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

19 of the 142 off-plan projects tracked in Dubai South publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 13% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 525,000 to AED 5,935,000, with a median of AED 1,036,000. 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 Dubai South cost per sqft?

The median of the project medians is AED 1,316 per sqft across 16 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 1,223 to 1,372. 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 Dubai South?

The deposit is only the first payment. Across 20 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Dubai South the median share due before the keys is 49%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 60%. 50% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.

Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Dubai South?

Dubai South Properties (8), GFS (2), OKSA (2), out of 10 developers with at least one project in this band.

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

Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 5, 2027: 6, 2028: 7, 2029: 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

Dubai · Off-plan by down payment · July 2026

Dubai South off-plan with a down payment of 5% or less: 19 projects

19 of the 142 off-plan projects in Dubai South, Dubai, publish a plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking: 13% of the community. The median starting price is AED 1,036,000, and the middle half of them start between AED 689K and AED 1.52M. The median project asks AED 1,316 per sqft, across 16 projects with priced units.

On the 20 plans that ask it, the median share due before handover is 49%, so the deposit is the first payment of several, not the whole price. Across every off-plan project in Dubai South the median starting price is AED 1,060,000, so this band starts 2% below the address as a whole. 14 of the 19 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.

All of Dubai South 5% or less down payment across the UAE

With a 5% or less deposit

13% of 142 off-plan projects

Median starting price

AED 1.04M

AED 525K to AED 5.93M across the band

AED per sqft

1,316

1,223 to 1,372 in the middle half, 16 projects

Due before handover

49%

40% to 60% in the middle half of plans

Cheapest starting price first, 19 in Dubai South

Projects with a down payment of 5% or less

Project	Developer	Starting price	Handover	Booking	Before handover
Coventry 66	GFS	AED 525K	Q2 2027	5%	50%
Livia Residence	BARCO	AED 556K	Q2 2027	0%	50%
Coventry 49	GFS	AED 633K	Q3 2027	5%	44%
Azizi Venice 11	Azizi	AED 670K	Q3 2027	0%	40%
Aristo	OKSA	AED 689K	Q4 2028	5%	50%
Vivida Residences	Namo	AED 722K	Q1 2028	5%	35%
Astra Residences	Dugasta	AED 733K	Q3 2027	0%	40%
Greenfield Living	Greenfield	AED 850K	Q4 2026	2%	20%
The Eighty Three	OKSA	AED 1.04M	Q3 2026	5%	40%
South Square	Dubai South Properties	AED 1.10M	Q2 2028	5%	80%
One by Preston	Preston	AED 1.11M	Q3 2026	0%	48%
South Square Tower S1	Dubai South Properties	AED 1.43M	Q4 2028	5%	60%
Beachfront Gates By Dubai South	Dubai South Properties	AED 1.52M	Q4 2026	5%	60%
South Living	Dubai South Properties	AED 1.72M	Q4 2026	5%	30%
Hayat Residences Phase 2 by Dubai South	Dubai South Properties	AED 3.40M	Q2 2028	5%	60%
Hayat by Dubai South	Dubai South Properties	AED 3.40M	Q2 2028	5%	60%
Hayat 6	Dubai South Properties	AED 5.93M	Q1 2029	5%	40%
South Bay	Dubai South Properties	n/a	Q1 2027	5%	60%
Zenith D3	Zenith	n/a	Q2 2028	0%	40%

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, including the 2 with no published starting price.

Where else the deposit sits

Other down payments in Dubai South

Down payment	Projects	Share	Median start	Before handover
5% or less	19	13%	AED 1.04M	49%
10%	64	45%	AED 1.10M	60%
20%	31	22%	AED 840K	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 Dubai South 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 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
Al Satwa	Dubai	9	AED 1.22M	2,382
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 19 projects

Booking deposit

2% to 5% in the middle half

Due before keys

49%

median across these plans

Plans with a tail

50%

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 Dubai South off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.

5% or less down payment in Dubai South

Questions buyers ask

How many off-plan projects in Dubai South offer a down payment of 5% or less?: 19 of the 142 off-plan projects tracked in Dubai South publish at least one plan asking five percent or less of the price on booking, which is 13% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 525,000 to AED 5,935,000, with a median of AED 1,036,000. 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 Dubai South cost per sqft?: The median of the project medians is AED 1,316 per sqft across 16 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 1,223 to 1,372. 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 Dubai South?: The deposit is only the first payment. Across 20 plans asking five percent or less of the price on booking in Dubai South the median share due before the keys is 49%, and the middle half of plans ask between 40% and 60%. 50% of these plans carry a post-handover tail.
Which developers offer a down payment of 5% or less in Dubai South?: Dubai South Properties (8), GFS (2), OKSA (2), out of 10 developers with at least one project in this band.
When do off-plan projects with a down payment of 5% or less in Dubai South hand over?: Scheduled handovers by year: 2026: 5, 2027: 6, 2028: 7, 2029: 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.

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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.