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Dubai Islands: prices, yields and real data

Over the last 30 days the DLD registered 159 sales in Dubai Islands for AED 608.4 m. Median price: 27,493 AED/m², median transaction value AED 2.7 m. Off-plan share: 94%.

Registered sales · 30d

159

Median price · per sqft

AED 2,550/sqft≈ $7,490/m²

Half of the sales cost less, half cost more: more reliable than the average, which gets skewed by ultra-luxury deals.

Volume · 30d

AED 608.4M≈ $165.7M

Typical purchase (median)

AED 2.7M≈ $725k

94% Off-plan share · 30d

Most traded projects · last 90 days

  • THE MERIVA COLLECTION73
  • Seacliff by Imtiaz44
  • ELLINGTON SANDS II18
  • Villa del Garda Residences15
  • WASL BY AZIZI14

Most traded layouts · last 90 days

  • 1 B/R203
  • 2 B/R144
  • 3 B/R59
  • 4 B/R13
  • Studio10

Monthly trend

MonthReg. salesMedian priceOff-plan
Oct 2026130AED 2,600/sqft≈ $7,630/m²94%
Sept 2026150AED 2,690/sqft≈ $7,880/m²97%
Aug 2026136AED 2,510/sqft≈ $7,350/m²98%
Jul 2026196AED 2,660/sqft≈ $7,790/m²96%
Jun 2026273AED 3,020/sqft≈ $8,840/m²97%
May 2026372AED 3,060/sqft≈ $8,960/m²99%
Apr 2026738AED 3,030/sqft≈ $8,870/m²100%
Mar 2026435AED 2,790/sqft≈ $8,160/m²100%
Feb 2026628AED 2,880/sqft≈ $8,430/m²99%
Jan 2026630AED 2,710/sqft≈ $7,940/m²99%
Dec 2025484AED 2,650/sqft≈ $7,780/m²98%
Nov 2025500AED 2,680/sqft≈ $7,850/m²89%
Oct 2025477AED 2,520/sqft≈ $7,390/m²98%
Sept 2025435AED 2,330/sqft≈ $6,830/m²99%
Aug 2025216AED 2,380/sqft≈ $6,990/m²96%
Jul 2025299AED 2,320/sqft≈ $6,800/m²94%
Jun 2025418AED 2,390/sqft≈ $7,020/m²95%
May 2025397AED 2,430/sqft≈ $7,130/m²96%
Apr 2025449AED 2,410/sqft≈ $7,070/m²94%
Mar 2025332AED 2,390/sqft≈ $7,010/m²97%
Feb 2025300AED 2,200/sqft≈ $6,450/m²93%
Jan 202596AED 2,080/sqft≈ $6,090/m²93%
Dec 2024171AED 2,180/sqft≈ $6,380/m²88%
Nov 2024252AED 2,140/sqft≈ $6,280/m²89%

How much does property cost per m² in Dubai Islands?

Over the last 30 days the median registered price in Dubai Islands is 27,493 AED/m² (area's prevalent type), The typical purchase (median) is AED 2.7 m: half of the sales cost less, half cost more. Source: Dubai Land Department, registered transactions.

How many sales are registered in Dubai Islands?

Over the last 30 days the DLD registered 159 sales in Dubai Islands, for a volume of AED 608.4 m. Updated nightly from the official registry.

Is Dubai Islands more off-plan or secondary market?

Off-plan prevails: 150 registrations vs 9 on the secondary market in the last 30 days. Note: off-plan registrations reflect sales agreed 1-3 months earlier.

How to read this data

Figures come from the official Dubai Land Department registry (DLD area: "Palm Deira"), synced nightly. "Registered sales" reflects the registration date, not the signing date: off-plan deals are typically registered once ~20-24% is paid, i.e. 1-3 months after the sale; the secondary market registers at closing and is near real-time. Median computed on the area's prevalent type (apartments). Data coverage from January 2017.

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