Dubai · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Dubai South off-plan price per sqft: AED 1,847

Median rate

1,847AED/sqft

middle half 1,528 to 2,155, over 4,518 priced units

Median asking price

1.34MAED

for a median 891 sqft unit, in the AED 1M to 2M band

Paid before handover

50%

median of 176 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2028

50 projects due

Off-plan property in Dubai South is asking a median AED 1,847 per sqft as of July 2026, 9% below the Dubai-wide off-plan median of AED 2,021. The middle half of 4,518 priced unit records sits between AED 1,528 and AED 2,155 per sqft, across 143 projects with published inventory.

The median asking price is AED 1.34M for a 891 sqft unit; studios start around AED 764K.

Payment plans here typically ask 10% on booking and 50% in total before handover; 34% of plans carry a post-handover component.

Handover is concentrated in 2028, when 50 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

#44 of 77 Dubai communities by AED/sqft

142 projects4,518 priced units44 on sale70 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

4,518 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

0200400

p25median 1,847p75

1,0811,3701,6591,9472,2362,525

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 1,528 to 2,155

Min

588

p25

1,528

Median

1,847

Mean

1,835

p75

2,155

Max

5,229

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 4,138 of the 4,518 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 = 4,518 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Dubai South off-plan price per sqft, AED 1,847, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/dubai-south

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Dubai South
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
Studio	953	2,174	2,138 to 2,291	785K	361	764K
1 BR	1,305	1,744	1,588 to 1,827	1.28M	731	1.23M
2 BR	1,663	1,998	1,400 to 2,196	2.41M	1,147	1.63M
3 BR	509	1,820	1,388 to 1,997	3.16M	1,690	2.85M
4 BR	48	1,194	1,103 to 1,374	3.94M	3,159	3.61M
5 BR	25	1,184	1,090 to 1,231	5.36M	4,915	4.56M
6+ BR	15	2,561	2,465 to 4,254	52.2M	20,383	50.3M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 4,518 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 1,850 (4,357), Townhouse 1,218 (84), Villa 1,261 (56), Duplex 1,345 (21).

One rung at a time:Studio in Dubai South AED 785K 1 bedroom in Dubai South AED 1.28M 2 bedroom in Dubai South AED 2.41M 3 bedroom in Dubai South AED 3.16M 4 bedroom in Dubai South AED 3.94M 5 bedroom in Dubai South AED 5.36M

One product at a time:Townhouses in Dubai South AED 3.53M Villas in Dubai South AED 5.20M

One budget at a time:Under AED 1M 58 projects AED 1M to 2M 32 projects AED 2M to 3M 11 projects AED 3M to 5M 20 projects

One handover year at a time:Handover 2026 20 projects Handover 2027 40 projects Handover 2028 50 projects Handover 2029 19 projects

One down payment at a time:5% or less down 19 projects 10% down 64 projects 20% down 31 projects

One builder at a time:Azizi here 2,096/sqft Dugasta here 1,974/sqft Avenew here 1,505/sqft Emaar here 1,324/sqft BT here 1,320/sqft Golden Woods here 1,310/sqft OKSA here 1,287/sqft Dubai South Properties here 1,247/sqft Zenith here 1,200/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 1,847 per sqft median over 4,518 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.

6 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
Studio	953	2,174	2,138 to 2,291	785K	361	AED 772K to AED 827K
1 BR	1,305	1,744	1,588 to 1,827	1.28M	731	AED 1.16M to AED 1.34M
2 BR	1,663	1,998	1,400 to 2,196	2.41M	1,147	AED 1.61M to AED 2.52M
3 BR	509	1,820	1,388 to 1,997	3.16M	1,690	AED 2.35M to AED 3.37M
4 BR	48	1,194	1,103 to 1,374	3.94M	3,159	AED 3.48M to AED 4.34M
5 BR	25	1,184	1,090 to 1,231	5.36M	4,915	AED 5.36M to AED 6.05M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Dubai South, 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 176 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Dubai South

10%

40%

20%

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 = 176 published payment plansMethod

On booking

10%

middle half 10% to 20%

Before handover

50%

middle half 40% to 70%

Post-handover plans

34%

of plans, median 37% after keys

50% or less pre-handover

51%

of plans

Service charge, as developers state it at launch: a median of AED 14 per sqft a year across 64 projects, middle half AED 12.0 to 16.0. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

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By year: 2025 (2), 2026 (20), 2027 (40), 2028 (50), 2029 (19), 2030 (3), 2031 (1). Off-plan projects only: the 29 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 127, completed 26, not stated 12, not started 6.

