Secondary market villas in Dubai — what resale actually costs (DLD)
2,566 ready villas changed hands in Dubai in January–September 2026 — registered sales only (mortgage and gift registrations excluded), not listings. Citywide median: AED 3,600,000 at AED 1,548 per sq ft of plot. Below: every registry area with 20+ resale villa deals.
Updated 13 October 2026 · DLD registry data through 30 September 2026 (late registrations can still add to September).
Resale villa prices by area — DLD registry, Jan–Sep 2026
| Area | Deals | Median price | AED/sq ft of plot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirate Living | 249 | AED 4,400,000 | 1,667 |
| Mudon Al Ranim (Al Hebiah Sixth) | 190 | AED 3,875,000 | 1,762 |
| The Valley — Orania, Elora, Talia (Al Yufrah 1) | 162 | AED 2,825,000 | 1,437 |
| Villanova | 154 | AED 3,100,000 | 1,450 |
| Mira | 135 | AED 3,500,000 | 1,226 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 128 | AED 3,325,000 | 1,697 |
| Emaar South | 101 | AED 2,400,000 | 1,395 |
| Arabian Ranches III — Raya, June, Bliss 2 (Wadi Al Safa 5) | 99 | AED 4,050,000 | 1,716 |
| Town Square — Maha, Reem, Naseem, Sama, Shams (Al Yelayiss 2) | 98 | AED 3,000,000 | 1,436 |
| The Field | 96 | AED 3,767,500 | 1,612 |
| Dubai South — The Pulse, Greenview 3 (Madinat Al Mataar) | 94 | AED 4,000,000 | 1,327 |
| Dubai Hills | 86 | AED 5,475,000 | 2,089 |
| Arabian Ranches I | 86 | AED 4,925,000 | 1,423 |
| Town Square — Noor, Hayat, Zahra, Safi | 79 | AED 2,800,000 | 1,301 |
| Rukan 3 (Wadi Al Safa 7) | 78 | AED 1,052,500 | 1,669 |
| Arabian Ranches III | 72 | AED 3,217,500 | 2,086 |
| Aura (Al Hebiah Fourth) | 71 | AED 4,999,000 | 2,563 |
| Al Furjan | 69 | AED 3,750,000 | 1,819 |
| The Valley | 67 | AED 2,950,000 | 1,388 |
| Serena | 59 | AED 3,050,000 | 1,286 |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 51 | AED 7,600,000 | 888 |
| Tilal Al Ghaf | 44 | AED 4,087,500 | 2,069 |
| The Lakes | 25 | AED 7,000,000 | 2,348 |
| Motor City | 24 | AED 7,637,500 | 1,520 |
| Al Barari — Ixora (Wadi Al Safa 3) | 23 | AED 8,500,000 | 4,032 |
| Arabian Ranches II | 21 | AED 4,000,000 | 1,738 |
| Cherrywoods | 21 | AED 3,400,000 | 1,437 |
| Rukan | 20 | AED 1,182,500 | 1,294 |
| Jumeirah Golf | 20 | AED 4,225,000 | 2,733 |
| Sustainable City | 20 | AED 4,937,500 | 2,143 |
Prices are DLD-registered transactions, not portal asking prices. Source: Dubai Land Department open data, aggregated by WIZI PREMIUM.
AED/sq ft is per square foot of plot: for villas DLD records the land area, not the built-up area, so large-plot areas such as Dubai Investment Park First show a low per-foot figure. Where DLD files a community under a municipal zone name, the community is shown first. The Valley, Arabian Ranches III, Town Square and Rukan appear in two rows because DLD registers their clusters under two area names; medians of the two rows cannot be added.
Common questions
How many secondary-market villas sold in Dubai this year?
2,566 ready (completed) villa and townhouse-villa deals were registered with DLD in January–September 2026 — citywide median AED 3,600,000 at AED 1,548 per sq ft of plot.
Where are resale villas cheapest?
By registered medians (areas with 50+ deals), Rukan 3 (Wadi Al Safa 7) at AED 1.05M, Emaar South at AED 2.40M and Town Square — Noor, Hayat, Zahra, Safi at AED 2.80M lead the value end; Dubai Investment Park First at AED 7.60M (AED 888 per sq ft of plot — large plots) and Dubai Hills at AED 5.48M (AED 2,089 per sq ft of plot) anchor the premium end. Full table above.
Why buy a resale villa instead of off-plan?
You see the exact house, community and service-charge history before paying, move in immediately, and — unlike off-plan — a completed villa can be mortgaged and rented out from day one. The trade-off is no payment plan: resale is cash or mortgage.