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Oud Metha
Renting in Oud Metha, Dubai — what a home actually lets for, layout by layout, from every tenancy registered with Ejari. Oud Metha 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 Oud Metha rents for — recorded tenancies by layout, year by year →
Schools near Oud Metha — KHDA ratings, curriculum and fees →
At a glance
Oud Metha in numbers
- Tenancies
- 3,721 registered with Ejari in the last twelve months — 20% new leases, 80% 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 Oud Metha but not buy, which is why this guide is about renting — where a foreigner can buy
- Metro
- Oud Metha Green Line
- Across Dubai
- Freehold areas — not freeholdMost expensive areas — one-bed rents AED 70,000 a year, 30th dearest of 66Best areas to live — by the metroDubai rent prices — one-bed rents AED 70,000, +6% on the year, renewals 11% under a new leaseBest schools in Dubai — 7 private schools, 3 rated Outstanding by KHDA
What it costs to rent
What Oud Metha rents for
Every residential tenancy registered with Ejari in Oud Metha 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 | 400 sqft | 41,675 | 44,000 | 40,975 | 259 |
| 1 B/R | 845 sqft | 70,000 | 75,000 | 67,000 | 1,202 |
| 2 B/R | 1,332 sqft | 88,100 | 93,450 | 86,822 | 1,712 |
| 3 B/R | 1,647 sqft | 119,000 | 130,000 | 117,000 | 533 |
| 4 B/R | 3,600 sqft | 164,500 | 235,000 | 154,500 | 14 |
3,721 tenancies were registered in Oud Metha in the last twelve months, 20% of them new leases. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 88,100 a year — AED 93,450 on a new lease against AED 86,822 on a renewal.
The full rental report — rent per square foot and contracts, year by year →
Questions people ask
Oud Metha, answered
What is the nearest Metro station to Oud Metha?
The Metro station for Oud Metha is Oud Metha on the Green Line.
How much is rent in Oud Metha?
The median annual rent in Oud Metha, over the 3,721 tenancies registered with Ejari in the last twelve months: AED 41,675 for a studio, AED 70,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 88,100 for a two-bedroom, AED 119,000 for a three-bedroom and AED 164,500 for a four-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 Oud Metha?
A two-bedroom in Oud Metha let for a median AED 88,100 a year across 1,712 Ejari contracts registered in the last twelve months — AED 93,450 on a new lease against AED 86,822 on a renewal, which the RERA index caps.
Are rents going up in Oud Metha?
Yes — up 2% on the year: across every layout, the median rent in Oud Metha was AED 69 a square foot a year over the last twelve months, against AED 67 over the twelve before. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 88,100, against AED 85,000 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 Oud Metha?
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 Oud Metha 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 — 3,721 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.