Dubai Land Residence Complex vs Dubai South
Verdict: Dubai Land Residence Complex runs AED 1,488 per sqft against AED 1,847 for Dubai South, 24% cheaper, across 1,464 priced units, and Dubai South carries the lighter cash load before handover (50% against 55% for Dubai Land Residence Complex).
At the median, Dubai South asks AED 1,847 per sqft against AED 1,488 in Dubai Land Residence Complex, 24% dearer per sqft. Half of Dubai South inventory sits between AED 1,528 and AED 2,155 per sqft, against AED 1,331 to AED 1,691 in Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Dubai South carries the larger pipeline: 142 tracked off-plan projects and 4,518 priced units, against 95 projects and 1,464 priced units in Dubai Land Residence Complex.
Payment plans are lighter before handover in Dubai South: the median plan asks 50% before keys across 176 published plans, against 55% across 155 plans in Dubai Land Residence Complex. On the median priced unit that is AED 669K due before handover in Dubai South, against AED 567K 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.
- Dubai South1,847 4,518
- 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 1,464 priced units in Dubai Land Residence Complex and 4,518 in Dubai South.
Side by side
| Metric | Dubai Land Residence Complex | Dubai South |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan projects tracked | 95 | 142 |
| Priced units | 1,464 | 4,518 |
| Median AED per sqft | 1,488 | 1,847 |
| AED per sqft, p25 to p75 | 1,331 to 1,691 | 1,528 to 2,155 |
| Median asking price | AED 1.03M | AED 1.34M |
| Lowest starting price | AED 363K | AED 426K |
| Median paid before handover | 55% | 50% |
| Cash due before handover, median unit | AED 567K | AED 669K |
| Plans with a post-handover tail | 37% | 34% |
| Peak handover year | 2027 (46 projects) | 2028 (50 projects) |
| Active developers | 46 | 70 |
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 1,847 in Dubai South, so Dubai South is 24% 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 1.34M for a median 891 sqft home in Dubai South.
Inventory is weighted differently. Dubai Land Residence Complex is dominated by 1 BR units, 564 priced records at a median AED 1,377 per sqft and AED 1.12M a unit. Dubai South leans to 2 BR units, 1,663 records at AED 1,998 per sqft and AED 2.41M a unit.
Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 363K in Dubai Land Residence Complex and AED 426K in Dubai South.
Supply and delivery
Dubai Land Residence Complex peaks in 2027, when 46 of its 95 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Dubai South peaks in 2028 with 50 of 142. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.
Of the projects tracked, 29% in Dubai Land Residence Complex and 33% in Dubai South are listed as sold out or out of stock, which is the share of the pipeline no longer taking new bookings at listed prices.
46 developers are active in Dubai Land Residence Complex, led by Imtiaz, Object 1, Samana. Dubai South has 70, led by Emaar, Dubai South Properties, Azizi.
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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). All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.