What is the rental yield in 161 Jumeirah Lane?

161 Jumeirah Lane returns 5.2% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 73,000 a year (13 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.40M (median of 10 sales in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a 1 bedroom in 161 Jumeirah Lane cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 1.40M (1,950 AED/sqft), from 10 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

Have prices in 161 Jumeirah Lane risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved +9.2% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 10 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 1 bedroom in 161 Jumeirah Lane?

The median new annual rent is AED 73,000, from 13 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 161 Jumeirah Lane risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -8.8% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 13 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.

161 Jumeirah Lane

Under construction · 70% built · handover Q1 2026, overdue
12 floors
3 lifts
173 parking bays
1 pool
Master developer National

A 1 bed in 161 Jumeirah Lane costs a median AED 1.40M and rents long-let for AED 73,000/yr (5.2% gross).

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1 bed · typical price

1.40MAED

AED 1,950/sqft · +9.2% on a year

Rent a year: AED 73,000
Gross yield: 5.2%
vs Jumeirah Garden City: 9% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 1.49M

Price: AED 1.40M
DLD fee 4%: AED 56,084
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 29,444
Trustee: AED 4,200

Fees repaid by rent15 months

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Is 161 Jumeirah Lane a good investment?Prices rising; the rent pays below the Dubai median, few units are let and rents are slipping

Does it pay a good rent?5.2% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)5.2%Watch
Is it easy to let?17% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Jumeirah Garden City building manages 35%17%Watch
Jumeirah Garden City median 35% · top tenth from 83%161 Jumeirah Lane · 17%
Across 27 Jumeirah Garden City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 35% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 83% or more; 161 Jumeirah Lane is at 17%.
Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 80,000 a year ago, AED 73,000 now-8.8%Watch
Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 1,785/sqft a year ago, 1,950 now+9.2%Strength
How fast do fees pay back?AED 89,728 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 1.2 years1.2 yrs
Can I sell easily?18 sales in 12 months, 11% of the tower (129 the year before)18Fair
Is a lot being built nearby?2,156 apartments are planned in Jumeirah Garden City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 39% of the 5,588 homes let there today. A further 698 are past their planned date. Jumeirah Garden City supply by year →39%Fair
Did earlier buyers gain?Up 9% for launch buyers, before fees+9.2%Context

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

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161 Jumeirah Lane prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 1.40M and rents for about AED 73,000 a year

Type	Median price	Gross yield	New rent	12-month change	Sales
1 bed116 units · 718 sqft	AED 1.40M1,950/sqft		5.2%-0.0 pts	AED 73,00013 contracts	+9.2%	10
2 bed38 units · 997 sqft	AED 1.94M1,950/sqft		under 5 contracts	under 5 contracts	+9.2%	8

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

Appreciation

1 bed · price per sqft · Jumeirah Garden City · area median AED 2,138/sqft

12-month change: +9.2%
vs area median: -8.8%
Rank by price per sqft: 24th of 33

Rental income

1 bed · Jumeirah Garden City

Gross yield: 5.2%
Median new rent: AED 73,000/yr
Yield vs area median: -0.0 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): -1.6 pts
Yield rank: 10th of 18
Renewal rent: AED 77,500/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (8 renewals): -5.8%

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 1,950 · before fees

Launch, 2024–26: 1,785; +9%; 133 sales
Previous 12 months: 1,785; +9%; 129 sales
Last 12 months: 1,950; today; 18 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 Jumeirah Garden City

