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The Highbury, Dubai

Al MerkadhMostly off-plan sales

Homes sold for a median AED 2,196 per sq ft. There were 43 sales in the last 12 months.

Mostly off-plan sales in Al Merkadh. Part of SOBHA HARTLAND. A typical 1-bedroom home sold for AED 1,720,828.

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Median sold price
AED 2,196
Per sq ft, 12 months to 5 Oct 2026
Change in a year
+2.1%
↑ +2.1%
Registered sales
43
12 months
Lowest recent sale
AED 850,000
Recent sales shown below
Typical price
StudioAED 1.03M1BRAED 1.72M2BRAED 2.79M
Rounded registered medians, the last 12 months to 5 Oct 2026

Price per sq ft over five years

Median sold price each quarter, against the Al Merkadh median. Gaps mean fewer than 3 sales that quarter.

The Highbury2,253Last recorded: 2026 Q3

Al Merkadh median1,987Last recorded: 2026 Q3

The Highbury median AED per sq ft by quarterSale figures only. Gaps mark missing values. See the table below for exact figures.1,3521,5771,8022,0282,2532,4782021 Q42022 Q42023 Q42024 Q32025 Q32026 Q3The Highbury: 1,916, 2023 Q2The Highbury: 2,017, 2023 Q3The Highbury: 1,972, 2023 Q4The Highbury: 2,063, 2024 Q1The Highbury: 2,104, 2024 Q2The Highbury: 2,171, 2024 Q3The Highbury: 2,047, 2024 Q4The Highbury: 1,951, 2025 Q1The Highbury: 2,114, 2025 Q2The Highbury: 2,228, 2025 Q3The Highbury: 2,186, 2025 Q4The Highbury: 2,216, 2026 Q1The Highbury: 2,154, 2026 Q2The Highbury: 2,253, 2026 Q3Al Merkadh median: 1,652, 2021 Q4Al Merkadh median: 1,599, 2022 Q1Al Merkadh median: 1,700, 2022 Q2Al Merkadh median: 1,558, 2022 Q3Al Merkadh median: 1,898, 2022 Q4Al Merkadh median: 1,800, 2023 Q1Al Merkadh median: 1,725, 2023 Q2Al Merkadh median: 1,850, 2023 Q3Al Merkadh median: 1,836, 2023 Q4Al Merkadh median: 1,776, 2024 Q1Al Merkadh median: 1,800, 2024 Q2Al Merkadh median: 2,053, 2024 Q3Al Merkadh median: 2,062, 2024 Q4Al Merkadh median: 1,967, 2025 Q1Al Merkadh median: 2,067, 2025 Q2Al Merkadh median: 2,079, 2025 Q3Al Merkadh median: 2,083, 2025 Q4Al Merkadh median: 2,079, 2026 Q1Al Merkadh median: 2,051, 2026 Q2Al Merkadh median: 1,987, 2026 Q32,253

Exact registered values are available in the data table below.

The Highbury: 14 periods with values of 20 labelled periods.Al Merkadh median: 20 periods with values of 20 labelled periods. Missing values break the line; they are not treated as zero.
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The Highbury median AED per sq ft by quarter
PeriodThe HighburyAl Merkadh median
2021 Q4Not reported1,652
2022 Q1Not reported1,599
2022 Q2Not reported1,700
2022 Q3Not reported1,558
2022 Q4Not reported1,898
2023 Q1Not reported1,800
2023 Q21,9161,725
2023 Q32,0171,850
2023 Q41,9721,836
2024 Q12,0631,776
2024 Q22,1041,800
2024 Q32,1712,053
2024 Q42,0472,062
2025 Q11,9511,967
2025 Q22,1142,067
2025 Q32,2282,079
2025 Q42,1862,083
2026 Q12,2162,079
2026 Q22,1542,051
2026 Q32,2531,987

Source: Land Department open data, 5 Oct 2026. Prices describe homes sold, not a valuation.

By number of bedrooms

Compare the median price paid for each home size.

