Understand the market

Compare registered sales activity by area, then explore the projects planned to follow.

Data to: 2026-10-12
Property type: Apartments
Window: 12 months

Ready sales in Dubai fell 20% on the year; the median price per sq ft rose 5%

Registered apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12, against the 12 before. Dubai figures cover every area; the charts and table follow the filters below.

Sales, 12 months: 36,393; -19.8% on the year
Median AED/sq ft: 1,421; +5.2% on the year
Value, AED bn: 64.0; 78.2 a year earlier
Areas shown: 80; with 5 or more sales

The 10 areas with the most sales

Registered sales, last 12 months, and the change on the year

Jumeirah Village Circle4,341 · −19%
Business Bay2,705 · −24%
Dubai Marina2,029 · −30%
Downtown Dubai1,759 · −32%
Arjan1,328 · +10%
Dubai Creek Harbour1,285 · −9%
International City1,261 · −30%
Dubai Sports City1,150 · −23%
Dubai Silicon Oasis1,110 · −19%
Discovery Gardens1,009 · +9%
Dubai, median area153

Grey: the median of all 80 matching areas, the scale a typical area trades at. Dubai as a whole: 36,393 sales. Source: DLD registered sales.

What a square foot sells for in those areas

Axis: AED per sq ft

Median sale

Jumeirah Village Circle1,300
Business Bay1,869
Dubai Marina2,011
Downtown Dubai2,665
Arjan1,354
Dubai Creek Harbour2,348
International City654
Dubai Sports City946
Dubai Silicon Oasis957
Discovery Gardens951

Dot: the median sale. Line: the middle half of sales, 25th to 75th percentile. Dubai median: AED 1,421 per sq ft. Source: DLD registered sales.

All areas

Area	Median AED/sq ft	Sales change	12-month change	Middle half, AED/sq ft	Value
Jumeirah Village Circle	1,300	4,341	-19.2%	+4.3%	1,036–1,551	AED 4.53bn
Business Bay	1,869	2,705	-24.5%	+5.4%	1,522–2,400	AED 5.49bn
Dubai Marina	2,011	2,029	-30.0%	+14.7%	1,509–2,826	AED 4.97bn
Downtown Dubai	2,665	1,759	-31.7%	+0.4%	2,146–3,418	AED 7.54bn
Arjan	1,354	1,328	+9.7%	+9.0%	1,178–1,580	AED 1.27bn
Dubai Creek Harbour	2,348	1,285	-9.4%	+2.5%	2,177–2,618	AED 3.62bn
International City	654	1,261	-29.6%	+4.4%	592–740	AED 613.08M
Dubai Sports City	946	1,150	-23.1%	+10.0%	811–1,086	AED 868.97M
Dubai Silicon Oasis	957	1,110	-18.7%	+11.5%	849–1,109	AED 1.16bn
Discovery Gardens	951	1,009	+9.2%	+14.0%	866–1,082	AED 776.25M
Dubai Hills Estate	2,310	916	-13.3%	+2.3%	2,071–2,564	AED 2.10bn
Sobha Hartland	2,037	905	+8.6%	-2.0%	1,868–2,228	AED 1.77bn
Meydan One	1,994	895	-36.2%	+3.9%	1,793–2,208	AED 855.68M
Al Furjan	1,284	888	-21.5%	+3.6%	1,141–1,420	AED 1.02bn
Dubai South	1,078	888	+5.2%	+7.3%	939–1,198	AED 786.03M
Majan	893	886	+94.7%	-6.9%	851–1,249	AED 793.18M
Jumeirah Lake Towers	1,443	885	-40.3%	+2.9%	1,237–1,664	AED 1.45bn
Dubai Production City	991	805	-27.9%	+5.5%	819–1,219	AED 570.07M
Motor City	1,004	754	-23.9%	+11.1%	900–1,163	AED 943.84M
Palm Jumeirah	2,663	748	-31.5%	+3.4%	2,147–3,586	AED 4.70bn
Town Square	1,352	702	-11.8%	+8.5%	1,213–1,513	AED 840.59M
Dubailand Residence Complex	817	633	-52.6%	+1.3%	706–966	AED 442.28M
Jumeirah Village Triangle	1,397	574	+7.9%	+19.1%	1,148–1,643	AED 563.85M
DAMAC Hills	1,342	500	-38.4%	+6.1%	1,233–1,476	AED 511.12M
Dubai Studio City	1,393	499	+181.9%	+17.4%	1,281–1,453	AED 350.55M
Total, 80 areas (25 shown)		36,386	-19.8%	Areas matched directly; the Dubai reference also counts unmatched localities.		AED 63.97bn

