West Five Businessbay Residence

1. Does it pay a good rent?5.4% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)5.4%Watch
2. Are rents going up?Too few new leases on both sides of the year to measure a changeNo record
3. Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 1,948/sqft a year ago, 2,304 now+18.3%Strength
4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 110,950 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 1.2 years1.2 yrs
5. Can I sell easily?17 sales in 12 months, 12% of the tower (13 the year before)17Strength
6. Is a lot being built nearby?11,591 apartments are planned in Business Bay from 2026 to 2028, equal to 64% of the 18,176 homes let there today. A further 2,730 are past their planned date. Business Bay supply by year →64%Watch
7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 5% for launch buyers, before fees+4.7%Context

17 resales in the last 12 months, against 48 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At 1 bed, West Five Businessbay Residence has registered sale prices 16% above the Business Bay median price per square foot of 1,985 AED, across 121 eligible buildings. It ranks 44th of 121 by price per square foot and 73rd of 76 by gross yield in Business Bay.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · 1 bed
  11 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · 1 bed
  61 new and 0 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
  Read with care
• Service charge
  Not on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.
  Not on record
• Project register
  West Five Business Bay Residences: recorded complete 2025-09-18 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Building record
  DLD building record · data to 2026-10-13
  On record
• Costs not included
  4% DLD transfer fee, agency fee, mortgage, vacancy, furnishing. Every yield is gross.
  Not in the yield

What is the rental yield in West Five Businessbay Residence?

West Five Businessbay Residence returns 5.4% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 95,000 a year (61 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.75M (median of 11 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in West Five Businessbay Residence cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 1.75M (2,304 AED/sqft), from 11 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in West Five Businessbay Residence selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in West Five Businessbay Residence over the last 12 months have a median of 2,304 AED/sqft, across 11 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 West Five Businessbay Residence risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +18.3% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 11 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does West Five Businessbay Residence compare with Business Bay?

Its 5.4% gross yield sits -1.2 pts against the Business Bay median of 6.6%, computed the same way at the same bedroom grain. Gross yield divides the median annual rent from new registered Ejari contracts starting in the last 12 months by the median price of the building's registered sales in the last 12 months (at least 3 sales) for the same bedroom type, with ready and off-plan sales counted alike.