Al Satwa vs Dubai Land Residence Complex
At the median, Al Satwa asks AED 2,331 per sqft against AED 1,488 in Dubai Land Residence Complex, 57% dearer per sqft. Half of Al Satwa inventory sits between AED 2,090 and AED 2,501 per sqft, against AED 1,331 to AED 1,691 in Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Dubai Land Residence Complex carries the larger pipeline: 95 tracked off-plan projects and 1,464 priced units, against 47 projects and 598 priced units in Al Satwa.
Payment plans are lighter before handover in Al Satwa: the median plan asks 50% before keys across 52 published plans, against 55% across 155 plans in Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Price per sqft, and the band around it
Dot is the median AED per sqft, bar is p25 to p75. Figures after each name are the median AED per sqft and the priced units.
- Al Satwa2,331 598
- Dubai Land Residence Complex1,488 1,464
Dot is the median asking price per sqft, bar is the middle half of the priced inventory. Bases are 598 priced units in Al Satwa and 1,464 in Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Side by side
| Metric | Al Satwa | Dubai Land Residence Complex |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan projects tracked | 47 | 95 |
| Priced units | 598 | 1,464 |
| Median AED per sqft | 2,331 | 1,488 |
| AED per sqft, p25 to p75 | 2,090 to 2,501 | 1,331 to 1,691 |
| Median asking price | AED 1.80M | AED 1.03M |
| Lowest starting price | AED 756K | AED 363K |
| Median paid before handover | 50% | 55% |
| Plans with a post-handover tail | 8% | 37% |
| Peak handover year | 2027 (21 projects) | 2027 (46 projects) |
| Active developers | 37 | 46 |
Every figure is computed by OffplanIndex over developer-published unit inventories and payment plans. Rows a community cannot answer are left out rather than filled in. Not investment advice.
Price
Dubai Land Residence Complex is the cheaper side per sqft, at AED 1,488 against AED 2,331 in Al Satwa, so Al Satwa is 57% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 1.03M for a median 769 sqft home in Dubai Land Residence Complex, against AED 1.80M for a median 757 sqft home in Al Satwa.
Inventory is weighted differently. Al Satwa is dominated by 1 BR units, 323 priced records at a median AED 2,313 per sqft and AED 1.84M a unit. Dubai Land Residence Complex leans to 1 BR units, 564 records at AED 1,377 per sqft and AED 1.12M a unit.
Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 756K in Al Satwa and AED 363K in Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Supply and delivery
Al Satwa peaks in 2027, when 21 of its 47 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Dubai Land Residence Complex peaks in 2027 with 46 of 95. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.
Of the projects tracked, 17% in Al Satwa and 29% in Dubai Land Residence Complex are listed as sold out or out of stock, which is the share of the pipeline no longer taking new bookings at listed prices.
37 developers are active in Al Satwa, led by Object 1, JAD Global, Holm Avenue. Dubai Land Residence Complex has 46, led by Imtiaz, Object 1, Samana.
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Source: OffplanIndex derived analytics, built 2026-09-02 from developer-published project facts and unit inventories aggregated from public portals (latest observation 2026-07-30). All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.