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

70 active

Developers in Dubai South

Emaar 28 Dubai South Properties 26 Azizi 17 BT 10 Avenew 5 Zoya 5 Lincoln Star 4 Zenith 4

142 tracked

Every off-plan project in Dubai South

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Dubai South, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Azizi Venice	Azizi	Apartment	755K	2,096	30	Q4 2026	On sale
Waada Dubai South	BT		984K	1,323	95	Q2 2031	On sale
RR Grand	Red Rose	Apartment	531K	1,200	50	Q3 2028	On sale
Aristo	OKSA	Apartment	689K	1,287	50	Q4 2028	On sale
Oasis Residences	HZ		1.03M	1,419	40	Q1 2027	On sale
Astra South	Dugasta		2.01M	1,974	40	Q2 2027	On sale
Loom at AVENEW 888	Avenew	Apartment, Duplex	1.05M	1,526	50	Q2 2028	On sale
Marquis Horizon	Marquis Point	Apartment	1.25M	1,478	55	Q2 2028	On sale
Zenith D1	Zenith	Apartment	829K	1,138	90	Q3 2028	Pre-sale
Divine Elements	Takmeel	Apartment	683K	1,427	40	Q2 2028	On sale
Greenfield Living	Greenfield	Apartment	850K	1,369	20	Q4 2026	On sale
VOI Residence	HVM Living	Apartment	821K	1,174	40	Q2 2027	On sale
Golden Woods Albab Views	Golden Woods	Apartment	507K	1,309	50	Q4 2027	On sale
Vivida Residences	Namo	Apartment	722K	1,352	35	Q1 2028	On sale
Avenew 888 - Modo	Avenew		1.88M	1,492	60	Q1 2028	On sale
Armas by Zenith	Zenith	Apartment	1.08M	1,482	30	Q2 2027	On sale
Saray South	Unique Saray	Apartment	723K	1,476	30	Q1 2028	On sale
One by Preston	Preston	Apartment	1.11M	1,450	44	Q3 2026	On sale
Cresswell Plaza	Merath	Apartment	1.15M	1,328	30	Q4 2026	On sale
Lilian Residences	London Gate	Apartment	825K	1,077	30	Q3 2027	Sold out
South Square	Dubai South Properties	Apartment	1.10M	1,225	60	Q2 2028	Not yet selling
Cascada	BT	Apartment	872K	886	70	Q4 2028	Sold out
Azizi Venice 10	Azizi	Apartment	670K	1,861	50	Q4 2026	Sold out
The Collective	Bold	Apartment	1.05M	1,419	50	Q1 2028	On sale
Galleria Residences	Evera	Apartment	809K	1,484	30	Q4 2027	Pre-sale
Courtyard One	Golden Light	Apartment	1.11M	1,493	40	Q2 2027	On sale
Golf Acres	Emaar	Apartment, Townhouse	950K	1,286	80	Q4 2028	Sold out
Golf Edge	Emaar	Apartment, Townhouse	1.17M	1,392	80	Q1 2029	Sold out
Timber Terrace	Vakson	Apartment	1.09M	1,231	50	Q3 2027	On sale
Golf Hills	Emaar	Apartment, Townhouse	1.06M	1,471	80	Q3 2029	Sold out
Altair 52	Acube Abode Realty	Apartment	862K	1,389	50	Q4 2027	On sale
Westar Altair	Westar	Apartment	1.03M	1,216	25	Q2 2027	Booking open
Golf Lane	Emaar	Villa	4.48M	1,107	80	Q4 2028	Sold out
Monaco Mansions	Azizi	Villa	45.5M	2,963	50	Q4 2026	On sale
Bahria Town Dubai	BT	Apartment, Townhouse, Villa	550K	1,130	70	Q4 2027	On sale
Livia Residence	BARCO	Apartment	556K	1,218	50	Q2 2027	Booking open
Views VII by Golden Woods	Golden Woods	Apartment, Duplex	1.13M	1,400	20	Q3 2026	On sale
Calisi	Zoya	Apartment	1.20M	1,684	48	Q3 2027	On sale
Enre Residence	Imtiaz	Apartment	673K	1,717	60	Q3 2028	On sale
