Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Dubai Islands off-plan price per sqft: AED 2,492

Median rate

2,492AED/sqft

middle half 2,139 to 2,962, over 2,309 priced units

Median asking price

3.41MAED

for a median 1,391 sqft unit, in the AED 3M to 5M band

Paid before handover

50%

median of 196 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2027

79 projects due

Off-plan property in Dubai Islands is asking a median AED 2,492 per sqft as of July 2026, 23% above the Dubai-wide off-plan median of AED 2,021. The middle half of 2,309 priced unit records sits between AED 2,139 and AED 2,962 per sqft, across 165 projects with published inventory (187 tracked in total).

The median asking price is AED 3.41M for a 1,391 sqft unit; 1 br units start around AED 1.98M.

Payment plans here typically ask 20% on booking and 50% in total before handover; 12% of plans carry a post-handover component.

Handover is concentrated in 2027, when 79 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

#26 of 77 Dubai communities by AED/sqft

187 projects2,309 priced units73 on sale87 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

2,309 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

0100200

p25median 2,492p75

1,3521,9642,5763,1893,8014,413

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 2,139 to 2,962

Min

686

p25

2,139

Median

2,492

Mean

2,624

p75

2,962

Max

7,253

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 1,639 of the 2,309 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 = 2,309 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Dubai Islands off-plan price per sqft, AED 2,492, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/dubai-islands

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Dubai Islands
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
1 BR	603	2,530	2,192 to 2,928	2.31M	891	1.98M
2 BR	1,045	2,490	2,134 to 2,946	3.37M	1,381	2.95M
3 BR	525	2,450	2,096 to 2,977	4.73M	1,918	3.88M
4 BR	122	2,434	2,029 to 3,192	7.62M	3,363	6.84M
5 BR	11	2,448	1,934 to 3,906	13.8M	7,235	13.8M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 2,306 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 2,498 (2,094), Duplex 2,621 (111), Penthouse 2,717 (47), Villa 1,797 (33), Townhouse 2,213 (23).

One rung at a time:1 bedroom in Dubai Islands AED 2.31M 2 bedroom in Dubai Islands AED 3.37M 3 bedroom in Dubai Islands AED 4.73M 4 bedroom in Dubai Islands AED 7.62M

One product at a time:Duplexes in Dubai Islands AED 6.50M Penthouses in Dubai Islands AED 8.25M Villas in Dubai Islands AED 7.62M

One budget at a time:AED 1M to 2M 55 projects AED 2M to 3M 88 projects AED 3M to 5M 21 projects AED 5M to 10M 5 projects

One handover year at a time:Handover 2026 31 projects Handover 2027 79 projects Handover 2028 55 projects Handover 2029 10 projects Handover 2030 5 projects

One down payment at a time:5% or less down 16 projects 10% down 46 projects 20% down 93 projects

One builder at a time:Mr Eight here 4,000/sqft Avenew here 3,586/sqft Fakhruddin here 3,376/sqft Ellington here 3,337/sqft Azizi here 2,944/sqft Casagrand here 2,845/sqft MGS here 2,758/sqft OCTA here 2,669/sqft Samana here 2,632/sqft AYS here 2,568/sqft Reef Luxury here 2,524/sqft Grovy here 2,516/sqft Calgary here 2,411/sqft Wellington here 2,348/sqft Imtiaz here 2,284/sqft Citi here 2,226/sqft Sama Ezdan here 2,082/sqft Nakheel here 2,017/sqft Arsenal East here 2,016/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 2,492 per sqft median over 2,309 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.

