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Al Warqa
Renting in Al Warqa, Dubai — what a home actually lets for, layout by layout, from every tenancy registered with Ejari. Al Warqa is not a freehold area, so there are no sale prices to quote. Every figure is drawn from the Dubai Land Department’s Ejari register: rents through September 2026.
What Al Warqa rents for — recorded tenancies by layout, year by year →
At a glance
Al Warqa in numbers
- Tenancies
- 9,431 registered with Ejari in the last twelve months — 24% new leases, 76% renewals
- Freehold
- No — the Land Department marked none of the homes let here in the twelve months to 10 Sept 2026 as freehold. A foreign national can rent in Al Warqa but not buy, which is why this guide is about renting — where a foreigner can buy
- Across Dubai
- Freehold areas — not freeholdCheapest areas — one-bed rents AED 46,000 a year, 7th cheapest of 66Dubai rent prices — one-bed rents AED 46,000, +7% on the year, renewals 17% under a new leaseBest schools in Dubai — 11 private schools, 1 rated Very good by KHDA
What it costs to rent
What Al Warqa rents for
Every residential tenancy registered with Ejari in Al Warqa in the last twelve months. Annual rents, medians. A renewal is capped by the RERA index; a new lease is the market.
| Layout | Typical size | Median rent | New lease | Renewal | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 408 sqft | 34,000 | 40,000 | 33,500 | 195 |
| 1 B/R | 745 sqft | 46,000 | 53,000 | 44,000 | 3,754 |
| 2 B/R | 1,130 sqft | 61,533 | 70,000 | 59,000 | 4,699 |
| 3 B/R | 1,561 sqft | 95,000 | 110,000 | 90,000 | 551 |
| 4 B/R | 4,736 sqft | 160,000 | 200,000 | 140,000 | 107 |
| 5 B/R | 11,582 sqft | 220,000 | 242,500 | 215,000 | 83 |
| 6 B/R | 11,625 sqft | 250,000 | 257,500 | 230,000 | 23 |
9,431 tenancies were registered in Al Warqa in the last twelve months, 24% of them new leases. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 61,533 a year — AED 70,000 on a new lease against AED 59,000 on a renewal.
The full rental report — rent per square foot and contracts, year by year →
Questions people ask
Al Warqa, answered
How much is rent in Al Warqa?
The median annual rent in Al Warqa, over the 9,431 tenancies registered with Ejari in the last twelve months: AED 34,000 for a studio, AED 46,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 61,533 for a two-bedroom, AED 95,000 for a three-bedroom, AED 160,000 for a four-bedroom, AED 220,000 for a five-bedroom and AED 250,000 for a six-bedroom. Each is a registered contract, not an asking rent; a layout with fewer than ten contracts in the year is left out.
What does a two-bedroom rent for in Al Warqa?
A two-bedroom in Al Warqa let for a median AED 61,533 a year across 4,699 Ejari contracts registered in the last twelve months — AED 70,000 on a new lease against AED 59,000 on a renewal, which the RERA index caps.
Are rents going up in Al Warqa?
Yes — up 6% on the year: across every layout, the median rent in Al Warqa was AED 59 a square foot a year over the last twelve months, against AED 56 over the twelve before. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 61,533, against AED 58,000 the year before. A renewal is held to the RERA rental index, so a new lease is where a change shows first.
Can foreigners buy property in Al Warqa?
No. Article 4 of Dubai’s property law, Law No. 7 of 2006, opens ownership to non-UAE nationals only in the areas the Ruler designates, and Al Warqa is not one of them: the Land Department marked none of the homes let here in the twelve months to 10 Sept 2026 as freehold. A foreign national can rent here — 9,431 tenancies were registered with Ejari in the last twelve months — and can buy in the freehold areas. That is why this guide is about renting.
New to renting here? Ejari, the RERA rental index and the tenancy contract, explained.