# Dubai Property Price Index 2026 — Median Prices by Area (DLD Data) | WIZI PREMIUM

> Dubai property price index from official DLD data, Jan–Jul 2026: median apartment AED 1.25M (AED 1,720/sqft) across 77,666 registered sales, plus median price and price-per-sqft for 101 areas. Updated monthly by WIZI PREMIUM.

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Dubai · DLD registered sales · Jan–Jul 2026

# Dubai Property Price Index 2026

What Dubai homes actually sold for — median prices and price per square foot by area, built from 77,666 apartment and 8,025 villa sales registered with the Dubai Land Department. Refreshed monthly.

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1,720

median AED/sqft

Dubai apartments · Jan–Jul 2026

AED 1.25M

median apartment price, Jan–Jul 2026

AED 1,720

median price per sqft

77,666

apartment sales registered with DLD

76%

of sales were off-plan

In short

Across 77,666 apartment sales registered with the Dubai Land Department in the January–July 2026, the median price was AED 1.25M — about AED 1,720 per square foot — and 76% were off-plan. Villas ran higher, at a median of AED 3.20M. Together, 85,691 registered home sales moved roughly AED 178 billion. Everything below is built from those recorded deals — actual transaction prices, not asking prices.

Source: Dubai Land Department — registered sales transactions, Jan–Jul 2026 · compiled by WIZI PREMIUM (RERA ORN 60234)

By area

## What each Dubai area actually sold for

The 101 areas with at least 30 registered apartment sales in Jan–Jul 2026, ranked by transaction volume. Median price and median price per sqft come straight from DLD records; “off-plan” is the share bought before completion. Prices follow your currency selector.

| # | Area (DLD) | Sales | Median price | AED/sqft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madinat Al Mataar | 8,877 | AED 890,000 | 1,690 | 100% |
| 2 | Jumeirah Village Circle | 5,735 | AED 1,007,498 | 1,467 | 60% |
| 3 | Dubai Land Residence Complex | 4,140 | AED 803,805 | 1,431 | 92% |
| 4 | Majan | 3,155 | AED 720,999 | 1,436 | 82% |
| 5 | Palm Deira | 3,052 | AED 2,871,475 | 2,833 | 100% |
| 6 | Business Bay | 2,919 | AED 2,193,170 | 2,462 | 57% |
| 7 | Arjan | 2,008 | AED 941,644 | 1,604 | 66% |
| 8 | Jabal Ali First | 1,927 | AED 1,622,000 | 1,638 | 98% |
| 9 | Dubai Production City | 1,903 | AED 1,004,656 | 1,339 | 78% |
| 10 | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 1,756 | AED 1,156,628 | 1,674 | 87% |
| 11 | Dubai Sports City | 1,545 | AED 900,000 | 1,311 | 63% |
| 12 | Al Khairan First | 1,506 | AED 2,954,888 | 2,638 | 100% |
| 13 | City Of Arabia | 1,458 | AED 599,760 | 1,708 | 100% |
| 14 | Business Park | 1,440 | AED 1,399,000 | 3,588 | 100% |
| 15 | Motor City | 1,369 | AED 1,296,246 | 1,657 | 75% |
| 16 | Al Hebiah Fifth | 1,332 | AED 783,000 | 1,848 | 100% |
| 17 | Burj Khalifa | 1,096 | AED 3,000,000 | 2,742 | 31% |
| 18 | Al Satwa | 1,089 | AED 1,450,000 | 2,282 | 94% |
| 19 | Dubai South | 1,058 | AED 1,019,277 | 1,233 | 57% |
| 20 | Dubai Marina | 1,030 | AED 2,071,379 | 1,889 | 9% |
| 21 | Dubai Investment Park First | 938 | AED 799,138 | 1,136 | 97% |
| 22 | Silicon Oasis | 931 | AED 1,029,600 | 1,158 | 41% |
| 23 | International City Ph 2 & 3 | 911 | AED 787,074 | 1,151 | 72% |
| 24 | Dubai Science Park | 882 | AED 1,060,305 | 1,737 | 89% |
| 25 | Al Furjan | 870 | AED 1,459,725 | 1,362 | 59% |
| 26 | International City Ph 1 | 869 | AED 475,000 | 707 | 29% |
| 27 | Jumeirah Lakes Towers | 835 | AED 1,401,646 | 1,595 | 44% |
| 28 | Dubai Studio City | 826 | AED 700,000 | 1,512 | 71% |
| 29 | Horizon | 815 | AED 2,070,075 | 2,341 | 100% |
| 30 | Dubai Maritime City | 806 | AED 2,198,580 | 3,266 | 98% |
| 31 | Dubai Creek Harbour | 773 | AED 2,500,000 | 2,339 | 11% |
| 32 | Meydan One | 770 | AED 1,008,900 | 2,103 | 38% |
| 33 | Bukadra | 738 | AED 2,146,308 | 2,903 | 100% |
| 34 | Al Yelayiss 2 | 727 | AED 1,503,888 | 1,680 | 81% |
| 35 | Dubai Investment Park Second | 711 | AED 1,210,880 | 1,440 | 78% |

Showing top 35 of 101 areas by volume · area names as registered by the Dubai Land Department.

Highlights

## Where Dubai is busiest, priciest, best value

### Most active areas

1. Madinat Al Mataar8,877
2. Jumeirah Village Circle5,735
3. Dubai Land Residence Complex4,140
4. Majan3,155
5. Palm Deira3,052
6. Business Bay2,919

### Highest AED/sqft

- Marsa Dubai4,460
- Palm Jumeirah3,688
- Business Park3,588
- Dubai Harbour3,580
- Palm Jabal Ali3,488
- Al Wasl3,341

### Best value (AED/sqft)

- International City Ph 1707
- Remraam961
- Discovery Gardens986
- Liwan1,093
- Dubai Investment Park First1,136
- International City Ph 2 & 31,151

Price-per-sqft rankings limited to areas with ≥100 registered sales.

