Al Shamkhah property prices and sales
By sales in the last 12 months Al Shamkhah ranks 6 of 26 Abu Dhabi districts with 30 or more sales; by price per square foot it ranks 17.
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 Shamkhah prices by bedroom
| Home | Sales, 12 months | Median price | Median AED per sq ft | Median size, sq ft | Off-plan share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment, Studio | 299 | AED 600,000 | AED 1,403 | 485 | 85% |
| Apartment, 1 bed | 149 | AED 905,000 | AED 1,222 | 734 | 99% |
| Apartment, 2 beds | 183 | AED 1.07m | AED 1,160 | 961 | 87% |
| Apartment, 3 beds | 46 | AED 1.39m | AED 1,124 | 1,164 | 78% |
| Villa or townhouse, 4 beds | 90 | AED 3.49m | AED 867 | 4,114 | 24% |
| Villa or townhouse, 5 beds+ | 64 | AED 4.35m | AED 867 | 5,049 | 47% |
Al Shamkhah year by year
| Year | Home sales | Value | Median price | Median AED per sq ft | Off-plan share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 814 | AED 835.9m | AED 854,198 | AED 521 | 98% |
| 2020 | 466 | AED 542.6m | AED 993,000 | AED 620 | 93% |
| 2021 | 175 | AED 206.5m | AED 1.01m | AED 447 | 94% |
| 2022 | 769 | AED 1.6bn | AED 1.23m | AED 835 | 92% |
| 2023 | 1,324 | AED 2.6bn | AED 1.15m | AED 1,170 | 89% |
| 2024 | 886 | AED 1.7bn | AED 1.37m | AED 1,171 | 79% |
| 2025 | 549 | AED 1.1bn | AED 1.60m | AED 1,153 | 68% |
| 2026 to 26 October 2026 | 958 | AED 1.9bn | AED 1.26m | AED 1,208 | 60% |
Share of home sales bought with a mortgage, by year (ADREC): 2019 13%, 2020 12%, 2021 10%, 2022 22%, 2023 13%, 2024 9%, 2025 14%.
Al Shamkhah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa, 4 beds | AED 188,309 | AED 3.45m | 5.5% |
| Villa, 5 beds | AED 176,568 | AED 4.30m | 4.1% |
| Villa, 6+ beds | AED 157,317 | AED 4.80m | 3.3% |
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 Shamkhah
15 projects in Al Shamkhah with 30 or more registered home sales since 2019, most traded first.
| Project | Sales, 12 months | Sales since 2019 | Median price, 12 months | Median AED per sq ft | Off-plan share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeman Living | 235 | 898 | AED 680,000 | AED 1,314 | 68% |
| Al Reeman 2 - Phase 2 | 142 | 724 | AED 3.91m | AED 862 | 39% |
| Al Reeman 1 - Phase 2 (Plots) | 116 | 909 | AED 2.36m | AED 987 | 0% |
| Reeman Living 2 | 90 | 521 | AED 700,000 | AED 1,422 | 100% |
| Al Reeman 2 - Phase 1 (Plots) | 89 | 1,043 | AED 2.25m | AED 1,020 | 0% |
| Merito | 78 | 90 | AED 1.04m | AED 1,372 | 100% |
| Al Reeman 2 - Phase 3 - Fay Al Reeman II | 66 | 633 | AED 3.80m | — | 100% |
| Reeman Residences | 49 | 49 | AED 885,000 | AED 1,239 | 100% |
| Nour Watan | 48 | 54 | AED 892,500 | AED 1,203 | 100% |
| Al Reeman 1 - Phase 1 (Plots) | 41 | 659 | AED 3.90m | AED 1,053 | 0% |
| PUD Residence 1 | 37 | 45 | AED 646,840 | AED 819 | 100% |
| Al Reeman View | 33 | 33 | AED 1.25m | AED 1,150 | 100% |
| ICONA Residence | 33 | 33 | AED 1.09m | AED 1,087 | 100% |
| Reeman Garden 1 | 17 | 55 | AED 766,066 | AED 1,045 | 100% |
| Right Capital 1 | 0 | 35 | — | — | — |
Al Shamkhah questions and answers
How many homes sold in Al Shamkhah in the last 12 months?
1,143 homes were registered as sold with ADREC in the 12 months to 26 October 2026. The median price was AED 1.26m and the median AED 1,211 per square foot.
Is Al Shamkhah mostly off-plan?
63% of the last 12 months' sales were off-plan, registered before completion. The rest were ready homes.
Is Al Shamkhah dearer than Abu Dhabi as a whole?
The median price per square foot here is 34% below the Abu Dhabi median for the same 12 months.
Other Abu Dhabi districts
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