Community Intelligence
Rukan
Registered by the Dubai Land Department in Wadi Al Safa 7
Homes in Rukan sold for a median of AED 1,395 per square foot over the last 12 months, across 252 registered home sales. The typical gross rental yield is 9.7%.
Updated daily from the Dubai Land Department register. Figures current to 19 October 2026.
2,838 DLD-registered home sales on record in Rukan, 252 of them in the trailing 12 months. Every figure below is computed from those registered transactions - nothing estimated.
- Median price (12m)
- 1,395 AED/sqft
- $380/sqft
- Registered sales (12m)
- 252
- Off-plan share (12m)
- 0%
Apartment or villa? They are not the same price
Villas and townhouses in Rukan register about 40% above apartments, per square foot. Most places publish one blended figure, which is nobody’s actual market.
Apartments
AED 1,129/sqft
Median AED 706,000 · 94 registered sales
Villas and townhouses
AED 1,576/sqft
Median AED 1.1M · 174 registered sales
Blended, the way it is usually published: AED 1,399/sqft across all 268 registered sales. Useful for a trend, misleading for a purchase.
Price per square foot is not the whole story between the two: a villa buys land and a flat buys a share of a building, so the same rate buys very different things.
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What actually sells in Rukan, weekly
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Ready homes, price per sqft
+30.7%
Last 12 months against the 12 before, from 252 registered sales.
Source: Dubai Land Department (CC BY 4.0). Homes only: land plots, whole buildings, offices, shops and hotel units are excluded. Median from priced, sized units over the trailing 12 months.
Rents & Rental Yield in Rukan
Typical gross yield 9.7%
From 1,888 registered Ejari rent contracts, set against registered sale prices, so the yield is the honest return an owner actually earns, not an advertised one.
| Unit | Median annual rent | Typical sale price | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 51,000 | AED 506,500 | 10.1% |
| 1 Bedroom | AED 70,000 | AED 750,000 | 9.3% |
| 2 Bedroom | AED 105,000 | AED 1,000,000 | 10.5% |
| 3 Bedroom | AED 142,500 | AED 1,600,000 | 8.9% |
Source: Dubai Land Department (CC BY 4.0). Registered Ejari rents (trailing 24 months) and registered sales (trailing 12 months); gross yield = median annual rent ÷ median sale price. Rent split by unit size, sales by DLD's room count.
Buildings in Rukan With Their Own Report
4 buildings in Rukan have enough registered sales for its own report. Open any one for its real sold prices, registered rents and gross yield.
Rukan: common questions
What is the average price per square foot in Rukan?+
Over the last 12 months the median registered sale price in Rukan was 1,395 AED per square foot, across 252 registered sales. That is the median of completed transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department, not asking prices, so it reflects what buyers actually paid.
What is the rental yield in Rukan?+
Rukan shows a gross rental yield of about 9.7%, calculated from 1,888 registered Ejari rent contracts set against registered sale prices for the same area. That figure is gross, so service charges, management fees and any vacancy still come out of it, commonly one to two percentage points.
How much is rent in Rukan?+
The median registered annual rent in Rukan is AED 68,000. By unit type the medians are: Studio AED 51,000, 1 Bedroom AED 70,000, 2 Bedroom AED 105,000, 3 Bedroom AED 142,500. These come from registered Ejari tenancy contracts, the official record, rather than advertised asking rents.
Is Rukan mostly off-plan or ready property?+
Off-plan made up about 0% of registered sales in Rukan over the last 12 months, with the remaining 100% being ready property. A high off-plan share usually means active new launches and staged payment plans. It also means more supply arriving later, which is worth weighing if you are buying to rent out.
Is Rukan a good place to invest?+
We do not give investment advice and we will not guess. Here is what the register shows for Rukan. 252 registered sales in the last 12 months, out of 2,838 on file, at a median of 1,395 AED per square foot. The gross yield is roughly 9.7%. Transaction volume matters as much as price, because it tells you how easily you could sell again. Compare those figures against other communities, and check the service charge for the specific building, since it comes straight off your yield.
How do I check what a specific property in Rukan sold for?+
Every sale in Rukan is registered with the Dubai Land Department. Open any building in the area on this site for its own registered sale prices and rents. Or send a listing link to Chat DLD on WhatsApp, and it compares the asking price against the registered record for that exact building in seconds, free.
Latest registered sales
The most recent registered sales in Rukan, back to 8 Oct
Individual transactions as recorded by the Dubai Land Department. Not asking prices.
| Date | Building | Type | Size | Price | Per sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct | Not named on the record | 2 bed Villa | 101 sqm | 1.7M | 1,558 |
| 15 Oct | Rukan - Building B | 1 bed Flat | 58 sqm | 650,000 | 1,042 |
| 13 Oct | Not named on the record | 1 bed Villa | 67 sqm | 1.1M | 1,465 |
| 13 Oct | Rukan - Building C | 1 bed Flat | 73 sqm | 853,461 | 1,082 |
| 12 Oct | Not named on the record | 1 bed Villa | 53 sqm | 1M | 1,792 |
| 9 Oct | Rukan - Building B | 2 bed Flat | 108 sqm | 1.3M | 1,132 |
| 8 Oct | Rukan - Building C | 2 bed Flat | 174 sqm | 1.3M | 718 |
| 8 Oct | Rukan - Building C | 1 bed Flat | 72 sqm | 856,550 | 1,106 |
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