Investing in Arjan and Al Furjan means buying in two affordable flat areas in west Dubai, with high rents for what they cost. Both are freehold and in both a lot is bought off-plan. Arjan sits next to Dubai Miracle Garden and is almost all flats: a ready 1-bedroom sells for a median of AED 972,000, about €236,000 or $265,000, and rents for about AED 68,000 a year, 7% gross. Al Furjan, near Jebel Ali, mixes flats and villas, costs a little less per metre and has had its own metro station since 2021. Ready-flat prices have risen around 75% in both since 2021. What changes the result most is the handover date, competition from new buildings and the service charge. We help you choose the home and support you at every step of the purchase.
In this guide11 sections
- What Arjan and Al Furjan are and where they are
- Property prices in Arjan and Al Furjan
- What a flat rents for and the yield
- Buying off-plan or ready in Arjan and Al Furjan
- The metro: the big difference between the two
- Short lets in Arjan and Al Furjan
- What to check in an Arjan or Al Furjan flat
- Arjan and Al Furjan compared with JVC, Dubai Sports City, Business Bay and Dubai Marina
- Investing in Arjan and Al Furjan from the UK or the US
- Things to keep in mind
- Frequently asked questions
| Figure | Arjan | Al Furjan |
|---|---|---|
| Sales in 12 months | About 3,900 | About 2,600 |
| Off-plan share | Almost two in three | Close to half |
| Median price, all sales | About AED 16,800 per sq m | About AED 15,100 per sq m |
| 1-bedroom rent | AED 68,000 a year | AED 68,000 a year |
| Median service charge | AED 169 per sq m a year | AED 152 per sq m a year |
| Metro | No | Al Furjan station, Red Line |
What Arjan and Al Furjan are and where they are
Arjan is a community of mid-rise residential buildings south of Al Barsha, next to Dubai Miracle Garden and a few minutes from Dubai Hills and Jumeirah Village Circle. In DLD records it appears as Al Barshaa South Third. The register counts about 35,600 homes in 160 buildings, almost all flats: 33% studios, 45% 1-bedroom and 19% 2-bedroom. Villas, practically none. The RTA is upgrading Umm Suqeim Street, the road that links it with Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.
Al Furjan lies further west, between Discovery Gardens and Jebel Ali, and in the DLD it is part of Jabal Ali First, an area that also includes neighbouring communities. It is more varied than Arjan: it has low-rise flat buildings as well as villas and townhouses. Its big advantage is the metro: Al Furjan station, on the Red Line, has been running since 1 January 2021.
Both are freehold areas: any foreigner can buy in their own name, with the title registered with the DLD. And both have many mid-sized developers with moderately sized buildings, so the market is very spread out. That is why choosing the building well matters so much, more than the area.
Property prices in Arjan and Al Furjan
Over the last 12 months, counting all sales, new and ready, the median in Arjan was about AED 1,560 per square foot, about AED 16,800 per square metre, about €4,100, 14% more than a year earlier. In Al Furjan it was about AED 1,400 per square foot, about AED 15,100 per square metre, about €3,700, 6% more. A square metre is 10.76 square feet, the unit everything is advertised in in Dubai.
Arjan had about 3,900 sales over the last year and Al Furjan about 2,600. Both are among the busiest affordable flat areas in Dubai, which helps when you want to sell.
Since 2021, ready-flat prices have risen around 75% in Arjan and 73% in Al Furjan. The big jump came between 2024 and 2025, and over the last year they rose about 9% in Arjan and 6% in Al Furjan. That is how prices have moved, not a forecast: they can rise, stall or fall, and each building moves at its own pace.
