Homes in Central District sold at a median price of AED 385 per sqft over the last 12 months, based on 12 registered sales transactions in Abu Dhabi. That is down 31.0% compared with the previous 12-month period. Registered 1-bedroom rents average AED 26,483 a year. The interactive dashboard above tracks Central District sale prices, price growth, rents, yields and ROI, updated daily from official ADREC (Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre) records; the FAQs below answer the questions buyers and investors ask most about Central District.
| Year | Median AED/sqft | Registered sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AED 261 | 3 |
| 2024 | AED 410 | 4 |
| 2025 | AED 338 | 5 |
| 2026 (so far) | AED 430 | 10 |
Homes in Central District sold at a median price of AED 385 per sqft over the last 12 months, based on 12 registered sales in Abu Dhabi. The median transaction value was AED 1,600,000.
The 12-month median price per sqft is down 31.0% versus the previous 12 months, per registered Abu Dhabi transactions. Since 2023, the median has moved from AED 261 to AED 430 per sqft (+65%).
Median registered annual rents in Central District are Studio: AED 24,070 per year; 1-bedroom: AED 26,483 per year; 2-bedroom: AED 33,079 per year; 3-bedroom: AED 41,286 per year. These are the same figures the ROI calculator on this page auto-fills for the area.
Registered prices in Central District moved -31.0% year on year. Past growth does not guarantee future returns, so the ROI calculator defaults to a conservative 0.0% annual appreciation for Central District (half the registered growth, capped at 15%) - you can adjust it freely.
All figures are computed from official ADREC (Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre) registered transaction records and refreshed with our daily data pipeline. Figures are medians and indicative only, not valuations.
Source: ADREC (Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre). Data updated 2026-10-17. Medians are computed from registered residential sales; figures are indicative, not valuations. How we calculate these figures.
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