What is the rental yield in Elite 5 Sports Residence?

Elite 5 Sports Residence returns 8.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 56,000 a year (31 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 660,000 (median of 7 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in Elite 5 Sports Residence cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 660,000 (792 AED/sqft), from 7 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in Elite 5 Sports Residence selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in Elite 5 Sports Residence over the last 12 months have a median of 792 AED/sqft, across 7 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 Elite 5 Sports Residence risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +2.2% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 7 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does Elite 5 Sports Residence compare with Dubai Sports City?

Its 8.5% gross yield sits +0.1 pts against the Dubai Sports City median of 8.4%, 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.

Elite 5 Sports Residence

Completed 2014
354 units
20 floors

A 1 bed in Elite 5 Sports Residence costs a median AED 660,000, rents long-let for AED 56,000/yr (8.5% gross), and returns 10.1% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

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1 bed · typical price

660,000AED

AED 792/sqft · +2.2% on a year

Rent a year: AED 56,000
Yield after service charge: 6.4%
vs Dubai Sports City: 14% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 704,460

Price: AED 660,000
DLD fee 4%: AED 26,400
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 13,860
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by net rent13 months

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Is Elite 5 Sports Residence a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median and easy to let; few units change hands

Does it pay a good rent?8.5% gross, 6.4% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)8.5%Strength
Is it easy to let?88% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Dubai Sports City building manages 47%88%Strength
Dubai Sports City median 47% · top tenth from 71%Elite 5 Sports Residence · 88%
Across 49 Dubai Sports City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 47% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 71% or more; Elite 5 Sports Residence is at 88%.
Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 55,000 a year ago, AED 56,000 now+1.8%Fair
Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 775/sqft a year ago, 792 now+2.2%Fair
How fast do fees pay back?AED 44,460 in fees to buy a 1 bed; net rent covers it in 1.1 years1.1 yrsFair
Can I sell easily?13 sales in 12 months, 4% of the tower (27 the year before)13Watch
Is a lot being built nearby?2,542 apartments are planned in Dubai Sports City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 30% of the 8,361 homes let there today. A further 2,869 are past their planned date. Dubai Sports City supply by year →30%Fair
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 43% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 25% down, before fees+42.8%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Elite 5 Sports Residence prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 660,000 and rents for about AED 56,000 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
Studio236 units · 443 sqft	AED 450,000967/sqftlaunch 1,102 -12.2%	8.9%+0.3 pts	AED 40,000106 contracts	-4.3%	5
1 bed99 units · 831 sqft	AED 660,000792/sqftlaunch 968 -18.1%	8.5%+0.1 pts	AED 56,00031 contracts	+2.2%	7
2 bed19 units · 1,249 sqft	AED 953,000763/sqft	under 3 sales	not published	under 5 sales in a year	1

Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

1 bed · price per sqft · Dubai Sports City · area median AED 920/sqft

12-month change: +2.2%
3 years: +28.6% · +8.7%/yr
vs area median: -13.9%
Rank by price per sqft: 57th of 68
Off-plan price gain, 2009–2014: -17.1% · -1.3%/yr

Rental income

1 bed · Dubai Sports City

Gross yield: 8.5%
Median new rent: AED 56,000/yr
Yield vs area median: +0.1 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +1.7 pts
Yield rank: 21st of 49
Renewal rent: AED 54,000/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (53 renewals): +3.7%

Short-term income

1 bed · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays

Modelled yield at 70% occupancy: 10.1%
Median nightly rate: AED 375
Net revenue: AED 66,986/yr
vs long-let rent: 1.2×
Listings seen: 5+

Price history and sales

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

Sale price, AED (right axis) Rent on new leases, AED a year (left axis)

Median price paid, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median, with the rent on new leases on the same basis. The band along the bottom is the number of sales each month.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 805 · before fees

Launch, 2009–14: 1,075; −25%; 100 sales
5 years ago: 564; +43%; 9 sales
3 years ago: 707; +14%; 31 sales
Previous 12 months: 875; −8%; 27 sales
Last 12 months: 805; today; 13 sales

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.

13 resales in the last 12 months, against 27 a year on average over 2023–2025.

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
12 Oct 2026	1 bed	830	AED 585,000	704
19 Aug 2026	1 bed	825	AED 630,000	764
18 Aug 2026	2 bed	1,249	AED 953,000	763
2 Feb 2026	1 bed	852	AED 675,000	792
26 Jan 2026	Studio	467	AED 450,000	963
16 Jan 2026	Studio	442	AED 460,000	1,042
9 Jan 2026	1 bed	825	AED 650,000	788
28 Nov 2025	1 bed	831	AED 695,000	837
12 Nov 2025	1 bed	825	AED 660,000	800
7 Nov 2025	Studio	467	AED 475,000	1,016

13 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Elite 5 Sports Residence

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

Occupancy assumption70%

Type	Nightly, AED	Net revenue at 70%	Long-let rent	Uplift	Net yield
Studio500 m cluster · 8+ listings seen	3670.79/sqft	AED 71,431	AED 40,000	1.8×	15.9%
1 bed5+ listings seen	3750.45/sqft	AED 66,986	AED 56,000	1.2×	10.1%

