Abu Dhabi · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Al Shamkha off-plan price per sqft: AED 1,105

Median rate

1,105AED/sqft

middle half 1,039 to 1,375, over 69 priced units

Median asking price

1.06MAED

for a median 852 sqft unit, in the AED 1M to 2M band

Paid before handover

40%

median of 19 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2026

8 projects due

Off-plan property in Al Shamkha is asking a median AED 1,105 per sqft as of July 2026. The middle half of 69 priced unit records sits between AED 1,039 and AED 1,375 per sqft, across 13 projects with published inventory (14 tracked in total).

The median asking price is AED 1.06M for a 852 sqft unit; studios start around AED 340K.

Payment plans here typically ask 10% on booking and 40% in total before handover.

Handover is concentrated in 2026, when 8 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

14 projects69 priced units2 on sale12 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

69 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

0510

p25median 1,105p75

8129421,0721,2021,3321,462

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 1,039 to 1,375

Min

808

p25

1,039

Median

1,105

Mean

1,160

p75

1,375

Max

1,726

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 38 of the 69 records are individual units with a listed price and size; the rest are unit-type starting prices. Outliers beyond plausible bounds are excluded.

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 69 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Al Shamkha off-plan price per sqft, AED 1,105, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/al-shamkha

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Al Shamkha
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
Studio	8	1,199	908 to 1,432	478K	398	340K
1 BR	44	1,178	1,076 to 1,375	1.02M	777	945K
2 BR	7	1,106	1,090 to 1,341	1.20M	1,092	1.20M
3 BR	4	970	891 to 1,061	2.25M	2,389	1.60M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 63 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 1,154 (61), Villa 834 (8).

One rung at a time:1 bedroom in Al Shamkha AED 1.02M

One budget at a time:Under AED 1M 12 projects

One handover year at a time:Handover 2026 8 projects Handover 2027 5 projects

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 1,105 per sqft median over 69 priced units on 2026-07-30. A trend needs a second read; it is drawn here the day the next snapshot lands, one point per read, never interpolated.

1 bedroom counts with at least 25 priced units

Price by bedroom

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Bedrooms	Priced units	Median AED/sqft	Middle half AED/sqft	Median price AED	Median size sqft	Band for that size
1 BR	44	1,178	1,076 to 1,375	1.02M	777	AED 836K to AED 1.07M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Al Shamkha, read July 2026. A row needs 25 priced units, the same floor the estimate uses, so its band and the estimate agree; the band is the middle half of the rate applied to the median size, which is what the instant estimate does for any size.

From 19 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Al Shamkha

30%

60%

Dubai-wide median structure

20%

40%

30%

On bookingDuring constructionOn handoverPost-handover

Medians are computed stage by stage, so bars may not sum to exactly 100. Plans with a stated total outside 90 to 110% are excluded.

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 19 published payment plansMethod

On booking

10%

middle half 10% to 20%

Before handover

40%

middle half 30% to 60%

Post-handover plans

of plans

50% or less pre-handover

68%

of plans

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q3 '26

Q4 '26

Q1 '27

Q2 '27

Q4 '27

By year: 2026 (8), 2027 (5). Off-plan projects only: the 4 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 8, not stated 5, completed 4, not started 1.

StatedScheduled handover quarters, as published by the developerread 2026-07-30

12 active

Developers in Al Shamkha

Aldar 6 Jadara 2Maskan MS Contracting and RealL Estate 1PUD 1Castor 1Mainzer Art 1Maskan MS Contracting 1Nord 1

14 tracked

Every off-plan project in Al Shamkha

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Al Shamkha, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Icona Residence	Castor	Apartment	950K	1,078	30	Q4 2027	On sale
Reeman Residence 01	Towaiji	Apartment	916K	1,375	25	Q2 2027	On sale
Merito Al Reeman	Jadara	Apartment	830K	1,106	20	Q3 2026	Likely sold out
Fay Alreeman Phase 2 By Aldar	Aldar	Villa	2.90M	834	50	Q4 2026	Sold out
Al Reeman Gate	Third Quarter	Apartment	505K	1,443	40	Q4 2027	Likely sold out
Nourwatan Residential	Maskan MS Contracting	Apartment	573K	1,429	20	Q4 2026	Likely sold out
PUD Residences 1	Aldar	Apartment	340K	813	59	Q4 2026	Booking open
Reeman Garden 1	United Avenue	Apartment	450K	1,163	40	Q4 2026	Booking open
Al Reeman View	Mainzer Art	Apartment	796K	Not published	Not published	Not published	Likely sold out
Fay Al Reeman 1	Aldar		2.70M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2025	Not stated
Fay Al Reeman 2	Aldar		2.70M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2027	Not stated
Merito	Jadara		830K	Not published	Not published	Q3 2026	Not stated
Nourwatan	Maskan MS Contracting and RealL Estate		573K	Not published	Not published	Q4 2026	Not stated
PUD Residence I	PUD		340K	Not published	Not published	Q4 2026	Not stated
Reeman Living By Aldar Properties	Aldar	Apartment	365K	Not published	100	Q1 2026	Sold out
Reeman Living Phase 2 by Aldar	Aldar	Apartment	407K	Not published	40	Q1 2026	On sale
Reeman Residences	Nord	Apartment	550K	Not published	40	Q4 2027	On sale
Right Capital 1	RIGHT CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENT	Apartment	930K	Not published	60	Q4 2025	Likely sold out

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 14 tracked off-plan projectsMethod

Project facts (name, developer, starting price, handover, payment plan) are as published by the developer. Status reflects the latest listing state we observed. Median AED/sqft is our computation over that project's priced units.

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Nearby communities

Communities near Al Shamkha, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Al Shamkha%	Median priceAED
Khalifa City	4.1	11	1,122	+2	2.56M
Zayed City	4.3	8	1,582	+43	8.77M
Masdar City	7.6	16	1,510	+37	2.96M
Al Raha Beach	10.8	15	2,392	+116	5.03M
Al Bahya	11.5	3	2,099	+90	9.05M
Yas Island	12.0	46	2,056	+86	4.47M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 6 communities within reachMethod

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FAQ

Questions this data answers

What is the average price per sqft for off-plan property in Al Shamkha?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 69 priced off-plan units in Al Shamkha is AED 1,105 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 1,039 and AED 1,375 per sqft. The mean is AED 1,160.

How much does a studio off-plan unit cost in Al Shamkha?+

Studio: median AED 477,500 (398 sqft, AED 1,199/sqft, 8 units); 1 BR: median AED 1,018,006 (777 sqft, AED 1,178/sqft, 44 units); 2 BR: median AED 1,200,000 (1,092 sqft, AED 1,106/sqft, 7 units); 3 BR: median AED 2,250,000 (2,389 sqft, AED 970/sqft, 4 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Al Shamkha?+

12 developers have off-plan projects in Al Shamkha. The most active are Aldar (6), Jadara (2), Maskan MS Contracting and RealL Estate (1), PUD (1), Castor (1).

What payment plans are typical for off-plan in Al Shamkha?+

Across 19 published payment plans in Al Shamkha, the median structure is 10% on booking, 30% during construction and 60% on handover, so 40% is typically paid before keys. 0% of plans include post-handover instalments and 68% ask 50% or less before handover.

When do off-plan projects in Al Shamkha hand over?+

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2026: 8, 2027: 5. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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