,064/sqftpooled rent, not per buildingpooled rent, not per buildingunder 5 sales in a year1
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

2 bed · price per sqft · Al Wasl · area median AED 3,065/sqft

3 years
+13.2% · +4.2%/yr
vs area median
+1.1%
Rank by price per sqft
8th of 18

Rental income

2 bed · Al Wasl

Median new rent
AED 225,000/yr
Yield vs area median
-0.0 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
-2.3 pts
Renewal rent
AED 228,750/yr

Short-term income

2 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays · within 500 m

Median nightly rate
AED 1,359
Net revenue
AED 265,854/yr
vs long-let rent
1.2×
Listings seen
15+

Read with care

  • Rental data covers the whole Canal Front Residences-CF5&CF6 project, not this tower alone.

Price history and sales

As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.

Median price paid, 2 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Chart data, 2 bed: Jun 2022, AED 3,490,050; latest, Sep 2026, AED 6,700,000; peak, Sep 2026, AED 6,700,000.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 3,081 · before fees

Launch, 2022–24
2,099
+47%
3 years ago
2,711
+14%
Previous 12 months
2,934
+5%
Last 12 months
3,081
today

The change is what a buyer at each median would be up or down at today’s median. A shift in the unit mix can move a median without any unit changing price.

10 resales in the last 12 months, against 14 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Middle 80% of sales: 2,461 – 3,412 AED per sq ft, 10th to 90th percentile of 10

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
14 Sept 20262 bed1,825AED 6,700,0003,671
24 Aug 20261 bed957AED 2,950,0003,081
15 Jul 20263 bed2,361AED 4,875,0002,064
6 Jul 20261 bed957AED 2,650,0002,768
30 Jun 20262 bed1,992AED 4,990,0002,505
3 Apr 20261 bed974AED 3,000,0003,080
10 Mar 20262 bed1,954AED 5,150,0002,635
18 Feb 20262 bed1,517AED 4,700,0003,099
18 Feb 20262 bed1,517AED 4,700,0003,099
11 Feb 20262 bed1,604AED 5,425,0003,383

10 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Canal Front Residences CF 5

Median nightly rate on Airbnb for a 7-night stay, priced across the coming year.

70%
TypeNightly, AEDNet revenue at 70%Long-let rentUpliftNet yield
1 bed500 m cluster · 5+ listings seen1,0371.08/sqftAED 207,819AED 155,0001.3×7.0%
2 bed500 m cluster · 15+ listings seen1,3590.83/sqftAED 265,854AED 225,0001.2×5.2%
3 bed4+ listings seen2,0170.85/sqftAED 395,857AED 300,0001.3×—

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

Nightly rate through the year

Comparables in Al Wasl

Every Al Wasl building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Canal Front Residences CF 5 places 14th of 24; the nearest 8 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
10Eden House - The Park G11% · Q1 2027 · off-plan 3,750/sqftAED 9.21M3,881+26.0%—+6.8%37
11Eden House - The Park B11% · Q1 2027 · off-plan 4,009/sqftAED 6.90M3,872+25.7%—-6.9%30
12CF7 - ACompleted 2024 · off-plan 2,030/sqftAED 6.27M3,804+23.5%3.4%+30.4%5
13Canal Front Residences CF 1Completed 2024 · off-plan 2,039/sqftAED 4.80M3,338+8.4%4.3%+11.9%5
14Canal Front Residences CF 5 · this buildingCompleted 2024 · off-plan 2,190/sqftAED 4.79M3,0814.7%+5.0%10
15DAMAC City 20% · off-plan 3,019/sqftAED 2.24M3,021-1.9%3.1%0.0%290
16CF7 - BCompleted 2024 · off-plan 1,947/sqftAED 3.60M3,014-2.2%5.8%+20.7%5
17Canal Front Residences CF8Completed 2024 · off-plan 2,127/sqftAED 3.80M2,992-2.9%5.5%+1.1%5
18Canal Front Residences CF 6Completed 2024 · off-plan 2,187/sqftAED 4.88M2,956-4.0%4.6%+6.9%16

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Canal Front Residences CF 5 (AED 3,081/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 2 bed, Canal Front Residences CF 5 has registered sale prices 1% above the Al Wasl median price per square foot of 3,065 AED, across 18 eligible buildings. It ranks 8th of 18 by price per square foot in Al Wasl.

Market context in Al Wasl

Registered sales activity

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

+9.8% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 80 current and 327 prior price observations.

Explore sales activity

Planned apartment projects

659 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; 2 have unknown timing.

Explore planned supply

Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

790 apartments are planned in Al Wasl from 2026 to 2028, equal to 97% of the 816 homes let there today.

How these are counted
Find service-charge budget evidence for Canal Front Residences CF 5

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.

The Canal Front Residences-CF5&CF6 towers

2 towers in Canal Front Residences-CF5&CF6, at the bedroom type above.

