Al Layyan, Abu Dhabi: property prices, sales and yields

What homes in Al Layyan sell for, from every sale registered with ADREC since January 2019; what they rent for, from ADREC's own district averages; and which projects trade most.

Sales to 26 October 2026 (ADREC). Built 28 October 2026. Sources are listed under each section. This page gives information. It is not legal, tax or financial advice.

Al Layyan property prices and sales

430Home sales, 12 months
AED 699.1mValue, 12 months
AED 1.80mMedian price
AED 1,309Median AED per sq ft
−28%Against the Abu Dhabi median per sq ft
+3%Price per sq ft, like for like, on the year
+61%Sales on the year
45%Off-plan share
48%Sold by the developer

By sales in the last 12 months Al Layyan ranks 13 of 26 Abu Dhabi districts with 30 or more sales; by price per square foot it ranks 15.

Nov 2023off-plan in yellow, ready in blackOct 2026

Source: ADREC sales register via DARI, every registered sale to 26 October 2026. Homes only, whole-unit sales. "Like for like" compares ready homes by bedroom count with the 12 months before; off-plan launches are left out of it.

Al Layyan prices by bedroom

HomeSales, 12 monthsMedian priceMedian AED per sq ftMedian size, sq ftOff-plan share
Apartment, Studio70AED 500,000AED 5579673%
Apartment, 1 bed60AED 725,000AED 8747210%
Apartment, 2 beds38AED 920,000AED 8671,0500%
Villa or townhouse, 2 beds119AED 1.84mAED 1,3661,34775%
Villa or townhouse, 3 beds100AED 2.33mAED 1,3971,70164%
Villa or townhouse, 4 beds41AED 3.30mAED 1,5002,19790%

Al Layyan year by year

YearHome salesValueMedian priceMedian AED per sq ftOff-plan share
2019141AED 114.3mAED 652,588AED 92125%
2020311AED 250.6mAED 660,686AED 82162%
2021281AED 225.3mAED 694,574AED 79773%
2022330AED 257.8mAED 674,947AED 79771%
2023199AED 159.6mAED 591,840AED 72814%
2024328AED 265.5mAED 610,000AED 7202%
2025273AED 260.2mAED 730,000AED 8661%
2026 to 26 October 2026363AED 637.4mAED 1.86mAED 1,36253%

Share of home sales bought with a mortgage, by year (ADREC): 2019 40%, 2020 15%, 2021 13%, 2022 36%, 2023 38%, 2024 43%, 2025 44%.

Al Layyan rents and gross yields

ADREC's own average annual rent and average sale price by home type and layout, 2026-Q3. Gross yield = average rent ÷ average sale price, before service charges and empty weeks.

HomeAverage annual rentAverage sale priceGross yield
Apartment, StudioAED 36,549AED 498,8777.3%
Apartment, 1 bedAED 50,850AED 699,6527.3%
Apartment, 2 bedsAED 60,208AED 900,9176.7%
Townhouse, 2 bedsAED 82,215AED 1.18m7.0%
Townhouse, 3 bedsAED 106,283AED 2.06m5.2%
Villa, 3 bedsAED 122,926AED 2.37m5.2%

Source: ADREC residential rent and sale averages by district (DARI). Averages, not medians; ADREC does not publish the number of leases behind each cell.

Projects in Al Layyan

6 projects in Al Layyan with 30 or more registered home sales since 2019, most traded first.

ProjectSales, 12 monthsSales since 2019Median price, 12 monthsMedian AED per sq ftOff-plan share
Al Ghadeer Gardens - Phase 1136136AED 2.35mAED 1,405100%
Al Ghadeer - Phase 1127817AED 875,000AED 8382%
Al Ghadeer - Phase 2 (Tala)52719AED 1.16mAED 1,2940%
Al Ghadeer Gardens - Phase 24646AED 2.01mAED 1,492100%
Al Ghadeer - Phase 1 (Sabil)32184AED 525,000AED 9230%
Al Ghadeer - Phase 1 (Waha)29171AED 512,000AED 9480%

Al Layyan questions and answers

How many homes sold in Al Layyan in the last 12 months?

430 homes were registered as sold with ADREC in the 12 months to 26 October 2026. The median price was AED 1.80m and the median AED 1,309 per square foot.

Are prices in Al Layyan going up?

Like for like (ready homes, by bedroom count), the median price per square foot rose 3% against the 12 months before. Off-plan launches are left out of that figure because each year's launches are different projects.

Is Al Layyan mostly off-plan?

45% of the last 12 months' sales were off-plan, registered before completion. The rest were ready homes.

Is Al Layyan dearer than Abu Dhabi as a whole?

The median price per square foot here is 28% below the Abu Dhabi median for the same 12 months.

Other Abu Dhabi districts

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