Dubai property prices today
A typical completed 1-bedroom flat in Dubai sold for AED 1,050,000 (£215,164) in the 12 months to 27 October 2026. Completed flats sold at a median AED 1,408 per sq ft, +6% on the year before.
Every figure on this page is a price someone paid, registered with the Dubai Land Department. None comes from adverts. For buying from abroad, read buying from the UK and is Dubai going to crash.
Source: Dubai Land Department sale registrations (market sales, gifts and bulk deals left out) and new Ejari leases, 12 months to 27 October 2026. Medians. £ at the fixed rate £1 = AED 4.88 (the dirham is pegged to the US dollar). Asking prices are not used.
Dubai property price index, month by month
Median AED per sq ft of completed flats each month. This is the price most buyers compare, because new off-plan sales change the mix.
Completed flatsOff-plan flats
Source: Dubai Land Department sale registrations (market sales, gifts and bulk deals left out) and new Ejari leases, 12 months to 27 October 2026. Medians. £ at the fixed rate £1 = AED 4.88 (the dirham is pegged to the US dollar). Asking prices are not used.
Prices by size of home
| Home | Typical price | Middle half sold for | Typical size | AED / sq ft | Price change, 12 months | Gross yield | Sales, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio apartments | AED 560,000 | AED 471k – AED 705k | 440 sq ft | 1,300 | +4% | 7.9% | 6,989 |
| 1-bedroom apartments | AED 1,050,000 | AED 780k – AED 1.50m | 799 sq ft | 1,351 | +5% | 6.2% | 12,310 |
| 2-bedroom apartments | AED 2,000,000 | AED 1.33m – AED 2.88m | 1,295 sq ft | 1,548 | +10% | 4.6% | 7,771 |
| 3-bedroom apartments | AED 3,600,000 | AED 2.40m – AED 5.33m | 1,940 sq ft | 1,861 | +12% | 4.2% | 2,128 |
| Villas and townhouses | AED 3,525,000 | AED 2.90m – AED 4.50m | 2,233 sq ft | 1,547 | +5% | 5.1% | 2,989 |
Gross yield is the median new rent divided by the median price. Service charge, management and empty months come off it.
Source: Dubai Land Department sale registrations (market sales, gifts and bulk deals left out) and new Ejari leases, 12 months to 27 October 2026. Medians. £ at the fixed rate £1 = AED 4.88 (the dirham is pegged to the US dollar). Asking prices are not used.
Prices by area
26 areas with 100 or more completed flat sales in 12 months, dearest per sq ft first. Open an area for its own price index.
| Area | 1-bed | 2-bed | AED / sq ft | Change, 12 months | Gross yield | Sales, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Walk | AED 2,640,676 | AED 4,500,171 | 2,739 | −1% | 4.6% | 316 |
| Palm Jumeirah | AED 2,807,500 | AED 4,650,000 | 2,667 | +7% | 4.4% | 706 |
| Downtown Dubai | AED 2,082,500 | AED 3,600,000 | 2,544 | +13% | 4.8% | 1,587 |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | AED 1,715,000 | AED 2,650,000 | 2,321 | +1% | 5.0% | 1,046 |
| Dubai Hills Estate | AED 1,500,000 | AED 2,406,828 | 2,258 | +7% | 6.1% | 798 |
| Dubai Marina | AED 1,720,000 | AED 2,800,000 | 2,056 | +16% | 5.0% | 2,225 |
| Meydan and Sobha Hartland | AED 1,317,454 | AED 2,150,000 | 1,951 | −0% | 6.5% | 1,369 |
| The Greens | AED 1,500,000 | AED 2,475,000 | 1,849 | +9% | 5.6% | 454 |
| Business Bay | AED 1,450,000 | AED 2,300,000 | 1,814 | −2% | 6.0% | 2,193 |