TowerPriceAED/sqftRent a yearGross yield
Canal Front Residences CF 5 · this buildingAED 5.07M6 sales3,099AED 225,000project pool4.4%
Canal Front Residences CF 6AED 4.85M14 sales3,017AED 225,000project pool4.6%

Ejari files Canal Front Residences-CF5&CF6’s leases under the project, not a tower, so every tower share one rent: the project figure above, counted once. Prices are each tower’s own registered sales.

Al Wasl: every development at this type
DevelopmentRent a yearPriceAED/sqftGross yield
Canal Front Residences CF1 & CF22 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 215,00030 contractsAED 4.35M8 sales2,6674.9%
Canal Front Residences-CF3&CF42 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 192,5006 contractsAED 4.10M16 sales2,9244.7%
Canal Front Residences-CF5&CF6 · this development2 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 225,00031 contractsAED 4.88M20 sales3,0524.6%
Canal Front Residences-CF7 & CF8 & CF95 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 210,00079 contractsAED 4.71M13 sales2,9534.5%
DAMAC City2 towers—noneAED 4.25M24 sales2,343—
Eden House The Park6 towers—noneAED 7.27M22 sales3,879—
All of Al Waslevery building, in a project or notAED 215,000148 contractsAED 4.54M181 sales3,0524.7%

Medians of registered sales and new Ejari leases in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026, pooled across each development’s towers at 2 bed. A median needs 3 rows; a dash with a count means fewer.

About Canal Front Residences CF 5

Canal Front Residences CF 5 is an apartment building completed in 2024 in Al Wasl. 130 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Pinned from Google's place record for the registered name.Open in Google Maps

Drive times · typical

Downtown
16 min · 7.8 km
DXB Airport
20 min · 21 km
DIFC
12 min · 11 km
Dubai Marina
20 min · 20 km
Palm Jumeirah
26 min · 24 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro
Business Bay Metro Station
Mall
Dubai Mall
Landmark
Burj Khalifa

Canal Front Residences CF 5: AED 3,081 per sq ft, 14% below the median Al Wasl building, and a 4.7% gross yield, below the area's median building

The building's own figures against its area's registered market, last twelve months.

Price per sq ft

Median registered sale price, AED per sq ft, last 12 months

  1. Canal Front Residences CF 5AED 3,081
  2. Al Wasl, readyAED 2,942
  3. Al Wasl, off-planAED 3,219
  4. Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Dark: this building. Grey: the area's ready and off-plan medians, and Dubai's ready median. Source: DLD registered sales.

Gross yield against the area's buildings

Axis: gross yield, % of price

Canal Front Residences CF 5Al Wasl median building

  1. Al Wasl4.7% vs 4.7%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 11 buildings in Al Wasl. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Al Wasl, by handover quarter

Prices per sq ft around Canal Front Residences CF 5, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 51 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Canal Front Residences CF 5 is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Before you decide

The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.

Rent or buy

What owning a 2 bed here costs against renting it, at stated assumptions you can change.

Monthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate

Prefilled from Canal Front Residences CF 5’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.

Residency
More assumptions

The site does not hold this building’s service charge; type yours to include it. Residency sets the default down payment: typical bank floor, not a rule.

Monthly mortgage
19,726AED
4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent
18,750AED
AED 225,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase
1,881,833AED
30% down plus AED 360,833 in fees

Owning costs AED 771,023 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.

Buying overtakes renting in year 3.

Cumulative cost by year: renting (solid) against owning net of a sale that year (dashed), at the assumptions above.

Ask about Canal Front Residences CF 5

Looking to buy or rent here? Tell us what you need: unit type, budget, timing.

We reply by phone, WhatsApp or email, and put you in touch with a licensed agent.

A phone or an email is enough.

By pressing Request info, you agree that DWI and the licensed real-estate agents it works with may contact you about this enquiry.

Common questions

What is the rental yield in Canal Front Residences CF 5?
Canal Front Residences CF 5 returns 4.4% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 225,000 a year (31 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 5.07M (median of 6 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 2 bedroom in Canal Front Residences CF 5 cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 5.07M (3,099 AED/sqft), from 6 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Canal Front Residences CF 5 selling for right now?
Registered sales of ready units in Canal Front Residences CF 5 over the last 12 months have a median of 3,099 AED/sqft, across 6 sales. That uses the same trailing year as the rent and yield figures, requires at least five sales, and excludes off-plan. Floor, view and condition move a specific unit's price around it.
Have prices in Canal Front Residences CF 5 risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved +3.8% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 6 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
What is the registered annual rent for a 2 bedroom in Canal Front Residences CF 5?
The median new annual rent is AED 225,000, from 31 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.

For agents

Send this page to a client as a branded report

Create client report

Canal Front Residences CF 5 sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
6 registered sales 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
/sale/apartments/dubai/al-wasl/cf-5
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Canal Front Residences CF 5 sale prices and yield.” Al Wasl, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/al-wasl/cf-5

Stable dataJSON