4 bedroom counts with at least 25 priced units

Price by bedroom

Estimate a unit here

Bedrooms	Priced units	Median AED/sqft	Middle half AED/sqft	Median price AED	Median size sqft	Band for that size
1 BR	603	2,530	2,192 to 2,928	2.31M	891	AED 1.95M to AED 2.61M
2 BR	1,045	2,490	2,134 to 2,946	3.37M	1,381	AED 2.95M to AED 4.07M
3 BR	525	2,450	2,096 to 2,977	4.73M	1,918	AED 4.02M to AED 5.71M
4 BR	122	2,434	2,029 to 3,192	7.62M	3,363	AED 6.82M to AED 10.7M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Dubai Islands, 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 196 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Dubai Islands

20%

40%

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 = 196 published payment plansMethod

On booking

20%

middle half 10% to 20%

Before handover

50%

middle half 40% to 60%

Post-handover plans

12%

of plans, median 40% after keys

50% or less pre-handover

55%

of plans

Service charge, as developers state it at launch: a median of AED 18 per sqft a year across 99 projects, middle half AED 17.0 to 20.0. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q2 '26

Q3 '26

Q4 '26

Q1 '27

Q2 '27

Q3 '27

Q4 '27

Q1 '28

Q2 '28

Q3 '28

Q4 '28

Q1 '29

Q2 '29

Q3 '29

Q4 '29

Q2 '30

Q1 '31

By year: 2026 (31), 2027 (79), 2028 (55), 2029 (10), 2030 (5), 2031 (2). Off-plan projects only: the 4 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 169, not stated 11, not started 7, completed 4.