What a flat rents for and the yield
These tables match the median rent for each type of home with what a ready home of the same type costs. Arjan first:
| Type | Typical size | Rent per year | Price of a ready home | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 40 m² | AED 46,000 €11,200 | AED 592,000 €144,000 | 7.5–8% |
| 1 bedroom | 72 m² | AED 68,000 €16,500 | AED 972,000 €236,000 | 7–7.5% |
| 2 bedrooms | 114 m² | AED 94,000 €22,800 | AED 1,450,000 €352,000 | 6–6.5% |
And Al Furjan, where villas are let too:
| Type | Typical size | Rent per year | Price of a ready home | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 34 m² | AED 46,000 €11,200 | AED 530,000 €129,000 | 8.5–9% |
| 1 bedroom | 75 m² | AED 68,000 €16,500 | AED 1,000,000 €243,000 | 6.5–7% |
| 2 bedrooms | 120 m² | AED 100,000 €24,300 | AED 1,600,000 €388,000 | 6–6.5% |
| 3 bedrooms | 168 m² | AED 137,000 €33,300 | AED 2,230,000 €541,000 | 6–6.5% |
| 3-bedroom villa | — | AED 195,000 €47,300 | AED 3,520,000 €855,000 | 5.5–6% |
| 4-bedroom villa | — | AED 260,000 €63,100 | AED 4,050,000 €983,000 | 6–6.5% |
In both areas flats yield 6 to 9% gross, above the Dubai long-term average of around 6.5%. Studios yield the most, because rents fall less than prices. Demand is strong: in Arjan alone more than 11,000 contracts were registered in Ejari in 12 months for studios and 1 to 3-bedroom flats. Al Furjan villas yield a little less than the flats.
Costs come off the gross yield. The main one is the service charge: a median of AED 169 per square metre a year in Arjan and 152 in Al Furjan, among the lowest of the areas we usually compare. This is how a 1-bedroom flat works out in each:
| Arjan, 72 sq m at AED 169/sq m | Al Furjan, 75 sq m at AED 152/sq m | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rent of a 1-bedroom flat | AED 68,000 | AED 68,000 |
| Service charge | AED −12,168 | AED −11,400 |
| What you keep before management and empty periods | AED 55,832 | AED 56,600 |
| On the price of the ready flat | 5.7% | 5.7% |
Approximate figures, for illustration only.
That is what you keep before management, empty months and maintenance. Also ask whether the building bills chiller separately. Try other figures in the rent estimator, which already has a 1-bedroom flat in Arjan set up with its price, and switch the area to Al Furjan to compare. How these figures change across Dubai is in the guide to rental yields by area, and all the fixed costs of owning the flat in the one on annual costs of owning property in Dubai.
Buying off-plan or ready in Arjan and Al Furjan
In Arjan almost two in three purchases are off-plan, as in Dubai as a whole. This is how last year’s sales split:
| Purchase in Arjan | Sales in 12 months | Price per sq ft | Price per sq m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | About 2,470, almost two in three | AED 1,688 | About AED 18,200 |
| Ready | About 1,410, just over one in three | AED 1,360 | About AED 14,600 |
New-build costs 24% more per metre than ready. That is a big gap, and worth keeping in mind: once your flat is handed over, it will be compared with the area’s ready flats. In Al Furjan, close to half of sales are off-plan. In 2026, up to October, three new projects were registered with the DLD in Arjan, with about 670 homes and handovers planned between 2027 and 2028, and another three in Al Furjan, smaller, with about 210 homes.
Off-plan, you pay gradually during construction under a payment plan, everything you pay goes into the project’s escrow account and the purchase is registered in Oqood. Try a 60/40 plan in the off-plan calculator, which already has an AED 1,180,000 example, the median price of a 1-bedroom flat in Arjan in last year’s sales. Before booking, check the developer and the project as explained in the guide to choosing a Dubai developer, and go over the off-plan property risks in Dubai. It matters especially here, because there are many different developers.
Ready, you collect rent from the first month and see what you buy. Then what matters is the title deed, that the service charge is paid up and the developer’s NOC for the sale. The differences in payments, price and rent between the two are in the guide to off-plan vs ready property in Dubai. Either way, we help you choose the home, go through the paperwork with you and support you up to registration with the DLD.
The metro: the big difference between the two
Al Furjan has had its own station on the Red Line since 1 January 2021, part of the extension the RTA called Route 2020. From Jebel Ali, where you change to the main line towards Dubai Marina and the centre, it takes about six minutes. For anyone who works in Jebel Ali or commutes towards the Marina, that counts.
Arjan has no metro and relies on cars and buses. In return it is closer to Al Barsha and Dubai Hills, and the Umm Suqeim Street upgrade shortens the trip to Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. When doing the numbers, count on the area as it is today.