Fairway Villas Phase 2 By Emaar	Emaar	Villa	3.21M	1,052	85	Q4 2026	Sold out
Hayat by Dubai South	Dubai South Properties	Townhouse	3.40M	968	60	Q2 2028	Sold out
Lincoln Star Residence 4	Lincoln Star	Apartment	580K	1,384	62	Q2 2028	On sale
The Eighty Three	OKSA	Apartment	1.04M	1,354	40	Q3 2026	On sale
The Harmony	Al Mizan	Apartment	618K	1,135	30	Q1 2026	Sold out
Vista Ridge	Emaar	Apartment	1.30M	1,908	80	Q3 2029	Sold out
Altura	BT	Apartment	460K	1,110	70	Q4 2028	On sale
Casa Aura Residence	AGN Skyline	Apartment	1.00M	1,342	30	Q3 2027	On sale
Greenridge	Emaar	Townhouse	2.94M	1,216	80	Q4 2028	Sold out
Greenville By Emaar	Emaar	Townhouse	3.20M	1,349	80	Q1 2029	Sold out
Greenville Phase 2 By Emaar	Emaar	Townhouse	3.20M	1,349	80	Q1 2029	Sold out
Greenway Phase 2 By Emaar	Emaar	Townhouse	2.72M	1,120	80	Q2 2028	Sold out
Hayat 6	Dubai South Properties	Townhouse	5.93M	1,230	40	Q1 2029	On sale
Beachfront Gates By Dubai South	Dubai South Properties	Apartment	1.52M	1,308	60	Q4 2026	On sale
Garnet by Siroya	Siroya Ventures	Apartment	990K	1,240	40	Q3 2027	Likely sold out
Azizi Venice 9	Azizi	Apartment	721K	1,954	50	Q4 2026	Sold out
Golf Meadow	Emaar	Apartment, Townhouse	3.14M	1,789	80	Q2 2029	Sold out
Greenway	Emaar	Townhouse	3.15M	1,037	90	Q2 2028	Sold out
Seraya by Zoya	Zoya	Apartment	590K	1,109	48	Q4 2027	On sale
South Living	Dubai South Properties		1.72M	1,323	30	Q4 2026	On sale
Avion Residence	Sky View	Apartment	895K	1,152	40	Q4 2027	On sale
Greenspoint Phase 2 By Emaar	Emaar	Townhouse	3.53M	1,460	80	Q1 2029	Booking open
Myra Residences	Sikanta	Apartment	560K	1,162	60	Q1 2027	Booking open
South Bay Phase 6 By Dubai South	Dubai South Properties	Townhouse, Villa	3.20M	1,382	Not published	Q3 2026	Booking open
South Square Tower S1	Dubai South Properties		1.43M	1,509	60	Q4 2028	On sale
Waada	BT	Apartment, Townhouse, Villa	1.32M	1,158	65	Q3 2028	On sale
Cresswell Residences	ESNAD Management	Apartment	920K	883	40	Q2 2025	Sold out
Fairway Villas Phase 3 By Emaar	Emaar	Villa	4.39M	1,219	90	Q1 2028	Sold out
Golf Trails	Emaar	Apartment, Townhouse	1.25M	1,713	80	Q4 2030	Launching
Lincoln Star Residence 2	Lincoln Star	Apartment, Duplex	2.60M	1,292	64	Q3 2027	Booking open
Oasis Residences	Al Helal Al Zahaby	Apartment	625K	1,416	50	Q3 2027	Booking open
Bling Avenue 1	Bling		1.10M	1,324	40	Q3 2026	On sale
Coventry 49	GFS	Apartment	633K	1,380	44	Q3 2027	Sold out
Coventry 66	GFS	Apartment	525K	1,190	50	Q2 2027	Sold out
Cresswell Views	Arady	Apartment	894K	1,189	30	Q4 2026	On sale
Grove Ridge	Emaar	Apartment	2.63M	2,047	80	Q3 2029	On sale
Inara Residence	Imtiaz	Apartment	673K	1,515	60	Q1 2028	On sale
MAAK Residence	Maakdream	Apartment	521K	1,293	60	Q2 2027	Sold out
Modo at Avenew 88	Avenew	Apartment	800K	1,271	60	Q1 2028	Not yet selling
Stories	Mirfa IBC	Apartment	580K	1,474	Not published	Q1 2028	Sold out
Windsor House	Ellington	Apartment	1.20M	1,540	70	Q3 2029	Sold out

