Arjan vs Jumeirah Village Circle: prices, rents and yields
Side-by-side registered figures over July – September 2026 — 710 sales in Arjan and 2,340 sales in Jumeirah Village Circle. Ready homes and off-plan sales are kept apart.
| Arjan | Jumeirah Village Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready homes · typical price per sqftJuly – September 2026 | AED 1,354/sqft · 279 sales | AED 1,238/sqft · 1,166 sales |
| Off-plan · typical price per sqftJuly – September 2026 | AED 1,726/sqft · 431 off-plan sales | AED 1,552/sqft · 1,174 off-plan sales |
| Three-year change · ready homesJuly – September 2023 to July – September 2026 | +59.6% · from AED 848/sqft, 236 sales | +28.2% · from AED 966/sqft, 979 sales |
| Yield before costs · ready homesOctober 2025 – September 2026, typical new-let rent over typical ready-home price, the same months | 7.2% · 1,310 sales, 6,862 new lets | 7.2% · 4,447 sales, 19,240 new lets |
| Recorded salesOctober 2025 – September 2026 | 3,729 · 65% off-plan | 11,712 · 62% off-plan |
Typical prices from recorded residential sales, with ready homes and off-plan sales kept apart; a higher figure is a higher recorded price, not a recommendation.
What the register shows
- Price. Ready homes over July – September 2026: Arjan AED 1,354/sqft and Jumeirah Village Circle AED 1,238/sqft. Arjan is 9% above Jumeirah Village Circle.
- Off-plan. Off-plan sales sit at 1.3× the ready-home typical price in Arjan and 1.3× in Jumeirah Village Circle, over the same July – September 2026.
- Three years. Since July – September 2023, ready-home typical prices moved +60% in Arjan and +28% in Jumeirah Village Circle.
- Two years. From Q4 2024 to Q3 2026, ready-home typical prices moved +16% in Arjan and +1% in Jumeirah Village Circle; the gap between Arjan and Jumeirah Village Circle was -5% in Q4 2024 and 9% in Q3 2026.
- Yield. Yield before costs on ready homes over October 2025 – September 2026, typical new-let rent over typical ready-home price: 7.2% in Jumeirah Village Circle and 7.2% in Arjan.
- Activity. Ready homes that changed hands in the twelve months to September 2026: 4,447 in Jumeirah Village Circle and 1,310 in Arjan.
Price by quarter · ready homes
| Arjan | Jumeirah Village Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | AED 1,347/sqft · 434 sales | AED 1,366/sqft · 1,375 sales |
| Q1 2026 | AED 1,362/sqft · 331 sales | AED 1,376/sqft · 1,098 sales |
| Q2 2026 | AED 1,388/sqft · 266 sales | AED 1,286/sqft · 808 sales |
| Q3 2026 | AED 1,354/sqft · 279 sales | AED 1,238/sqft · 1,166 sales |
| Change across these quartersfrom the first of these four quarters to the last, when both quarters have enough sales | +0.5% · Q4 2025 AED 1,347/sqft → Q3 2026 AED 1,354/sqft | -9.4% · Q4 2025 AED 1,366/sqft → Q3 2026 AED 1,238/sqft |
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Frequently asked questions
Which area has a higher typical price per sqft?
Over July – September 2026: Arjan had a typical ready-home price of AED 1,354/sqft (279 sales) and Jumeirah Village Circle had AED 1,238/sqft (1,166 sales). Arjan is 9% above Jumeirah Village Circle in that period.
Which area has the higher gross yield?
Over October 2025 – September 2026: Arjan had a gross yield of 7.2% (6,862 new lets, 1,310 ready-home sales) and Jumeirah Village Circle had 7.2% (19,240 new lets, 4,447 ready-home sales). This is a gross figure before service charges, financing and other costs.
How have prices moved over the past three years?
From July – September 2023 to July – September 2026, ready-home typical prices moved +59.6% in Arjan and +28.2% in Jumeirah Village Circle. Arjan was AED 848/sqft in July – September 2023. Jumeirah Village Circle was AED 966/sqft in July – September 2023.
Method
Prices are from registered residential sales (apartments, villas and townhouses) inside plausibility bounds. Ready homes (resales) and off-plan registrations are kept apart and never pooled: a blended figure moves when the mix of what sold changes, not only when prices change. A typical price is the median: half of sales were above it, half below. It appears only with 60 or more sales behind it; under that, the figure carries a red (i) marking it as thin. The three-month window ends with the last complete calendar month. The twelve-month window for rents and yields ends the same day. Yield before costs is the median new-let annual rent per sqft over the median ready-home sale price per sqft, the same months on both sides. Every figure states the record count it rests on.