Coverage, sources and limitations

Dubai Land Department registered apartment sales. Current window: after 2025-10-12 through 2026-10-12; prior window: after 2024-10-12 through 2025-10-12. Values use the same bedroom and registration filters.

Price figures require five valid observations; growth requires five in each period, and a dash marks a change that falls short. The middle half is the 25th–75th percentile. Changes can reflect which properties sold. Registered sales activity does not measure sale probability, occupancy or days on market.

Area rows use directly matched localities; the city reference includes the complete source cohort, including unmatched localities, so it exceeds the sum of the areas. Read the methodology.

All areas

Area	Median AED/sq ft	Sales change	12-month change	Middle half, AED/sq ft	Value
Jumeirah Village Circle	1,300	4,341	-19.2%	+4.3%	1,036–1,551	AED 4.53bn
Business Bay	1,869	2,705	-24.5%	+5.4%	1,522–2,400	AED 5.49bn
Dubai Marina	2,011	2,029	-30.0%	+14.7%	1,509–2,826	AED 4.97bn
Downtown Dubai	2,665	1,759	-31.7%	+0.4%	2,146–3,418	AED 7.54bn
Arjan	1,354	1,328	+9.7%	+9.0%	1,178–1,580	AED 1.27bn
Dubai Creek Harbour	2,348	1,285	-9.4%	+2.5%	2,177–2,618	AED 3.62bn
International City	654	1,261	-29.6%	+4.4%	592–740	AED 613.08M
Dubai Sports City	946	1,150	-23.1%	+10.0%	811–1,086	AED 868.97M
Dubai Silicon Oasis	957	1,110	-18.7%	+11.5%	849–1,109	AED 1.16bn
Discovery Gardens	951	1,009	+9.2%	+14.0%	866–1,082	AED 776.25M
Dubai Hills Estate	2,310	916	-13.3%	+2.3%	2,071–2,564	AED 2.10bn
Sobha Hartland	2,037	905	+8.6%	-2.0%	1,868–2,228	AED 1.77bn
Meydan One	1,994	895	-36.2%	+3.9%	1,793–2,208	AED 855.68M
Al Furjan	1,284	888	-21.5%	+3.6%	1,141–1,420	AED 1.02bn
Dubai South	1,078	888	+5.2%	+7.3%	939–1,198	AED 786.03M
Majan	893	886	+94.7%	-6.9%	851–1,249	AED 793.18M
Jumeirah Lake Towers	1,443	885	-40.3%	+2.9%	1,237–1,664	AED 1.45bn
Dubai Production City	991	805	-27.9%	+5.5%	819–1,219	AED 570.07M
Motor City	1,004	754	-23.9%	+11.1%	900–1,163	AED 943.84M
Palm Jumeirah	2,663	748	-31.5%	+3.4%	2,147–3,586	AED 4.70bn
Town Square	1,352	702	-11.8%	+8.5%	1,213–1,513	AED 840.59M
Dubailand Residence Complex	817	633	-52.6%	+1.3%	706–966	AED 442.28M
Jumeirah Village Triangle	1,397	574	+7.9%	+19.1%	1,148–1,643	AED 563.85M
DAMAC Hills	1,342	500	-38.4%	+6.1%	1,233–1,476	AED 511.12M
Dubai Studio City	1,393	499	+181.9%	+17.4%	1,281–1,453	AED 350.55M
Total, 80 areas (25 shown)		36,386	-19.8%	Areas matched directly; the Dubai reference also counts unmatched localities.		AED 63.97bn

Coverage, sources and limitations

Area rows use directly matched localities; the city reference includes the complete source cohort, including unmatched localities, so it exceeds the sum of the areas. Read the methodology.