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

87 active

Developers in Dubai Islands

Nakheel 23 Imtiaz 18 Ellington 9 Mr Eight 6 Avenew 6 MGS 5 Samana 5 Sama Ezdan 4

187 tracked

Every off-plan project in Dubai Islands

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Dubai Islands, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Edgewater Residences 1, 2 and 3	MGS		2.18M	2,767	35	Q4 2026	On sale
Azizi Wasel	Azizi		1.75M	3,038	40	Q2 2027	On sale
Luzora Residences	DIA	Apartment	1.77M	2,204	60	Q2 2027	On sale
Villa Del Garda	Mr Eight	Apartment, Duplex	2.99M	4,100	35	Q1 2028	On sale
Aquora	Casa Vista	Apartment, Duplex	2.07M	2,799	50	Q1 2028	On sale
Le Chateau Piétrus	Mr Eight	Apartment	3.94M	3,937	35	Q3 2028	Pre-sale
Next Coral	Next	Apartment	2.06M	2,438	30	Q4 2027	On sale
Villa Del Brunello	Mr Eight	Apartment, Duplex	5.10M	4,195	35	Q4 2027	On sale
Bay Grove	Nakheel	Apartment, Penthouse	1.85M	1,635	70	Q1 2028	Sold out
Kaia Residences	Amwaj	Apartment, Duplex	1.74M	2,129	35	Q4 2028	On sale
Ocean Tower	AAA		1.85M	2,256	40	Q1 2027	On sale
Azizi Wasl	Azizi	Apartment, Penthouse	1.68M	2,639	50	Q1 2028	Booking open
Zephyra	Arsenal East	Apartment	2.08M	2,010	55	Q4 2027	On sale
Cheval Residences	Avenew	Apartment	2.93M	3,859	50	Q1 2029	On sale
Marea Residence	Sharafi	Apartment, Penthouse	2.60M	2,517	30	Q3 2027	On sale
Bay Grove Residences Phase 3	Nakheel	Apartment, Duplex	2.00M	2,098	70	Q1 2029	Sold out
Casagrand Hermina	Casagrand	Apartment	2.29M	2,880	60	Q2 2028	On sale
The Tides By Amis	Amis	Apartment, Townhouse	2.10M	2,545	50	Q2 2028	On sale
AGUA Residences	Citi	Apartment, Duplex	3.23M	2,205	50	Q4 2027	Sold out
Liora Residences	Jaiedco	Apartment, Villa	1.90M	2,137	50	Q1 2028	On sale
Villa del Gavi	Mr Eight	Apartment, Duplex	3.96M	3,762	35	Q4 2027	On sale
Rixos Hotel & Residences	Nakheel	Apartment, Villa	2.60M	2,087	80	Q4 2026	Sold out
Sea Legend One	MVS	Apartment, Penthouse	2.56M	2,842	40	Q2 2027	On sale
Bay Villas Phase 3 By Nakheel	Nakheel	Villa	4.82M	1,603	80	Q2 2027	Sold out
Flora Isle	Flora Realty	Apartment	2.09M	2,460	50	Q1 2028	Booking open
Ocean Walk	Wellington	Apartment, Duplex	2.24M	2,385	40	Q4 2027	On sale
Tivanno Residence	AYS	Apartment, Duplex	2.52M	2,568	40	Q1 2027	On sale
Hado by Beyond	Beyond	Apartment, Duplex	2.46M	3,137	50	Q3 2029	On sale
Samana Ocean Pearls Phase 2	Samana	Apartment	4.28M	2,558	70	Q1 2027	Booking open
Bay Grove Residences Phase 2 By Nakheel	Nakheel	Apartment, Penthouse	1.90M	2,073	70	Q3 2028	Sold out
Capital Horizon Terraces	Capital International	Apartment	2.08M	2,038	68	Q4 2026	Booking open
Mayas Sea View	Sama Ezdan	Apartment, Duplex	1.41M	2,003	70	Q4 2026	On sale
Oceara Park View Residences Phase 1	PPS		2.56M	1,958	20	Q1 2029	Pre-sale
Firoza	Ever Glory	Apartment	1.70M	1,960	50	Q4 2027	On sale
Ocean Bay by Samana	Samana	Apartment	3.40M	2,691	30	Q4 2028	On sale
Treppan Serenique Residences	Fakhruddin	Apartment	2.90M	3,306	50	Q4 2027	On sale
Villa del Arte	Mr Eight	Apartment	1.80M	2,569	40	Q4 2027	On sale
Wellington Ocean Walk	Wellington	Apartment	2.23M	2,247	55	Q4 2028	Booking open
Rixos Beach Residences Phase 2 By Nakheel	Nakheel	Apartment	2.60M	2,372	80	Q4 2026	On sale
