How many off-plan projects in Al Satwa offer a down payment of 5% or less?

9 of the 48 off-plan projects tracked in Al Satwa publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 19% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 850,288 to AED 1,700,000, with a median of AED 1,217,846. A project publishing plans at two deposits is counted in both bands.

What do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Satwa cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 2,382 per sqft across 8 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,233 to 2,593. Each project counts once, so a tower publishing 400 unit rows does not outvote a small scheme.

How much is due before handover on a 5% or less down payment plan in Al Satwa?

The deposit is only the first payment. Across 13 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Al Satwa the median share due before the keys is 50%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 60%. 8% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.

Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Al Satwa?

Arsenal East (1), Axiom Prime (1), Elemental (1), out of 9 developers with at least one project in this band.

When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Satwa hand over?

Scheduled handovers by year: 2027: 4, 2028: 5. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

Dubai · Off-plan by down payment · July 2026

Al Satwa off-plan with a down payment of 5% or less: 9 projects

9 of the 48 off-plan projects in Al Satwa, Dubai, publish a plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking: 19% of the community. The median starting price is AED 1,217,846, and the middle half of them start between AED 1.15M and AED 1.39M. The median project asks AED 2,382 per sqft, across 8 projects with priced units.

On the 13 plans that ask it, the median share due before handover is 50%, so the deposit is the first payment of several, not the whole price. Across every off-plan project in Al Satwa the median starting price is AED 1,100,000, so this band starts 11% above the address as a whole. 9 of the 9 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Al Satwa 5% or less down payment across the UAE

With a 5% or less deposit

19% of 48 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 1.22M

AED 850K to AED 1.70M across the band

AED per sqft

2,382

2,233 to 2,593 in the middle half, 8 projects

Due before handover

50%

40% to 60% in the middle half of plans

Cheapest starting price first, 9 in Al Satwa

Projects with a down payment of 5% or less

Project	Developer	Starting price	Handover	Booking	Before handover
JAD288	JAD Global	AED 850K	Q4 2027	5%	60%
Vibe by Arsenal East	Arsenal East	AED 1.01M	Q3 2028	0%	40%
The One by Rabdan	Rabdan	AED 1.15M	Q4 2028	0%	50%
Elmora Residence	NEOTERRA	AED 1.15M	Q1 2028	5%	25%
Whitestone Residences	Axiom Prime	AED 1.22M	Q2 2027	5%	40%
Linea	Holm Avenue	AED 1.29M	Q2 2028	5%	35%
Stamn Yuni	Stamn	AED 1.39M	Q1 2027	5%	40%
DoubleTree by Hilton	West F5	AED 1.64M	Q4 2027	5%	30%
Elemental 22	Elemental	AED 1.70M	Q2 2028	5%	60%

A project is in this list when at least one of its readable payment plans asks five percent or less of the price on booking. Booking and before handover are the shares of the project's first plan in the band, and a project can publish more than one. Plans count only where their stages sum to between 90 and 110 percent of the price. Handover dates are the developer's published target and move often. Every project in the band is listed.

Where else the deposit sits

Other down payments in Al Satwa

Down payment	Projects	Share	Median start	Before handover
5% or less	9	19%	AED 1.22M	50%
10%	8	17%	AED 1.03M	50%
20%	17	35%	AED 1.15M	50%

Only deposits asked by five or more off-plan projects are listed, which is the floor for a page worth publishing. A project publishing plans at two deposits is counted in both, so the shares can add to more than 100 percent. The whole address, every deposit pooled, is on the Al Satwa page, and the same address cut by budget starts at Under AED 1M, and by delivery year at handover 2026.

The same deposit at the addresses deep enough to compare

5% or less down payment elsewhere

Community	Emirate	Projects	Median start	AED/sqft
Dubailand	Dubai	23	AED 2.80M	1,318
Jumeirah Village Circle	Dubai	20	AED 694K	1,460
Al Marjan Island	Ras Al Khaimah	19	AED 1.85M	2,740
Dubai South	Dubai	19	AED 1.04M	1,316
Dubai Islands	Dubai	16	AED 2.30M	2,300
Yas Island	Abu Dhabi	16	AED 2.90M	2,766
Muwaileh	Sharjah	15	AED 999K	1,273
Al Reem Island	Abu Dhabi	14	AED 2.35M	1,759
Motor City	Dubai	10	AED 834K	1,935
Wasl Gate	Dubai	9	AED 660K	1,335
Dubai Land Residence Complex	Dubai	8	AED 786K	1,322
Al Raha Beach	Abu Dhabi	7	AED 1.10M	1,852

Ranked by how many projects each address has in the band, not by price, so the list is what a buyer can actually shop. The whole band across the UAE, by bedroom, type, emirate and community, is on the 5% or less down payment page.

The 5% or less plans across the schemes above

Terms on these plans

Plans read

from 9 projects

Booking deposit

0% to 5% in the middle half

Due before keys

50%

median across these plans

Plans with a tail

post-handover, in detail

Only the plans that ask this deposit are counted, and only where their stages sum to between 90 and 110 percent. A project publishing two such plans counts both. Model any of them against a real Al Satwa off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.

5% or less down payment in Al Satwa

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Al Satwa offer a down payment of 5% or less?: 9 of the 48 off-plan projects tracked in Al Satwa publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 19% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 850,288 to AED 1,700,000, with a median of AED 1,217,846. A project publishing plans at two deposits is counted in both bands.
What do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Satwa cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 2,382 per sqft across 8 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 2,233 to 2,593. Each project counts once, so a tower publishing 400 unit rows does not outvote a small scheme.
How much is due before handover on a 5% or less down payment plan in Al Satwa?: The deposit is only the first payment. Across 13 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Al Satwa the median share due before the keys is 50%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 60%. 8% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.
Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Al Satwa?: Arsenal East (1), Axiom Prime (1), Elemental (1), out of 9 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Al Satwa hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2027: 4, 2028: 5. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

The same deposit across every community is on the 5% or less down payment page, and every payment structure across the UAE is in off-plan payment plans.

Dubai Off-Plan Q3 2026

The full report: every community, every developer, ranked.

Al Satwa 5% or less down payment in context: price per sqft by community and developer, payment plan structures ranked by cash due before handover, the 2026 to 2029 delivery pipeline, and the CSV behind every table. PDF plus data, delivered instantly.

Get the report, 79 USD or the agent seat, 99 USD per month free 5 page sample (PDF)

Source: OffplanIndex derived analytics, built 2026-10-02 from developer-published project facts and unit inventories aggregated from public portals (latest observation 2026-07-30). A page is published only where 5 or more off-plan projects publish a plan asking the deposit. All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.