Abu Dhabi · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Saadiyat Island off-plan price per sqft: AED 3,076

Median rate

3,076AED/sqft

middle half 2,076 to 3,753, over 219 priced units

Median asking price

8.00MAED

for a median 2,244 sqft unit, in the AED 5M to 10M band

Paid before handover

65%

median of 49 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2027

9 projects due

Off-plan property in Saadiyat Island is asking a median AED 3,076 per sqft as of July 2026. The middle half of 219 priced unit records sits between AED 2,076 and AED 3,753 per sqft, across 38 projects with published inventory.

The median asking price is AED 8.00M for a 2,244 sqft unit; studios start around AED 1.10M.

Payment plans here typically ask 10% on booking and 65% in total before handover.

Handover is concentrated in 2027, when 9 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

33 projects219 priced units8 on sale9 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

219 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

01020

p25median 3,076p75

9471,7232,4993,2744,0504,826

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 2,076 to 3,753

Min

627

p25

2,076

Median

3,076

Mean

2,967

p75

3,753

Max

7,613

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 135 of the 219 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 = 219 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Saadiyat Island off-plan price per sqft, AED 3,076, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/saadiyat-island

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Saadiyat Island
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
Studio	11	2,007	1,782 to 2,138	1.10M	548	1.10M
1 BR	31	1,527	1,152 to 2,186	1.35M	1,014	1.35M
2 BR	85	3,660	2,710 to 3,778	8.36M	2,244	3.73M
3 BR	79	3,581	2,578 to 3,854	8.28M	2,841	4.47M
4 BR	9	2,695	2,140 to 6,185	12.9M	4,770	6.80M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 215 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 3,103 (208), Villa 1,415 (5), Duplex 7,376 (3), Townhouse 2,695 (3).

One rung at a time:1 bedroom in Saadiyat Island AED 1.35M 2 bedroom in Saadiyat Island AED 8.36M 3 bedroom in Saadiyat Island AED 8.28M

One budget at a time:AED 2M to 3M 6 projects AED 3M to 5M 6 projects AED 5M to 10M 5 projects Above AED 10M 7 projects

One handover year at a time:Handover 2027 9 projects Handover 2028 9 projects Handover 2029 6 projects

One down payment at a time:10% down 18 projects

One builder at a time:Aldar here 3,700/sqft Al Ain here 2,463/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 3,076 per sqft median over 219 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.

3 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	31	1,527	1,152 to 2,186	1.35M	1,014	AED 1.17M to AED 2.22M
2 BR	85	3,660	2,710 to 3,778	8.36M	2,244	AED 6.08M to AED 8.48M
3 BR	79	3,581	2,578 to 3,854	8.28M	2,841	AED 7.32M to AED 10.9M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Saadiyat Island, 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 49 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Saadiyat Island

41%

35%

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 = 49 published payment plansMethod

On booking

10%

middle half 10% to 20%

Before handover

65%

middle half 40% to 70%

Post-handover plans

of plans

50% or less pre-handover

31%

of plans

Service charge, as developers state it at launch: a median of AED 24.2 per sqft a year across 14 projects, middle half AED 19.2 to 31.5. Not the RERA index. Every community compared.

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

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

Q1 '30

Q4 '30

By year: 2026 (2), 2027 (9), 2028 (9), 2029 (6), 2030 (4). Off-plan projects only: the 18 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 28, completed 13, not stated 6, not started 4.

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

9 active

Developers in Saadiyat Island

Aldar 37 Bloom Holding 4 Al Ain 3 Reportage 2AMS Management 1ESK Investments 1Nord 1SDIC 1