StudioAED 1.03M4 registered sales
1 bedroomAED 1.72M20 registered sales
2 bedroomsAED 2.79M14 registered sales
3 bedroomsAED 4M5 registered sales
HomeSalesMedian price, roundedSize, sq ftAED per sq ftArea rent a yearRent-to-price comparison
Studio4AED 1.03M4202,460AED 65,5346.3%
1 bedroom20AED 1.72M8801,955AED 86,0005.0%
2 bedrooms14AED 2.79M1,2072,307AED 140,0005.0%
3 bedrooms5AED 4M1,7232,322AED 190,0004.8%

Source: Land Department open data. Sale medians cover the last 12 months, to 5 Oct 2026. Rent source: Dubai Data (datadubai.ae), Continental Club Property. Area rents: Ejari, Sobha Hartland.

Rents cover the whole community, not this building alone. They are the median Ejari rent for each home size. The rent-to-price comparison uses area rent and this building's sale median, before costs. It is not an observed building lease yield. Publisher contract sample, register data to 22 Oct 2026; the lease period is not stated.

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Latest registered sales

Compare the recorded prices, sizes and dates of the The Highbury sales shown below.

Latest registered sales
2026-09-221 bedroomOff-Plan8801,950,8882,217
2026-08-14StudioOff-Plan420850,0002,024
2026-07-132 bedroomsOff-Plan1,2042,770,0002,301
2026-07-071 bedroomOff-Plan9192,102,8282,288
2026-06-171 bedroomOff-Plan7751,719,8282,219
2026-06-171 bedroomOff-Plan8801,932,8282,196
2026-06-111 bedroomOff-Plan8441,580,0001,872
2026-05-042 bedroomsOff-Plan1,2082,550,0002,111

Source: Land Department open data, 5 Oct 2026. Records don't include unit numbers, so individual homes can't be identified.

What a 1-bedroom home in The Highbury really costs

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Cash you need on day one
AED 1,830,038
Net yield after costs
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Fees on top of the price
DLD transfer feeAED 68,833
DLD admin feeAED 40
Registration trustee fee (incl. VAT)AED 4,200
Agent commission (incl. VAT)AED 36,137
Total feesAED 109,210
Monthly mortgage payment
AED 0
Service charge a year
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Gross yield
5.0%

Source: fee schedule dated 2026-10-14. DLD transfer 4%, trustee and admin fees, mortgage registration 0.25% + AED 290, agent 2% + VAT. Official fee references and labelled calculator planning assumptions. Confirm the itemised charges in writing before a deal.

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Price and size are this building's medians. Rent is the area-level Ejari median for a 1-bedroom home in Sobha Hartland. Add the building's service charge from the Land Department's Service Charge Index to see the net yield.

Questions people ask

These answers explain the prices and registered sales shown for The Highbury.

What is the price per sq ft in The Highbury?

The median sold price was AED 2,196 per sq ft. There were 43 sales over the last 12 months to 5 Oct 2026. Prices changed by +2.1% from the 12 months before. The last sale was on 22 Sept 2026.

How much does a 1-bedroom home in The Highbury cost?

The median price for a 1-bedroom home was AED 1,720,828. The median size was about 880 sq ft. This covers 20 sales in the last 12 months.

What rent does a 1-bedroom home near The Highbury get?

The median rent for that home size in Sobha Hartland was AED 86,000 a year. The publisher sample has 2,624 Ejari contract records. Publisher contract sample, register data to 22 Oct 2026; the lease period is not stated. The rent-to-price comparison is about 5.0%, before costs. This uses the building's median sale price and area rent. It is not an observed lease yield for this building.

Is The Highbury expensive for Al Merkadh?

The Highbury sells at 6.9% above the Al Merkadh median of AED 2,055 per sq ft, comparing both over the last 12 months.

Sources

Source update: 26 Oct 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department open data via Dubai Pulse, re-published by Dubai Real Estate Data (dataset), licensed CC BY 4.0. Sales to 5 Oct 2026. aggregated to medians; non-residential, land and flagged rows excluded. Source for rents, yields and project records: Dubai Data (datadubai.ae), Continental Club Property, based on Dubai Land Department open data, data to 22 Oct 2026, licensed CC BY 4.0. Publisher contract sample, register data to 22 Oct 2026; the lease period is not stated. Publisher-reported gross yields use the publisher matched-segment sale-price denominator, not this page’s sale median; the matched-sale reporting period is not stated.