Every Jumeirah Garden City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. 161 Jumeirah Lane places 30th of 37; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
26	Whitestone Residence3% · Q4 2026 · off-plan 2,031/sqft	AED 1.71M	2,031+4.2%	4.4%	—	14
27	Olivia Gardens Residence0% · Q2 2027 · off-plan 2,182/sqft	AED 1.66M	1,998+2.5%	4.5%	-11.5%	21
28	171 Garden Heights34% · Q4 2026 · off-plan 1,850/sqft	AED 1.30M	1,980+1.5%	6.2%	+7.0%	23
29	WAHA LIVING by AL YAKKACompleted 2026 · off-plan 2,021/sqft	AED 1.59M	1,978+1.4%	5.0%	-10.2%	32
30	161 Jumeirah Lane · this building70% · Q1 2026 · off-plan 1,830/sqft	AED 1.61M	1,950	4.6%	+9.2%	18
31	The Grandala86% · Q1 2026 · off-plan 1,878/sqft	AED 1.67M	1,935-0.8%	4.4%	+5.4%	15
32	Mayfair Gardens by Majid70% · Q3 2026 · off-plan 2,103/sqft	AED 1.61M	1,924-1.3%	5.0%	-9.1%	10
33	Rose Gardens 143% · Q3 2026 · off-plan 1,800/sqft	AED 2.01M	1,805-7.4%	3.8%	+4.6%	19
34	Diamond Building	AED 2.26M	1,700-12.8%	—	+0.3%	11

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against 161 Jumeirah Lane (AED 1,950/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 1 bed, 161 Jumeirah Lane has registered sale prices 9% below the Jumeirah Garden City median price per square foot of 2,138 AED, across 33 eligible buildings. It ranks 24th of 33 by price per square foot and 10th of 18 by gross yield in Jumeirah Garden City.

Market context in Jumeirah Garden City

Registered sales activity

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

+2.1% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 100 current and 30 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

1,282 known registered units across 13 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

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

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

2,156 apartments are planned in Jumeirah Garden City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 39% of the 5,588 homes let there today.

New-lease rents fell in 48% of 25 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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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.

About 161 Jumeirah Lane

161 Jumeirah Lane is an under-construction (70% built) apartment building by National in Jumeirah Garden City. 147 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 12
Lifts: 3
Parking bays: 173
Pools: 1
Master developer: National

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 16 min · 8.4 km
DXB Airport: 16 min · 14 km
DIFC: 10 min · 5.8 km
Dubai Marina: 24 min · 26 km
Palm Jumeirah: 30 min · 30 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Emirates Towers Metro Station
Mall: Dubai Mall
Landmark: Burj Khalifa

161 Jumeirah Lane: AED 1,950 per sq ft, 11% below the median Jumeirah Garden City building, and a 4.6% 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

161 Jumeirah LaneAED 1,950
Jumeirah Garden City, readyAED 1,738
Jumeirah Garden City, off-planAED 2,329
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

161 Jumeirah LaneJumeirah Garden City median building

Jumeirah Garden City4.6% vs 5.1%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 25 buildings in Jumeirah Garden City. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Jumeirah Garden City, by handover quarter

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Prices per sq ft around 161 Jumeirah Lane, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 28 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · 161 Jumeirah Lane is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Enso Jade

Jumeirah Garden City · 105 sales, 12 months

1.62M

AED, resale median · 2,153/sqft

The Elysian

Jumeirah Garden City · 49 sales, 12 months

1.57M

AED, resale median · 2,243/sqft

Elmora

Jumeirah Garden City · 48 sales, 12 months

1.29M

AED, resale median · 2,795/sqft

Enso Amber

Jumeirah Garden City · 37 sales, 12 months

1.51M

AED, resale median · 2,161/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
10 registered sales in 12 months
On record
Rental evidence · 1 bed
13 new and 8 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
On record
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
161 Jumeirah Lane: not recorded complete, 70.04% built, planned 2026-03-01 · register data to 2026-07-06
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Developer
National · delivery record
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

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 161 Jumeirah Lane’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.

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Down payment, %

Residency

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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: 6,235AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 6,083AED; AED 73,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 387,171AED; 20% down plus AED 106,749 in fees

Owning costs AED 233,745 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.

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What is the rental yield in 161 Jumeirah Lane?: 161 Jumeirah Lane returns 5.2% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 73,000 a year (13 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 1.40M (median of 10 sales in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 1 bedroom in 161 Jumeirah Lane cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 1.40M (1,950 AED/sqft), from 10 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
Have prices in 161 Jumeirah Lane risen or fallen?: Median price per square foot moved +9.2% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 10 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 1 bedroom in 161 Jumeirah Lane?: The median new annual rent is AED 73,000, from 13 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 161 Jumeirah Lane risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -8.8% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 13 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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