Off-plan in Yas Island under AED 1M: 6 projects
6 of the 46 off-plan projects in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, start under AED 1M: 13% of the community. The median starting price is AED 782,500, and the middle half of them start between AED 715K and AED 850K. The median project in the band asks AED 1,674 per sqft, across 3 projects with priced units.
Across every off-plan project in Yas Island the median starting price is AED 1,857,000, so this band starts 58% below the address as a whole. 2 of the 6 projects stating a sale status are not marked sold out at the last observation.
Projects under AED 1M
| Project | Developer | Starting price | AED/sqft | Handover | Priced units | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diva at the Bay | Reportage | AED 481K | n/a | Q3 2026 | none | Sold out |
| Opula Residence | DHB | AED 700K | 1,847 | Q4 2027 | 1 | Likely sold out |
| The Bay Residence By Baraka | Baraka Company | AED 760K | 1,645 | Q3 2025 | 12 | Sold out |
| Gardenia Bay | Aldar | AED 805K | 1,674 | Q2 2027 | 20 | Sold out |
| The Wadi | Cosmo | AED 865K | n/a | Q4 2030 | none | On sale |
| Yas Living | Aldar | AED 980K | n/a | Q4 2028 | none | On sale |
A project is in this band when its published starting price is under AED 1M. AED/sqft is the project's own median over its priced unit records, and priced units is how many of those records it carries. Handover dates are the developer's published target and move often. Every project in the band is listed, including the 3 with no priced units.
Other budgets in Yas Island
| Starting price | Projects | Share | Median start | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under AED 1M | 6 | 13% | AED 783K | 1,674 |
| AED 1M to 2M | 16 | 35% | AED 1.65M | 2,766 |
| AED 2M to 3M | 6 | 13% | AED 2.35M | 2,028 |
| AED 3M to 5M | 8 | 17% | AED 3.80M | 2,047 |
Only bands holding five or more off-plan projects are listed, which is the floor for a page worth publishing. The whole address, every budget pooled, is on the Yas Island page, and the same address cut by delivery year starts at handover 2026.
Under AED 1M elsewhere
| Community | Emirate | Projects | Median start | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah Village Circle | Dubai | 115 | AED 703K | 1,530 |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | Dubai | 82 | AED 679K | 1,373 |
| Dubai South | Dubai | 58 | AED 683K | 1,293 |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | Dubai | 37 | AED 795K | 1,631 |
| Dubailand | Dubai | 26 | AED 767K | 1,412 |
| Arjan | Dubai | 23 | AED 815K | 1,669 |
| Muwaileh | Sharjah | 23 | AED 729K | 1,176 |
| Dubai Production City | Dubai | 22 | AED 691K | 1,402 |
| Al Furjan | Dubai | 21 | AED 769K | 1,286 |
| Majan | Dubai | 21 | AED 688K | 1,552 |
| Dubai Industrial City | Dubai | 20 | AED 567K | 1,432 |
| Town Square | Dubai | 20 | AED 824K | 1,252 |
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 and emirate, is on the Under AED 1M page.
Terms on these projects
A plan counts once per project and only where its stages sum to between 90 and 110 percent. Model any of them against a real Yas Island off-plan ticket in the payment plan calculator.
Questions buyers ask
- How many off-plan projects in Yas Island start under AED 1M?
- 6 of the 46 off-plan projects tracked in Yas Island start under AED 1M, which is 13% of the community. Their starting prices run from AED 481,000 to AED 980,000, with a median of AED 782,500.
- What do off-plan projects under AED 1M in Yas Island cost per sqft?
- The median of the project medians is AED 1,674 per sqft across 3 projects with priced units, and the middle half runs AED 1,660 to 1,760. Each project counts once, so a tower publishing 400 unit rows does not outvote a small scheme.
- Which developers have the most off-plan projects under AED 1M in Yas Island?
- Aldar (2), Baraka Company (1), Cosmo (1), out of 5 developers with at least one project in this band.
- When do off-plan projects under AED 1M in Yas Island hand over?
- Scheduled handovers by year: 2025: 1, 2026: 1, 2027: 2, 2028: 1, 2030: 1. Dates are the developer's published target and move often.
- What payment plan do off-plan projects under AED 1M in Yas Island offer?
- Across 5 published plans the median booking deposit is 10%, with 50% due before handover and 0% of plans carrying a post-handover tail.
The same budget cut by rooms rather than by address is on the bedroom pages, and every budget band across the UAE is in off-plan by budget.
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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 start in the band. All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.