| Al Jaddaf | AED 1,150,000 | AED 2,000,000 | 1,661 | +13% | 6.3% | 352 |
| Nad Al Sheba | AED 1,188,002 | AED 2,524,498 | 1,523 | +5% | 6.1% | 133 |
| Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) | AED 1,150,000 | AED 1,950,000 | 1,437 | +2% | 6.4% | 866 |
| DAMAC Hills | AED 975,000 | AED 1,800,000 | 1,335 | +6% | 7.9% | 469 |
| Arjan | AED 962,000 | AED 1,400,000 | 1,334 | +10% | 7.5% | 1,046 |
| Town Square | AED 840,000 | AED 1,250,000 | 1,317 | +7% | 6.7% | 531 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) | AED 990,000 | AED 1,450,000 | 1,275 | +3% | 7.3% | 3,805 |
| Dubai Silicon Oasis | AED 1,000,000 | AED 1,562,789 | 1,200 | +25% | 5.4% | 219 |
| Al Furjan | AED 805,500 | AED 1,349,500 | 1,085 | +0% | 7.9% | 1,580 |
| Dubai South | AED 727,000 | AED 1,250,000 | 1,052 | +5% | 8.0% | 520 |
| Motor City | AED 940,000 | AED 1,464,168 | 1,003 | +9% | 7.5% | 673 |
| Majan | AED 849,726 | AED 1,287,380 | 950 | +1% | 7.5% | 1,004 |
| DAMAC Lagoons and Remraam | AED 672,500 | AED 1,100,000 | 940 | +7% | 7.7% | 245 |
| Dubai Sports City | AED 700,000 | AED 1,027,000 | 931 | +9% | 8.2% | 991 |
| Dubailand Residence Complex | AED 630,000 | AED 905,000 | 800 | +2% | 8.7% | 562 |
| Falcon City and Liwan | AED 564,000 | AED 1,010,000 | 797 | −0% | 9.1% | 324 |
| International City | AED 550,000 | AED 800,000 | 737 | +12% | 8.8% | 732 |
Source: Dubai Land Department sale registrations (market sales, gifts and bulk deals left out) and new Ejari leases, 12 months to 27 October 2026. Medians. £ at the fixed rate £1 = AED 4.88 (the dirham is pegged to the US dollar). Asking prices are not used.
Twelve years of Dubai prices
Completed 1-bedroom flats, median AED per sq ft each year. Prices fell 35% from 2014 to 2020, then rose 97% to 2026.
| Year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AED / sq ft | 1,055 | 1,017 | 1,000 | 1,012 | 913 | 789 | 685 | 817 | 945 | 1,051 | 1,168 | 1,300 | 1,350 |
Source: Dubai Land Department sale registrations, completed 1-bedroom flats, market sales. 2026 is the year to date.
What to read next
Questions about Dubai property prices
How much is property in Dubai?
A typical completed 1-bedroom flat sold for AED 1,050,000 (£215,164) in the 12 months to 27 October 2026. A studio sold for AED 560,000, a 2-bedroom flat for AED 2,000,000 and a villa or townhouse for AED 3,525,000.
Are Dubai property prices falling?
Not on the price per sq ft. Completed flats sold at a median AED 1,408 per sq ft in the last 12 months, +6% on the 12 months before. The number of sales is a different question: see the monthly index above and the crash guide.
What is the cheapest area to buy a flat in Dubai?
Of the areas with 100 or more sales a year, the lowest typical 1-bedroom prices are in International City (AED 550,000), Falcon City and Liwan (AED 564,000), Dubailand Residence Complex (AED 630,000).
Which Dubai areas rose most in price?
Over 12 months, price per sq ft of completed flats rose most in Dubai Silicon Oasis (+25%), Dubai Marina (+16%), Downtown Dubai (+13%).
Where do these prices come from?
From Dubai Land Department sale registrations: the price each buyer paid. We leave out gifts, bulk sales and sizes that are not possible. We do not use asking prices from adverts.