Al Saadiyat Island property prices and sales
By sales in the last 12 months Al Saadiyat Island ranks 4 of 26 Abu Dhabi districts with 30 or more sales; by price per square foot it ranks 3.
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 Saadiyat Island prices by bedroom
| Home | Sales, 12 months | Median price | Median AED per sq ft | Median size, sq ft | Off-plan share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment, Studio | 153 | AED 1.10m | AED 2,720 | 480 | 86% |
| Apartment, 1 bed | 691 | AED 2.69m | AED 3,100 | 955 | 79% |
| Apartment, 2 beds | 749 | AED 5.63m | AED 3,553 | 1,485 | 90% |
| Apartment, 3 beds | 359 | AED 10.7m | AED 3,736 | 2,822 | 85% |
| Apartment, 4 beds+ | 26 | AED 52.2m | AED 7,125 | 6,639 | 77% |
| Villa or townhouse, 4 beds | 116 | AED 8.00m | AED 1,492 | 5,337 | 85% |
| Villa or townhouse, 5 beds+ | 187 | AED 10.1m | AED 1,604 | 6,235 | 84% |
Al Saadiyat Island year by year
| Year | Home sales | Value | Median price | Median AED per sq ft | Off-plan share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 212 | AED 1.2bn | AED 3.29m | AED 1,644 | 41% |
| 2020 | 854 | AED 3.6bn | AED 2.44m | AED 1,451 | 52% |
| 2021 | 402 | AED 2.3bn | AED 3.96m | AED 1,517 | 72% |
| 2022 | 767 | AED 3.1bn | AED 2.88m | AED 2,163 | 81% |
| 2023 | 2,019 | AED 11.8bn | AED 6.38m | AED 1,582 | 89% |
| 2024 | 2,447 | AED 14.1bn | AED 4.30m | AED 2,004 | 88% |
| 2025 | 2,247 | AED 13.7bn | AED 3.68m | AED 2,450 | 83% |
| 2026 to 26 October 2026 | 2,067 | AED 18.0bn | AED 5.28m | AED 3,265 | 85% |
Share of home sales bought with a mortgage, by year (ADREC): 2019 22%, 2020 28%, 2021 46%, 2022 12%, 2023 4%, 2024 4%, 2025 8%.
Al Saadiyat Island 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.
| Home | Average annual rent | Average sale price | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment, Studio | AED 55,826 | AED 757,411 | 7.4% |
| Apartment, 1 bed | AED 83,159 | AED 1.57m | 5.3% |
| Apartment, 2 beds | AED 151,514 | AED 2.65m | 5.7% |
| Apartment, 3 beds | AED 186,430 | AED 3.22m | 5.8% |
| Apartment, 4 beds | AED 293,076 | AED 5.21m | 5.6% |
| Duplex, 1 bed | AED 210,750 | AED 4.27m | 4.9% |
| Villa, 4 beds | AED 425,194 | AED 7.57m | 5.6% |
| Villa, 5 beds | AED 541,352 | AED 10.1m | 5.4% |
| Villa, 6+ beds | AED 567,908 | AED 20.3m | 2.8% |
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 Saadiyat Island
47 projects in Al Saadiyat Island with 30 or more registered home sales since 2019, most traded first.
Al Saadiyat Island questions and answers
How many homes sold in Al Saadiyat Island in the last 12 months?
2,310 homes were registered as sold with ADREC in the 12 months to 26 October 2026. The median price was AED 4.98m and the median AED 3,159 per square foot.
Are prices in Al Saadiyat Island going up?
Like for like (ready homes, by bedroom count), the median price per square foot rose 23% against the 12 months before. Off-plan launches are left out of that figure because each year's launches are different projects.
Is Al Saadiyat Island mostly off-plan?
84% of the last 12 months' sales were off-plan, registered before completion. The rest were ready homes.
Is Al Saadiyat Island dearer than Abu Dhabi as a whole?
The median price per square foot here is 73% above the Abu Dhabi median for the same 12 months.
Other Abu Dhabi districts
Al Reem Island · Yas Island · Al Hidayriyyat · Zayed City · Al Shamkhah · Khalifa City · Al Rahah · Al Bahyah · Fahid Island · Al Reef · Al Maryah Island · Al Layyan · Ghantout · Al Jubail Island · Ghadeer Al Tayr · Ramhan Island · Al Faqa' · Rabdan · Al Samhah · Bani Yas