A metro does not guarantee a higher rent: in Al Furjan a 1-bedroom rents for the same as in Arjan. What it usually brings is a tenant who is easier to find in buildings near the station. So, within Al Furjan, check how many minutes each building is from it.
Short lets in Arjan and Al Furjan
Both areas are mainly long-term, with tenants who live and work in Dubai. Short lets exist, but it is a smaller market than in the Marina or Downtown, and it depends a lot on the building.
In Dubai, a well-run holiday home usually returns 8 to 12% gross, against 6 to 8% for long-term lets, and where you land in that range depends on each home. The operator’s fee, cleaning, utilities, furniture and the nightly fees come off the revenue. In areas where long-term lets already yield 7%, such as Arjan, the gap is smaller than in central areas, so run both sets of numbers before choosing.
To let by the night, each home needs its DET holiday home permit and is usually run by a licensed operator. Whether the building allows it is confirmed building by building, so ask before buying with that in mind. It is explained in the guide to the holiday home permit. If you prefer a long-term tenant, the steps are in the guide to renting out property in Dubai.
What to check in an Arjan or Al Furjan flat
Two flats of the same size in the same area can perform very differently. These are the differences that matter most:
| What to look at | What to check | Why it matters here |
|---|---|---|
| The handover date | Construction progress and planned date in the DLD if you buy off-plan | In Arjan almost two in three purchases are off-plan and each building moves at its own pace |
| Buildings handed over nearby | How many similar flats reach the market in the same year | With so much new-build, several buildings compete for the same tenants |
| The service charge | The building’s approved fee in the DLD index | Within one area it varies a lot from building to building |
| The chiller | Whether cooling is billed separately and how much it costs | It adds to fixed costs and is not part of the service charge |
| Distance to the metro | How many minutes from Al Furjan station | Al Furjan is large and not every building is equally close |
| Short lets | Whether the building allows them | It is confirmed building by building |
Competition matters most here. Arjan has many buildings under construction and, when several are handed over at once, rents on new flats can take a while to rise or even dip for a time. If you buy off-plan, think about who will rent your flat in the year of handover and which other flats it will compete with.
Look at the building too. With so many different developers, finishes, maintenance and the service charge vary a lot from one to another. The area median mixes them all, so always compare with flats in the same building or similar ones.
Arjan and Al Furjan compared with JVC, Dubai Sports City, Business Bay and Dubai Marina
This is how Arjan and Al Furjan sit next to other areas where people buy to let:
| Area | Price, AED per sq m | 1-bedroom rent per year | Gross yield | Service charge, AED per sq m a year | Metro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjan | 16,800 | AED 68,000 | 7–7.5% | 169 | No |
| Al Furjan | 15,070 | AED 68,000 | 6.5–7% | 152 | Yes, Red Line |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 16,010 | AED 70,000 | 6–6.5% | 184 | No |
| Dubai Sports City | 14,370 | AED 56,000 | 7.5–8% | 170 | No |
| Business Bay | 26,720 | AED 85,000 | 5.5–6% | 215 | Yes, Red Line |
| Dubai Marina | 24,800 | AED 90,000 | 5.5–6% | 176 | Yes, Red Line and tram |
Arjan now costs a little more per metre than JVC, its neighbour, and yields more, with a lower service charge. Al Furjan is the cheaper of the two and the only affordable area in the table with a metro. Against Business Bay or Dubai Marina, both cost between a third and almost half less per metre and yield more, but they have a different kind of tenant and less short-let demand. If you are weighing up JVC, the same data is in the guide to investing in JVC. If you prefer a central area with a metro, the one on investing in Business Bay, and for a beach and a tram, the one on investing in Dubai Marina. What suits you depends on your budget and whether you want income or growth.
Investing in Arjan and Al Furjan from the UK or the US
Buying in Arjan or Al Furjan is the same wherever you live: the purchase is registered with the DLD in your name and can be done remotely. What changes is the currency, how you send money and what you declare at home. If you do not travel to sign a step, you will need a power of attorney, and as the UAE is not part of the Apostille Convention it is legalised in a chain: notary, your foreign ministry, the UAE embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is explained in the guide to the power of attorney to buy in Dubai, and how to move the money in the guide to sending money to Dubai.