Vue Doree	Crystal Bay	Apartment, Duplex	2.69M	2,291	50	Q4 2027	On sale
Bonds Avenue	Amirah		1.90M	1,912	50	Q1 2027	On sale
Flora Shore Beachside Residences	Calgary		2.58M	2,445	50	Q1 2028	On sale
Ocean Pearl 1 and 2	Samana		4.45M	2,760	40	Q4 2026	On sale
REFF 997	Reef Luxury	Apartment, Duplex, Penthouse	2.05M	2,316	45	Q1 2028	On sale
Ramada Residences by Wyndham at Dubai Islands	Grovy		2.56M	2,612	30	Q2 2027	On sale
Lia Residences	Avenew	Apartment	3.63M	3,193	50	Q1 2028	On sale
Octa Isle Interiors by Missoni	OCTA		3.17M	2,841	30	Q3 2027	On sale
The Meriva Collection	Ellington	Apartment, Penthouse	2.87M	3,698	70	Q2 2030	On sale
Samana Ocean Pearl	Samana	Apartment	2.50M	2,320	58	Q4 2026	Booking open
Sunset Bay Grand	Imtiaz	Apartment, Duplex	2.29M	2,326	60	Q4 2027	On sale
Arka Enclave Residences by Atmosphere Living	Manodev		2.61M	2,379	40	Q4 2027	On sale
Floarea Breeze	Mashriq Elite	Apartment, Townhouse	1.90M	2,132	30	Q1 2028	On sale
Natuzzi Harmony	Peace Homes		2.38M	2,705	60	Q3 2026	On sale
Nautis Residences	Stamn	Apartment, Townhouse	2.41M	2,264	20	Q4 2027	On sale
Seacliff	Imtiaz	Apartment	2.06M	2,650	50	Q1 2028	On sale
241 Waterside	Regent	Apartment, Duplex	2.02M	2,318	45	Q1 2028	On sale
Do Hotels & Residences	One	Apartment	2.47M	2,921	50	Q4 2027	On sale
Rena	Avenew	Apartment, Penthouse, Townhouse	2.50M	2,256	60	Q4 2027	Sold out
Wellington Ocean	Wellington	Apartment, Duplex	2.15M	2,330	50	Q4 2026	On sale
Flora Shore	Calgary	Apartment	2.56M	2,224	50	Q3 2027	Sold out
Maravea Residences	Enzo	Apartment	1.87M	2,165	40	Q4 2028	On sale
Luxury Canal Residences	Prestige Harbour	Apartment, Penthouse	1.95M	2,122	65	Q1 2028	Sold out
Haven Bay By Metac	Metac	Apartment, Duplex, Townhouse	1.30M	1,765	20	Q4 2026	Sold out
Avida Residences	IQUNA	Apartment, Penthouse	2.23M	2,747	60	Q4 2027	On sale
Octa Isle Interiors	OCTA	Apartment	2.37M	2,329	68	Q3 2027	Booking open
Azura Residences	Invest Overseas	Apartment, Duplex	2.43M	1,723	60	Q2 2026	Sold out
Coastal Haven	Prestige Harbour	Apartment, Penthouse	2.60M	2,048	65	Q1 2028	Sold out
Dreamlife Residences	Nova Power	Apartment, Duplex	1.73M	2,141	30	Q1 2027	On sale
Meriva Sunset	Ellington	Apartment, Penthouse	2.70M	2,855	70	Q2 2030	On sale
Sands Phase 2 By Ellington	Ellington	Apartment, Duplex, Penthouse	2.60M	3,328	70	Q4 2028	Booking open
Sunset Bay By Imtiaz	Imtiaz	Apartment, Duplex	1.69M	1,783	60	Q4 2026	Booking open
Allegro Residences	Mill Hill Riviera	Apartment	1.70M	2,255	30	Q2 2026	Sold out
Casagrand Seafront Residences	Casagrand	Apartment	1.80M	1,981	60	Q4 2028	On sale
Isolana Residences	Hayaat	Apartment, Penthouse	1.70M	2,196	50	Q1 2027	On sale
Luminous Coastal Living	Green Horizon	Apartment	1.62M	1,901	35	Q1 2028	On sale
Seaside By Prestige One	Prestige One	Apartment	2.58M	1,964	65	Q4 2026	On sale
Sunset Bay Phase 2	Imtiaz	Apartment, Duplex	1.80M	1,648	60	Q1 2027	Sold out
Beach Walk Phase 4 by Imtiaz	Imtiaz	Apartment, Duplex	1.94M	2,503	35	Q2 2027	Sold out
Beach Walk Residences 4 By Imtiaz	Imtiaz	Apartment, Duplex	1.94M	2,129	60	Q2 2027	Booking open
Helvetia Marine	DHG	Apartment, Duplex	2.47M	2,100	50	Q1 2028	On sale

