Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments
- Under construction · 0% built · handover Q4 2028
- 10 floors
- 2 lifts
- 144 parking bays
- 1 pool
A 1 bed in Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments costs a median AED 830,000 and rents long-let for AED 62,500/yr (7.5% gross).
1 bed · typical price
830,000AED
AED 1,127/sqft
- Rent a year
- AED 62,500
- Gross yield
- 7.5%
- vs International City Phase 2
- 8% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 884,830
- Price
- AED 830,000
- DLD fee 4%
- AED 33,200
- Agent 2% + VAT
- AED 17,430
- Trustee
- AED 4,200
Fees repaid by rent11 months
Is Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments a good investment?Easy to let, rents rising, easy to sell and little new supply nearby, with nothing to watch
- Does it pay a good rent?7.5% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)7.5%Fair
- Is it easy to let?67% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City Phase 2 building manages 52%67%Strength
International City Phase 2 median 52% · top tenth from 100%Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments · 67% Across 30 International City Phase 2 buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 52% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 100% or more; Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments is at 67%.
- Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 55,000 a year ago, AED 62,500 now+13.6%Strength
- How fast do fees pay back?AED 54,830 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrs
- Can I sell easily?67 sales in 12 months, 53% of the tower (0 the year before)67Strength
- Is a lot being built nearby?1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today. A further 520 are past their planned date. International City Phase 2 supply by year →16%Strength
- Did earlier buyers gain?Up 0% for launch buyers, before fees0.0%Context
Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026
Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 830,000 and rents for about AED 62,500 a year
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit typeAppreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type
Appreciation
1 bed · price per sqft · International City Phase 2 · area median AED 1,044/sqft
- vs area median
- +8.0%
- Rank by price per sqft
- 14th of 41
Rental income
1 bed · International City Phase 2
- Gross yield
- 7.5%
- Median new rent
- AED 62,500/yr
- Yield vs area median
- -0.1 pts
- Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
- +0.8 pts
- Yield rank
- 12th of 20
- Renewal rent
- AED 46,000/yr
- New tenants pay vs sitting (35 renewals)
- +35.9%
Price history and sales
As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.
Chart data, 1 bed: 2025, AED 814,450; latest, 2026, AED 831,615; peak, 2026, AED 831,615.
Did earlier buyers gain?
Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 1,170 · before fees
- Launch, 2025–26
- 1,170
- 0%
- 67 sales
- Last 12 months
- 1,170
- today
- 67 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.
No resales match the last 12 months. Try another transaction type, bedroom type or period.
Comparables in International City Phase 2
Every International City Phase 2 building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments places 17th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.
Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments (AED 1,170/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.
At 1 bed, Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments has registered sale prices 8% above the International City Phase 2 median price per square foot of 1,044 AED, across 41 eligible buildings. It ranks 14th of 41 by price per square foot and 12th of 20 by gross yield in International City Phase 2.
Market context in International City Phase 2
Registered sales activity
416 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.
+2.3% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 416 current and 734 prior price observations.
Explore sales activityPlanned apartment projects
1,161 known registered units across 11 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.
6 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.
Explore planned supplySupply against leasing, and same-building moves
1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today.
Ready prices per sqft fell in 19% of 16 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City Phase 2 with sales in both years; the typical one moved +9.9%.
The pooled median moved +2.3%: 7.6 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.
New-lease rents fell in 13% of 38 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +8.1%.
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.
About Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments
Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments is an under-construction (0% built) apartment building in International City Phase 2. 67 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.
The building, as registered
- Floors
- 10
- Lifts
- 2
- Parking bays
- 144
- Pools
- 1
Drive times · typical
- Downtown
- 25 min · 23 km
- DXB Airport
- 18 min · 20 km
- DIFC
- 21 min · 26 km
- Dubai Marina
- 32 min · 39 km
- Palm Jumeirah
- 38 min · 43 km
Nearest, as registered
Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments: AED 1,170 per sq ft, 11% above the median International City Phase 2 building, and a 7.6% 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
- Chapter 01 By Newbury DevelopmentsAED 1,170
- International City Phase 2, readyAED 891
- International City Phase 2, off-planAED 1,200
- Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Gross yield against the area's buildings
Axis: gross yield, % of price
Chapter 01 By Newbury DevelopmentsInternational City Phase 2 median building
- International City Phase 27.6% vs 7.9%
Nearby in International City Phase 2
Prices per sq ft around Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments, on the mapPrices per sq ft around Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments, on the map
Zenith Residences
International City Phase 2 · 112 sales, 12 months
850,160
AED, resale median · 1,055/sqft
Equiti Tower
International City Phase 2 · 71 sales, 12 months
796,122
AED, resale median · 1,078/sqft
Nest
International City Phase 2 · 68 sales, 12 months
718,204
AED, resale median · 1,054/sqft
Elevia Residences
International City Phase 2 · 63 sales, 12 months
550,000
AED, resale median · 1,327/sqft
Before you decide
The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.
- Sales and rents toOn record
- Sales evidence · 1 bedOn record
- Rental evidence · 1 bedOn record
- Service chargeNot on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.Not on record
- Project registerOn record
- Building recordOn record
- Costs not includedNot 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 rateMonthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate
Prefilled from Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.
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- Monthly mortgage
- 3,691AED
- 4.5% over 25 years
- Monthly rent
- 5,208AED
- AED 62,500 a year
- Cash needed at purchase
- 232,130AED
- 20% down plus AED 66,130 in fees
Owning costs AED 237,826 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.
Buying overtakes renting in year 2.
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Common questions
- What is the rental yield in Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments?
- Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments returns 7.5% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 62,500 a year (26 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 830,000 (median of 37 sales in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
- How much does a 1 bedroom in Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments cost?
- The median registered sale price is AED 830,000 (1,127 AED/sqft), from 37 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
- How does Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments compare with International City Phase 2?
- Its 7.5% gross yield sits -0.1 pts against the International City Phase 2 median of 7.6%, 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.
- What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments?
- The median new annual rent is AED 62,500, from 26 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 Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments risen or fallen?
- The median new annual rent changed +13.6% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 26 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.
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Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments sale record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 37 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
- Sources
- Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments sale prices and yield.” International City Phase 2, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city-phase-2/chapter-01-by-newbury-developments
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