Off-plan duplexes: AED 5,257,481 median
860 priced duplex records sit in the tracked UAE off-plan book, 2% of every priced record in the corpus, published across 304 projects. The median asks AED 5,257,481 for 2,263 sqft, which is AED 2,329 per sqft. Half of the book sits between AED 3,761,088 and AED 8,002,454, and between 2,027 and 3,239 sqft.
Ranked on the ticket it is the 3rd dearest of 5 tracked types, but ranked on price per square foot it is the 2nd. Floor area, not the label, is what moves the asking price. Dubai carries 420 of the records, 49% of the type, at a median AED 6,330,000 and AED 2,615 per sqft. Prices are developer asking prices on published unit tables, not transactions.
The type in context
| Type | Priced records | Projects | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 47,448 | 2,230 | AED 1.72M | 894 | 2,047 |
| Villa | 2,210 | 500 | AED 7.81M | 4,406 | 1,774 |
| Townhouse | 1,936 | 404 | AED 3.66M | 2,418 | 1,320 |
| Duplex | 860 | 304 | AED 5.26M | 2,263 | 2,329 |
| Penthouse | 368 | 257 | AED 13.4M | 4,695 | 3,163 |
Records count unit rows, projects count schemes, and one scheme can publish more than one type. The type label is the developer's own, so a serviced tower and a plain tower both file as apartments.
By emirate
| Emirate | Priced records | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft | vs UAE price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 420 | AED 6.33M | 2,669 | 2,615 | +20% |
| Umm Al Quwain | 174 | AED 4.98M | 2,169 | 2,250 | -5% |
| Abu Dhabi | 156 | AED 5.67M | 2,227 | 2,000 | +8% |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 50 | AED 6.99M | 2,776 | 2,806 | +33% |
| Sharjah | 42 | AED 1.74M | 1,800 | 964 | -67% |
| Ajman | 18 | AED 3.81M | 2,616 | 1,458 | -28% |
Every emirate publishing at least one duplex record, largest book first. A thin book moves on very little, so read the record count before the median.
By bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Priced records | Share of the type | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft | Entry (p25 price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 BR | 247 | 29% | AED 3.76M | 1,854 | 2,017 | AED 2.66M |
| 3 BR | 410 | 48% | AED 5.01M | 2,212 | 2,234 | AED 4.72M |
| 4 BR | 174 | 20% | AED 13.9M | 4,560 | 3,468 | AED 7.22M |
48% of the duplexes in the book sit on the 3 BR rung, which is what the headline median is really describing. Rungs with fewer than 20 priced records inside this type are dropped. The same rungs across every type are compared in the property type note. How this product sits against the addresses that sell it: the community median is priced for the flat next door.
Terms and delivery
| Handover year | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projects publishing duplexes | 57 | 64 | 86 | 39 | 3 |
| Share of the dated book | 23% | 26% | 35% | 16% | 1% |
2028 is the heaviest year for duplexes, carrying 35% of the 249 projects that publish a completion date between 2026 and 2030. Plan shares keep only published instalment tables whose steps sum to between 90% and 110%. Handover dates are the developer's own target and are frequently revised.
Communities with this type
| Every community, cheapest first | Median price | Sqft | AED/sqft | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nahda | AED 1.71M | 1,793 | 964 | 36 |
| Al Reem Island | AED 3.37M | 2,171 | 1,595 | 57 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | AED 3.48M | 2,312 | 1,371 | 40 |
| Sobha Aquamont | AED 4.84M | 2,210 | 2,204 | 86 |
| Umm Al Quwain Marina | AED 5.49M | 2,155 | 2,574 | 82 |
| Dubai Islands | AED 6.50M | 2,562 | 2,621 | 111 |
| Fahid Island | AED 6.90M | 1,658 | 4,144 | 28 |
| Yas Island | AED 7.40M | 2,974 | 2,500 | 32 |
| Business Bay | AED 10.9M | 3,314 | 3,850 | 60 |
| Al Marjan Island | AED 11.2M | 2,706 | 3,576 | 28 |
| Palm Jumeirah | AED 49.3M | 5,941 | 8,336 | 33 |
11 communities publish at least 25 priced duplex records. On price per sqft rather than ticket, the range runs from AED 964 in Al Nahda to AED 8,336 in Palm Jumeirah, a 8.6x spread on the same type.
Duplex benchmarks by address
Each of these reads duplexes inside one community: the distribution, which schemes still sell them, what the same address charges for a different product, and how it compares with its peers. A community appears only where duplexes are a real slice of its book rather than the whole of it.
By developer
| Developer | Priced records | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sobha Realty | 173 | AED 4.97M | 2,169 | 2,265 |
| Aldar | 59 | AED 6.81M | 2,239 | 3,682 |
| Tiger Properties | 48 | AED 2.59M | 1,997 | 964 |
| Mr Eight | 42 | AED 8.80M | 2,613 | 2,994 |
| DAMAC | 41 | AED 10.2M | 3,309 | 3,829 |
| One | 36 | AED 2.66M | 2,032 | 1,570 |
| Deyaar | 29 | AED 5.85M | 2,280 | 2,397 |
Largest published book on this type first, capped at 20. A developer selling one large scheme can outrank a developer with a dozen small ones, because this counts unit records rather than projects.
Questions this data answers
How much does an off-plan duplex cost in the UAE?+
As of July 2026, the median asking price for an off-plan duplex across the UAE is AED 5,257,481, on a median 2,263 sqft, which works out at AED 2,329 per sqft. Half of all 860 priced records sit between AED 3,761,088 and AED 8,002,454.
What does an off-plan duplex cost in Dubai specifically?+
The Dubai median is AED 6,330,000 on 2,669 sqft, AED 2,615 per sqft, across 420 priced records. That is 20% above the UAE median for the same type.
Where are the cheapest off-plan duplexes?+
By median asking price, the cheapest tracked communities for an off-plan duplex are Al Nahda (AED 1,711,208), Al Reem Island (AED 3,369,111), Jumeirah Village Circle (AED 3,480,038), Sobha Aquamont (AED 4,840,467), Umm Al Quwain Marina (AED 5,494,260). Each publishes at least 25 priced duplex records.
Which developers build the most off-plan duplexes?+
By published priced records, the largest duplex books belong to Sobha Realty (173 records), Aldar (59 records), Tiger Properties (48 records), Mr Eight (42 records), DAMAC (41 records). Record counts favour developers selling large schemes, so read them as book size rather than as a quality ranking.
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Off-plan duplexes in context: price per sqft by community and developer, payment plan structures ranked by cash due before handover, the 2026 to 2029 delivery pipeline, and the CSV behind every table. PDF plus data, delivered instantly.
Computed by OffplanIndex from developer-published inventories, July 2026. A priced record is one unit row carrying an asking price, so a tower publishing 400 rows counts 400 times and a villa book publishing a single from price counts once. Aggregates are ours; the underlying listings belong to the developers who published them. Not investment advice. Method and exclusions: methodology. The same book cut by bedroom count: off-plan by bedroom.