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 187 tracked off-plan projectsMethod

Also tracked, 111 projects beyond the table: House of Well 2, La Crystal, Reef 997, Sunset Bay Phase 4 by Imtiaz, Treppan Living Prive, Blue Marina Residence, Samana Ocean Crest, Sea View Residence, Selina at Dubai Islands, Vestoria Bay, Bay Villas By Nakheel, Bayview Boulevard By AB, Beach Walk Grand Phase 2 By Imtiaz, Cotier House, Elle Residences, Flora Isle Beachfront Residences, Hatimi Residences, Meriden Beach, Meriva Signature, Omoria Private Residences, Ramada Residences by Wyndham, Soma Residence, Bay Grove Residences Phase 4 By Nakheel, Ellington Sands, Rixos Bay, Royal Yacht Club Residences, Silena, Villa Del Divos, Arya Residences, Beach Walk Grand, Beach Walk Residence Phase 2 By Imtiaz, Coral Isle, Edgewater Residences Phase 2 By MGS, Edgewater Residences Phase 3 By MGS, Esme Beach Residences, Flora Bay Residences, Harbour by Prestige One, Isla Private Residences, Lumea Residence, Mackerel Tower, Nuvana By Wadan, Sunset Bay phase 3 By Imtiaz, Tomorrow 166, Zephyra Residences 2 by Arsenal East, Beach Walk Residence Phase 3 By Imtiaz, Flow Residences, Iluka, LIV Oceanside, Rixos Hotel and Residences Phase 1, Sea View Residence Club House, Shoaq Residences, Whitecliffs Residences, CDS Wave, Cotier House Phase 2 by Imtiaz, Ellington Cove, Meriva Gardens, Omoria Resort Residences, Ventone, 42 East Residences, Agua Residences Tower 2, Arka Enclave Residences, Ayamore Residence, Bay Estate, Bay Estate Agora, Bay Estate Cala, Bay Estate Verda, Bay Grove Residences B Building B5, Bay Grove Residences B Building B6, Bay Grove Residences B Building B7, Bay Grove Residences Phase 1, 2 and 3, Bay Residences Dubai Islands, Beach Residences Dubai Islands, Beach Walk, Breva by AYS Developers, Calla Isle, Cove Phase 2 By Ellington, Edgewater Residences By MGS Development, Ermax Residences, Flora Bay, Hado by Beyond Phase 2, Haven Living, House of WELL 1 and 2, House of Well, Island Living by Condor, JW Marriott Residences, Kaia Residences A, Kaia Residences B, Mavis Residence, Meriva Shores, Miami Beach Residence, Oceara Park View Residences, Octa Isle, Omoria Hotel Residences, Regatta Residences, Riu Phase 2, Rixos Hotel and Residences Phase 2, Rixos Hotel and Residences Phase 3 By Nakheel, Rixos Phase 2 By Nakheel, Sea View Residence by Sama Mayas, Shione, Sia, Siora, Sunset Bay One, Sunset Bay Phase 5 by Imtiaz, Swissotel Waterfront Residences, The Bay Interiors by Missoni, Tomorrow Gem Harbor, Vayla Residences, Wael Residences, Waterfront Arena Residences, Wynwood by Imtiaz.

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 Dubai Islands, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Dubai Islands%	Median priceAED
Palm Deira	0.9	2	2,428	-3	2.95M
Mina Rashid	4.1	25	2,206	-11	2.58M
Dubai Maritime City	4.9	37	3,140	+26	2.81M
Bur Dubai	7.3	5	3,936	+58	4.33M
Zabeel	8.2	2	3,570	+43	6.05M
Culture Village	8.6	3	2,250	-10	2.31M

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 Dubai Islands?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 2,309 priced off-plan units in Dubai Islands is AED 2,492 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 2,139 and AED 2,962 per sqft. The mean is AED 2,624.

How much does a 1 br off-plan unit cost in Dubai Islands?+

1 BR: median AED 2,310,869 (891 sqft, AED 2,530/sqft, 603 units); 2 BR: median AED 3,374,312 (1,381 sqft, AED 2,490/sqft, 1,045 units); 3 BR: median AED 4,732,713 (1,918 sqft, AED 2,450/sqft, 525 units); 4 BR: median AED 7,616,086 (3,363 sqft, AED 2,434/sqft, 122 units); 5 BR: median AED 13,800,000 (7,235 sqft, AED 2,448/sqft, 11 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Dubai Islands?+

87 developers have off-plan projects in Dubai Islands. The most active are Nakheel (23), Imtiaz (18), Ellington (9), Mr Eight (6), Avenew (6).

What payment plans are typical for off-plan in Dubai Islands?+

Across 196 published payment plans in Dubai Islands, the median structure is 20% on booking, 40% during construction and 40% on handover, so 50% is typically paid before keys. 12% of plans include post-handover instalments and 55% ask 50% or less before handover.

When do off-plan projects in Dubai Islands hand over?+

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2026: 31, 2027: 79, 2028: 55, 2029: 10, 2030: 5, 2031: 2. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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