Areas · October 2026
Dubai areas, priced
Every area with its median price per square foot, the 12-month change and what a new 1-bed lease costs. Tap one for the full guide.
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Jumeirah
The one registered Jumeirah price is AED 7,639 per sq ft, from 86 sales in Jumeirah 2, the beach district of low-rise villas.
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Palm Jumeirah
Median sales were AED 3,595 per sq ft in the 12 months to 16 Oct 2026, up 30.4% on a mixed stock, and a new 1-bed lease averages AED 143,915 a year.
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Downtown Dubai
Homes in Downtown Dubai sold at a median AED 3,066 per sq ft, while a new 1-bed lease averaged AED 103,188 a year, 16% lower than last summer.
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Dubai Islands
Homes on Nakheel's five islands off the Deira coast sold at a median AED 2,761 per sq ft, 11.5% more than a year earlier.
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Arabian Ranches
Emaar's first big villa community sold at a median AED 2,681 per sq ft over the last 12 months, though only 23 homes changed hands.
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Dubai Creek Harbour
Homes in Dubai Creek Harbour sold at a median AED 2,564 per sq ft in the 12 months to 16 October 2026, up 6.4% on the year before.
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Business Bay
Homes in Business Bay sold at a median AED 2,447 per sq ft in the 12 months to 16 October 2026, from registered sales.
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Dubai Hills Estate
Homes in Dubai Hills Estate sold at a median AED 2,416 per sq ft, 13.3% more than a year earlier, in registered Dubai Land Department deals.
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Dubai Marina
Median sales hit AED 2,044 per sq ft in the 12 months to 16 Oct 2026, up 10.0%, and a new 1-bed lease averages AED 87,437 a year.
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JLT
Median sales were AED 1,646 per sq ft in the 12 months to 16 Oct 2026, and a new 1-bed lease averages AED 80,173 a year.
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Dubai South
Homes around Al Maktoum International Airport sold at a median AED 1,628 per sq ft, with 13,316 sales registered in 12 months.
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JVC
JVC logged 11,467 registered sales in 12 months, at a median AED 1,480 per sq ft, and a new 1-bed lease averages AED 68,384 a year.
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Mirdif
A family neighbourhood ten minutes from the airport, where homes sold at a median AED 1,296 per sq ft, 9.1% more than a year earlier.
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Al Barsha
A 1-bed in Al Barsha is advertised at AED 74,998 a year, with two Metro stations and Mall of the Emirates on the doorstep.
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DIFC
DIFC counted 8,844 active companies and about 50,200 workers at the end of 2025, and its towers sit beside the Financial Centre Metro station.
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MBR City
A villa in District One sold for AED 90 million in 2019, yet MBR City also has family townhouses and 1-bed flats from the low millions.
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Deira
A 1-bed in Deira advertises at an average AED 60,000 a year, in the historic trading quarter beside Dubai Creek.
Source: DataHabibi price index, DLD sales registrations (community median AED/sq ft, rolling 12 months to 16 Oct 2026), Dubai Land Department registered rental contracts via Bayut TruView, Bayut TruView (property market analysis hub; page-level figure not re-verified) · Updated 21 Oct 2026
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