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 Dubai Sports City

Every Dubai Sports City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Elite 5 Sports Residence places 64th of 77; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
60	Elite Residence 1Completed 2012 · off-plan 645/sqft	AED 573,183	828+2.8%	8.4%	-0.2%	16
61	Global Golf Residence 2Completed 2019 · off-plan 739/sqft	AED 595,000	822+2.0%	8.4%	+1.9%	26
62	Golf View ResidenceCompleted 2010	AED 857,500	814+1.1%	9.3%	-1.1%	18
63	Frankfurt Sports TowerCompleted 2016 · off-plan 836/sqft	AED 530,000	813+0.9%	8.3%	+3.8%	19
64	Elite 5 Sports Residence · this buildingCompleted 2014 · off-plan 990/sqft	AED 630,000	805	6.7%	-7.9%	13
65	Red ResidenceCompleted 2014 · off-plan 904/sqft	AED 627,500	801-0.6%	9.2%	+7.1%	32
66	Grand Horizon 1Completed 2015 · off-plan 903/sqft	AED 765,000	796-1.2%	8.5%	+8.9%	11
67	Golf TowerCompleted 2010	AED 1.12M	794-1.4%	7.6%	—	4
68	Hub Canal 1Completed 2011	AED 710,000	771-4.3%	8.2%	+10.8%	16

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Elite 5 Sports Residence (AED 805/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 1 bed, Elite 5 Sports Residence has registered sale prices 14% below the Dubai Sports City median price per square foot of 920 AED, across 68 eligible buildings. It ranks 57th of 68 by price per square foot and 21st 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.

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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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About Elite 5 Sports Residence

Elite 5 Sports Residence is an apartment building completed in 2014 in Dubai Sports City with 354 registered units. 254 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: AED 16.57/sqft a year · 2026 budget
Floors: 20

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 23 min · 24 km
DXB Airport: 25 min · 32 km
DIFC: 21 min · 27 km
Dubai Marina: 17 min · 16 km
Palm Jumeirah: 23 min · 20 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Dubai Internet City
Mall: Marina Mall
Landmark: Sports City Swimming Academy

Elite 5 Sports Residence: AED 805 per sq ft, 18% below the median Dubai Sports City building, and a 6.7% gross yield, in the bottom tenth of the area

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

Elite 5 Sports ResidenceAED 805
Dubai Sports City, readyAED 946
Dubai Sports City, off-planAED 1,464
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

Elite 5 Sports ResidenceDubai Sports City median building

Dubai Sports City6.7% vs 8.3%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 55 buildings in Dubai Sports City. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Dubai Sports City, by handover quarter

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Prices per sq ft around Elite 5 Sports Residence, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 68 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Elite 5 Sports Residence is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Hera Tower

Dubai Sports City · 111 sales, 12 months

642,000

AED, resale median · 976/sqft

Condor Golf Links 18

Dubai Sports City · 78 sales, 12 months

882,350

AED, resale median · 1,876/sqft

Amal Tower

Dubai Sports City · 64 sales, 12 months

563,806

AED, resale median · 1,004/sqft

Giovanni Boutique Suites

Dubai Sports City · 45 sales, 12 months

530,000

AED, resale median · 1,206/sqft

Before you decide

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

Sales and rents to
2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
On record
Sales evidence · 1 bed
7 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 1 bed
31 new and 53 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
On record
Service charge
AED 16.57/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 6.4% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
Elite 5 Sports Residence: recorded complete 2014-03-07 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Short-term assumption
Modelled at the published 70% occupancy on 5 listings seen; the dial above changes every short-term figure on this page
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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

Rent or buy

What owning a 1 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 Elite 5 Sports Residence’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of 2026-09-17. Change any figure.

Purchase price, AED

Annual rent, AED

Down payment, %

Residency

More assumptions

Interest rate, % a year

Term, years

Horizon, years

Annual service charge, AED

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: 2,935AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 4,667AED; AED 56,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 186,060AED; 20% down plus AED 54,060 in fees

Owning costs AED 221,095 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.

Buying overtakes renting in year 2.

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

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Common questions

What is the rental yield in Elite 5 Sports Residence?: Elite 5 Sports Residence returns 8.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 56,000 a year (31 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 660,000 (median of 7 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 1 bedroom in Elite 5 Sports Residence cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 660,000 (792 AED/sqft), from 7 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Elite 5 Sports Residence selling for right now?: Registered sales of ready units in Elite 5 Sports Residence over the last 12 months have a median of 792 AED/sqft, across 7 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 Elite 5 Sports Residence risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +2.2% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 7 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Elite 5 Sports Residence compare with Dubai Sports City?: Its 8.5% gross yield sits +0.1 pts against the Dubai Sports City median of 8.4%, 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.

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Elite 5 Sports Residence sale record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 7 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/dubai-sports-city/elite-5-sports-residence
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Elite 5 Sports Residence sale prices and yield.” Dubai Sports City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/elite-5-sports-residence

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