Investing in Arjan from the UK
A ready 1-bedroom flat at AED 972,000 is about $265,000. In pounds it depends on the day’s rate, as the dirham is pegged to the dollar and the pound-dirham rate moves with the pound-dollar rate. UK residents normally pay tax on foreign rental income, so the rent goes on your return to HMRC. Dubai is 4 hours ahead of the UK in winter and 3 in summer.
Investing in Al Furjan from the US
With the dirham pegged to the dollar there is no currency risk. As a US citizen or resident you report the rent to the IRS, and if your foreign accounts exceed $10,000 you file an FBAR. New York and Miami are 9 hours behind Dubai in winter and 8 in summer.
From anywhere else
The purchase is the same. For what you declare at home, ask a tax adviser in your country.
Things to keep in mind
- Arjan is next to Dubai Miracle Garden and the DLD registers it as Al Barshaa South Third. Al Furjan, near Jebel Ali, is part of Jabal Ali First.
- Both are freehold areas, open to foreign buyers.
- Arjan is almost all flats and almost two in three purchases are off-plan. Al Furjan mixes flats and villas, and close to half of purchases are off-plan.
- A ready 1-bedroom flat is around AED 972,000 in Arjan and AED 1,000,000 in Al Furjan, and in both it rents for about AED 68,000 a year.
- Flats yield 6 to 9% gross, with one of the lowest service charges in Dubai.
- Ready-flat prices have risen around 75% since 2021 in both.
- Al Furjan has had a Red Line metro station since 2021. Arjan has no metro.
- A 3-bedroom flat or a villa in Al Furjan usually reaches the minimum for the 10-year Golden Visa.
If Arjan or Al Furjan fits what you are looking for, we help you choose the home for your budget, go through the paperwork with you and support you up to registration. And if you want to let it long term, we find you a tenant.
Frequently asked questions
Is investing in Arjan and Al Furjan worth it?
It depends on what you are after. They are two affordable areas with strong rental demand and flats yielding 6 to 9% gross. In return, a lot of new-build will compete for tenants and choosing the right building matters.
What yield does Arjan give?
Gross, around 7% on ready flats let long term: 7.8% for studios, 7% for 1-bedroom and 6.5% for 2-bedroom flats. After the service charge, a 1-bedroom flat keeps about 5.7%.
What yield does Al Furjan give?
Gross, 6.2 to 8.7% on ready flats and 5.5 to 6.4% on villas. After the service charge, a 1-bedroom flat keeps about 5.7%.
How much does a flat in Arjan cost?
Over the last 12 months, the median ready flat sold for about AED 592,000 for a studio, AED 972,000 for a 1-bedroom and AED 1,450,000 for a 2-bedroom. Off-plan, a 1-bedroom is around AED 1,180,000.
How much does a flat in Al Furjan cost?
Over the last 12 months, the median ready flat sold for about AED 530,000 for a studio, AED 1,000,000 for a 1-bedroom and AED 1,600,000 for a 2-bedroom. A 4-bedroom villa is around AED 4,050,000.
Are Arjan and Al Furjan freehold?
Yes. The DLD registers Arjan as Al Barshaa South Third and Al Furjan within Jabal Ali First, and in both any foreigner can buy in their own name.
Does Al Furjan have a metro?
Yes. Al Furjan station, on the Red Line, has been running since 1 January 2021. Arjan has no metro.
How much is the service charge in Arjan and Al Furjan?
The building median is AED 169 per square metre a year in Arjan and 152 in Al Furjan. Always check the specific building in the DLD index.
Is Arjan or JVC better?
Arjan costs a little more per metre and yields more, with a lower service charge. JVC is larger and has a deeper resale market. Neither has a metro.
Does an Arjan or Al Furjan home qualify for the Golden Visa?
Yes, if it is worth at least AED 2,000,000. 3-bedroom flats and Al Furjan villas usually exceed it, and the Golden Visa lasts 10 years.
Can I invest in Arjan from the UK?
Yes. You buy remotely, pay by transfer and declare the rent to HMRC if you are UK resident.
Can I invest in Al Furjan from the US?
Yes. Paying in dollars carries no currency risk. You report the rent to the IRS and file an FBAR if your foreign accounts exceed $10,000.