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 142 tracked off-plan projectsMethod

Also tracked, 91 projects beyond the table: Windsor House II, X11 Residence, Aero 1 Residences, Altura Phase 2, Astra Residences, Beachfront Gates Phase 2 By Dubai South, Bling Avenue, Elinor, Fairway Villas By Emaar, Golf Vale, Greenspoint, Hayat Residences Phase 2 by Dubai South, Rayhan, Avenew 888, Azizi Venice 15, Hayat Phase 4 By Dubai South, Hayat Phase 5 By Dubai South, Raiha Villas, Acacia Residences, Ajwan Residences, Amarae Residence, Arche Residences, Aris, Avenew 888 Loom, Azizi Venice 11, Azizi Venice 12, Azizi Venice 13, Azizi Venice 14, Azizi Venice 16, Azizi Venice 2, Azizi Venice 3, Azizi Venice 4, Azizi Venice 5, Azizi Venice 6, Azizi Venice 7, Azizi Venice 8, Beachfront Gate 3, Bhuvi Residence, Cascada 2, Celeste, Crown Palace, Darah Residence, Eton House, Expo Golf Villas 4, Expo Golf Villas 5, Expo Golf Villas 6, Globna, Golf Dale, Golf Fields, Golf Point, Golf Verge, Greenview Phase 3 By Emaar, Greenviews Phase 2 By Emaar, Hayat 4 and 5, Hayat 7, Hayat Phase 3 By Dubai South, Legacy Heights, Lincoln Star Residence, Lincoln Star Residence 3, Lincoln Star Residence II, Majestique Residence 1, Majestique Residence 2, Manam Prime, Manarina, Miorah by Zoya, Nanma Lotus, Orchid Residence 1, RR Residence, Racemosa, Raiha, Regal Crest, Sorei, South Bay, South Bay 1, South Bay Phase 2 By Dubai South, South Bay Phase 3 By Dubai South, South Bay Phase 4 By Dubai South, South Bay Phase 5 By Dubai South, South Lofts 2, Tenora, Tessera, The Pulse Beachfront By Dubai South, The Pulse Beachfront Phase 2 By Dubai South, The Pulse Boulevard Grove, The Pulse Villas By Dubai South, The Pulse Villas Phase 2 By Dubai South, The Serene, Trafford Residence, Trafford Residences, Zenith D3, Zura Residences.

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 South, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Dubai South%	Median priceAED
The Heights	4.5	3	1,982	+7	8.29M
Dubai Investments Park	4.8	71	1,699	-8	987K
DAMAC Riverside	4.9	1	1,580	-14	1.72M
Dubai Expo City	5.0	5	1,902	+3	2.54M
The Heights Country Club & Wellness	5.8	5	1,921	+4	8.23M
Expo City Dubai	5.9	15	1,928	+4	2.83M

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 South?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 4,518 priced off-plan units in Dubai South is AED 1,847 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 1,528 and AED 2,155 per sqft. The mean is AED 1,835.

How much does a studio off-plan unit cost in Dubai South?+

Studio: median AED 785,000 (361 sqft, AED 2,174/sqft, 953 units); 1 BR: median AED 1,284,000 (731 sqft, AED 1,744/sqft, 1,305 units); 2 BR: median AED 2,414,000 (1,147 sqft, AED 1,998/sqft, 1,663 units); 3 BR: median AED 3,156,000 (1,690 sqft, AED 1,820/sqft, 509 units); 4 BR: median AED 3,938,500 (3,159 sqft, AED 1,194/sqft, 48 units); 5 BR: median AED 5,360,888 (4,915 sqft, AED 1,184/sqft, 25 units); 6+ BR: median AED 52,214,000 (20,383 sqft, AED 2,561/sqft, 15 units).

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

70 developers have off-plan projects in Dubai South. The most active are Emaar (28), Dubai South Properties (26), Azizi (17), BT (10), Avenew (5).

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

Across 176 published payment plans in Dubai South, the median structure is 10% on booking, 40% during construction and 20% on handover, so 50% is typically paid before keys. 34% of plans include post-handover instalments and 51% ask 50% or less before handover.

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

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2025: 2, 2026: 20, 2027: 40, 2028: 50, 2029: 19, 2030: 3, 2031: 1. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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