Al Satwa
Mixed-UseالسطوةAt a glance
Source: Dubai Land Department · live snapshot
Is this area right for you?
Yield 3.90% — Dubai avg is 6.98%. Great for monthly cash-flow focus.
Calculate my ROIPrice-history coverage limited — see history section below.
See price historyMostly leasehold — limited freehold. Properties from AED 750K qualify for an investor visa.
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Per-bedroom benchmarks · 834 DLD transactions
| Bedroom | Avg price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 1.03M | 336 |
| 1BRMost popular | AED 1.61M | 406 |
| 2BR | AED 2.28M | 86 |
| 3BR | AED 3.47M | 6 |
Community Profile
Sector 3 · Digital Dubai Official Statistics 2024
Balanced — established residents, steady demand.
Population, area size, and density are official Digital Dubai 2024 community-level figures. Joined to Floxcy via DLD community code 334.
Floxcy Insight
DLD-derivedBest for
Market timing
- •yield trendstable
- •price positionat or near 5y peak
- •supply pressurehigh
Areas like Al Satwa
vs 3.90% yield · 2,275 AED/sqftSeries: average AED/sqft per year, ready stock preferred (off-plan launches blended only when no ready trades cleared). Source: DLD registered Sales-of-Unit transactions 2024–2026.
True Returns — Net yield
estimateWhat actually hits your account after costs.
Estimated — service charges vary by building. Verify exact figures via the DLD Service Charge Index / Mollak. Gross is advertised; net is your real return (typically 1.5–2.5 points lower).
Residence visa eligibility
How it works →Share of 2,436 residential sales in this area. Indicative — verify current visa rules with DLD / ICP / GDRFA.
Yields compressed 0.39pp since 2024 — prices outran rents.
Series: gross yield = avg rent/sqft ÷ avg sale PPSF × 100, display-capped at 20%. Source: DLD Ejari rents (2021–2026) + registered Sales-of-Unit (2009–2026).
| Type | Expiring | Est. available | Avg last rent | Renewal prob. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR | 486 | 189 | AED 99,518 | 55% |
| 1BR | 469 | 183 | AED 71,097 | 55% |
| Studio | 77 | 30 | AED 55,588 | 55% |
| 3BR | 50 | 19 | AED 190,617 | 55% |
| 5BR+ | 7 | 3 | AED 265,514 | 51% |
| 4BR | 4 | 1 | AED 301,967 | 56% |
| Other | 2 | 1 | AED 106,488 | 53% |
- 1Y appreciation +12.0% beats the UAE average of ~6% YoY.
- Healthy liquidity: 941 transactions in the latest snapshot.
- Premium pricing (36% above cohort) — growth may already be priced in.
- High off-plan share (96%) — handover supply could pressure rents/prices over the next 24 months.
Diversified portfolios using this area for breadth, not concentration.
Use as portfolio diversifier. Size at 5-10% of total allocation.
| Trade Center First 0.8 km · 3,744 AED/sqft · 2.0% | 11 |
| Trade Center Second 1.6 km · 4,841 AED/sqft · 1.9% | 12 |
| Al Kifaf 2.0 km · 2,183 AED/sqft · 4.9% | 20 |
Al Satwa offers a strong growth-led setup
The combination of 3.90% yield and 12.01% 1Y appreciation lands above the UAE benchmark on at least one axis. Position sizing reflects elevated risk.
- Yield 3.90% -2.6pp vs UAE benchmark (6.5%)
- 1Y appreciation 12.01% +6.0pp vs benchmark
- Elevated risk · risk score 5.7/10
Higher beta to market cycles. Position sizing matters; suitable as satellite allocation.
Drivers: yield trails the benchmark by 2.6pp; capital appreciation outpaces the market by 6.0pp YoY; demand fundamentals are strong.
Historic mid-tier district between Sheikh Zayed Road and Jumeirah. Mix of older low-rise apartments and small commercial. Redevelopment pressure on legacy stock.
- Avg sale price
- AED 61
- Annual rent
- AED 80K
- Occupancy
- —
- Demand score
- 8.0/10
- Risk score
- 5.7/10
- Transaction volume
- 941
- Type
- Mixed-Use
- City
- Dubai
- Emirate
- Dubai
- Arabic
- السطوة
- Coordinates
- 25.2330, 55.2790
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