33 tracked

Every off-plan project in Saadiyat Island

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Saadiyat Island, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
The Row Saadiyat	Aldar	Apartment	7.65M	3,753	65	Q1 2030	On sale
Henge Residences	Nord	Apartment, Duplex	1.10M	1,480	40	Q1 2028	Booking open
Sensi by Reportage	Reportage	Apartment, Townhouse	3.13M	2,792	30	Q2 2029	On sale
Mamsha Gardens	Aldar	Apartment, Townhouse	3.10M	2,932	65	Q1 2029	Sold out
Vida Residences Saadiyat Island	Al Ain		2.85M	2,510	40	Q2 2028	On sale
Nouran Living	Aldar	Apartment	750K	1,826	100	Q4 2027	Sold out
Vida Residences	Al Ain	Apartment	2.00M	2,217	50	Q4 2027	Booking open
Solea by Taraf	Taraf	Apartment	1.75M	1,787	40	Q1 2028	Sold out
Mamsha Palm	Aldar	Apartment	48.3M	7,376	65	Q1 2028	On sale
Saadiyat Lagoons By Aldar Properties	Aldar	Villa	6.80M	1,366	40	Q2 2027	Sold out
Four Seasons Private Residences Abu Dhabi at Saadiyat Beach	Al Ain		69.9M	4,562	40	Q4 2029	On sale
Manarat Living Phase 2 By Aldar	Aldar	Apartment	730K	2,056	65	Q1 2027	Sold out
Mandarin Oriental Residences	Aldar		7.07M	6,304	65	Q3 2028	On sale
The Source Terraces	Aldar	Apartment	3.00M	2,534	60	Q3 2027	Sold out
Ajwan Towers	ESK Investments	Apartment	2.40M	Not published	100	Q1 2024	Sold out
Al Ghaf	Aldar		8.10M	Not published	Not published	Q2 2026	Not stated
Al Sidr	Aldar	Villa	6.10M	Not published	40	Q3 2027	Likely sold out
Baccarat Residences	Aldar	Apartment, Villa	16.0M	Not published	70	Q3 2029	On sale
Bloom Arjaan	Bloom Holding	Apartment	951K	Not published	70	Q4 2024	On sale
Bloom Arjaan by Rotana	Bloom Holding		953K	Not published	70	Q4 2024	On sale
Bloom Park View	Bloom Holding		Not published	Not published	100	Q3 2019	Sold out
Bloom Soho Square	Bloom Holding		Not published	Not published	100	Q4 2019	Sold out
Ethir	Aldar	Apartment, Villa	6.10M	Not published	40	Q2 2026	Likely sold out
Faya Al Saadiyat	Aldar	Villa	95.9M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2027	On sale
Grove Beach Views	Aldar		1.30M	Not published	Not published	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Fountain Views	Aldar		1.47M	Not published	Not published	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Gallery Views	Aldar		1.26M	Not published	Not published	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Museum Views	Aldar		905K	Not published	Not published	Q2 2025	Not stated
Grove Uptown Views	Aldar	Apartment	905K	Not published	40	Q2 2025	Sold out
Louvre Abu Dhabi Residences	Aldar	Apartment, Penthouse	1.30M	Not published	60	Q1 2025	Sold out
Mamsha Gardens B	Aldar	Apartment, Townhouse	Not published	Not published	65	Q4 2028	On sale
Manarat Living By Aldar	Aldar	Apartment	635K	Not published	40	Q1 2026	Sold out
Manarat Living Phase 3 By Aldar Properties	Aldar	Apartment	1.05M	Not published	65	Q2 2028	Sold out
Marsa Al Saadiyat	Aldar		Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	On sale
Murjan Al Saadiyat	AMS Management	Townhouse, Villa	7.95M	Not published	100	Q1 2026	Sold out
Nobu Residences	Aldar	Apartment, Penthouse, Villa	3.60M	Not published	70	Q4 2027	Sold out
Nobu Residences 2	Aldar	Apartment	Not published	Not published	70	Not published	On sale
Nobu Residences Abu Dhabi	Aldar		150.8M	Not published	70	Q3 2027	On sale
Saadiyat Lagoons Phase 2 By Aldar	Aldar	Villa	7.96M	Not published	60	Q1 2026	On sale
Sei Saadiyat	Aldar	Apartment, Duplex	2.95M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2030	Likely sold out
Sensi Saadiyat	Reportage		2.90M	Not published	Not published	Q2 2029	Not stated
Talay	Aldar	Villa	13.5M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2029	On sale
Talay Beach	Aldar	Villa	13.5M	Not published	Not published	Q4 2030	On sale
The Arthouse	Aldar	Apartment, Duplex	3.30M	Not published	65	Q2 2028	Sold out
The Dunes Saadiyat	Aldar	Apartment	6.80M	Not published	40	Q2 2024	Sold out
The Fountain View Residences	Aldar	Apartment	6.20M	Not published	Not published	Q3 2028	On sale
The Grove - Heart	Aldar	Apartment	905K	Not published	40	Q2 2025	On sale
The Qaryat Al Hidd	SDIC	Apartment	Not published	Not published	40	Not published	On sale
The Row Phase 2 Saadiyat	Aldar	Apartment	3.70M	Not published	65	Q1 2030	On sale
The Source By Aldar	Aldar	Apartment	2.30M	Not published	60	Q3 2026	Sold out
The Source II	Aldar		2.82M	Not published	60	Q4 2026	Sold out

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 33 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 Saadiyat Island, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Saadiyat Island%	Median priceAED
Al Reem Island	4.8	53	1,900	-38	3.31M
Al Maryah Island	5.8	5	4,279	+39	13.1M
Ramhan Island	9.9	11	2,328	-24	9.75M
Fahid Island	12.8	16	3,984	+30	7.61M
Hudayriyat Island	14.7	20	2,091	-32	6.20M
Al Raha Beach	18.6	15	2,392	-22	5.03M

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 Saadiyat Island?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 219 priced off-plan units in Saadiyat Island is AED 3,076 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 2,076 and AED 3,753 per sqft. The mean is AED 2,967.

How much does a studio off-plan unit cost in Saadiyat Island?+

Studio: median AED 1,100,000 (548 sqft, AED 2,007/sqft, 11 units); 1 BR: median AED 1,350,000 (1,014 sqft, AED 1,527/sqft, 31 units); 2 BR: median AED 8,360,839 (2,244 sqft, AED 3,660/sqft, 85 units); 3 BR: median AED 8,276,400 (2,841 sqft, AED 3,581/sqft, 79 units); 4 BR: median AED 12,860,213 (4,770 sqft, AED 2,695/sqft, 9 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Saadiyat Island?+

9 developers have off-plan projects in Saadiyat Island. The most active are Aldar (37), Bloom Holding (4), Al Ain (3), Reportage (2), AMS Management (1).

What payment plans are typical for off-plan in Saadiyat Island?+

Across 49 published payment plans in Saadiyat Island, the median structure is 10% on booking, 41% during construction and 35% on handover, so 65% is typically paid before keys. 0% of plans include post-handover instalments and 31% ask 50% or less before handover.

When do off-plan projects in Saadiyat Island hand over?+

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2026: 2, 2027: 9, 2028: 9, 2029: 6, 2030: 4. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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