Villas & townhouses

## Dubai villas & townhouses , Jan–Jul 2026

A separate 8,025 registered villa-type sales — median AED 3.20M, about AED 1,771/sqft of built-up area, 75% off-plan. Note: the DLD registers townhouses under the same “Villa” type, so this segment mixes both — mass townhouse communities pull the median down, while standalone luxury villas trade far above it. Busiest zones:

| Area (DLD) | Sales | Median price | AED/sqft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Yelayiss 1 | 3,256 | AED 2,903,000 | 1,821 | 100% |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 468 | AED 1,359,147 | 1,204 | 91% |
| Madinat Al Mataar | 429 | AED 4,430,000 | 1,348 | 81% |
| Saih Shuaib 1 | 375 | AED 6,575,000 | 2,712 | 100% |
| Dubai Investment Park Second | 330 | AED 3,654,888 | 1,860 | 100% |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 309 | AED 3,200,000 | 1,597 | 80% |
| Al Yufrah 1 | 299 | AED 3,131,888 | 1,388 | 60% |
| Wadi Al Safa 3 | 217 | AED 7,500,000 | 2,825 | 92% |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | 206 | AED 2,044,575 | 1,417 | 100% |
| Emirate Living | 202 | AED 4,450,000 | 1,694 | 0% |

Methodology

## How this index is built

- Source. Registered sale transactions published by the Dubai Land Department (open data). These are completed, recorded deals — not portal asking prices.
- Period. 1 January – 31 July 2026. Data snapshot taken 2026-08-10.
- What's counted. Residential apartments (unit type “Flat”) for the main index, and built villas & townhouses separately (the DLD registers townhouses under its “Villa” type, so that segment includes both). Land plots, buildings, offices, shops and hotel units are excluded for comparability; sales under AED 100k are dropped.
- Prices. We report the median (the middle deal), not the average — so a handful of very large transactions don't distort the figure. Price per sqft = transaction value ÷ recorded area, with an outlier band applied.
- Areas. Named exactly as the DLD registers them (e.g. “Palm Deira” is today's Dubai Islands). We don't re-map or merge zones, so the numbers stay traceable to source.
- Updates. Refreshed monthly. Figures describe recorded activity for the period and are not a forecast.

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FAQ

## Dubai prices in 2026, answered

**What was the median apartment price in Dubai in 2026?**

In January–July 2026 the median Dubai apartment sold for AED 1.25M — about AED 1,720 per sqft — across 77,666 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department, worth AED 146.0B in total. The median is the honest yardstick here: the arithmetic average sits roughly 50% higher, dragged up by a thin luxury tail of nine-digit deals. The league table below tracks the same medians for every active area.

**Which Dubai area has the highest apartment price per square foot?**

By registered DLD sales in Jan–Jul 2026 the highest median price per sqft was in Marsa Dubai (~AED 4,460/sqft), then Palm Jumeirah (~AED 3,688) and Business Park (~AED 3,588) — prime waterfront and central districts. These zones trade at 2–3× the citywide median of AED 1,720 per sqft, and it is where the period's record deals cluster. Compare districts per square foot rather than by headline price — unit sizes differ too much for totals to mean anything.

**Where are the most affordable apartments in Dubai?**

The lowest median price per sqft among active areas was International City Ph 1 (~AED 707/sqft, median AED 475k), followed by Remraam and Discovery Gardens — established, high-yield communities. Low entry prices in these zones usually pair with the city's highest gross rental yields — roughly 7–9% against 5–6% in prime districts. Check each area's median and per-sqft level in the table before shortlisting.

**How many properties were sold in Dubai in Jan–Jul 2026?**

The DLD registered 77,666 apartment sales and 8,025 villa sales in January–July 2026 (residential, excluding land and commercial), together worth roughly AED 178 billion. Apartments contributed about AED 146 billion of that and villas the rest. Volume matters when you buy: high-transaction zones are easier to exit later, which is why liquidity deserves as much attention as price.

**What share of Dubai home sales are off-plan?**

76% of apartment sales and 75% of villa sales in Jan–Jul 2026 were off-plan (bought from the developer before completion). The rest were ready, secondary-market homes. Launch-heavy zones such as Dubai South and Dubailand Residence Complex sit almost entirely off-plan, while beach districts like JBR are effectively resale-only. A zone's off-plan share is worth checking before reading its median as «the market».

**How much does a villa cost in Dubai?**

The median Dubai villa sold for AED 3.20M (~AED 1,771 per sqft of built-up area) across 8,025 registered villa-type sales in Jan–Jul 2026 — roughly 2× the median apartment. Note the DLD registers townhouses as villas, so this median blends both; standalone luxury villas (Palm, Emirates Hills) trade far higher. Villa demand concentrates in family communities — DAMAC Hills 2 and Dubai South at the affordable end, Dubai Hills Estate and Tilal Al Ghaf in the mid-prime bracket.

**Is this price data reliable?**

Yes — every figure comes from registered Dubai Land Department sales transactions: deals that actually completed and were recorded, not advertised asking prices. We report medians (not averages) so a few very large deals don't skew the numbers, and we refresh the data monthly. Registered prices typically sit below portal asking prices, so this index reads lower — and closer to reality — than listing-based reports. If a number here differs from a portal report, the gap is usually asking-versus-registered, not an error.