Dubai Market Data
Registered sales and Ejari contracts, organized for clear comparisons and better property decisions.
Public records · Dubai Land Department
Monthly report
Dubai property market — September 2021
Every figure below comes from sale transactions registered with the Dubai Land Department and dated inside September 2021. Mortgages and gifts are excluded; the register's own record of a sale is the only source.
In a sentence
The Land Department registered 5,631 property sales in September 2021, worth AED 15.96B in total, across 100 communities. That is 81% more than the same month a year earlier.
The median sale was AED 1,511,888 at AED 1,006/sqft, 19.1% above the same month last year. 43% of sales were off-plan.
Marsa Dubai was the busiest community with 484 registered sales, while Palm Jumeirah took the most money at AED 1.90B.
Against the previous month, Al Khairan First rose 145% to 169 sales, while Jabal Ali First fell 65% to 101.
Sales by month
Price per square foot by month
Where the sales were
The fifteen communities with the most registered sales in September 2021, and how each moved against the month before.
| Community | Sales | vs prior | Total value | Median price | Price/sqft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsa Dubai | 484 | -15.8% | 1.85B | 2.02M | 1,824/sqft | 46% |
| Business Bay | 482 | +5.7% | 898.57M | 1.40M | 1,530/sqft | 44% |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 434 | -0.9% | 869.49M | 1.79M | 813/sqft | 86% |
| Al Thanyah Fifth | 331 | +10.7% | 404.33M | 781K | 1,000/sqft | 49% |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 302 | -27.8% | 236.69M | 590K | 802/sqft | 37% |
| Burj Khalifa | 254 | +16.5% | 937.60M | 2.40M | 2,013/sqft | 49% |
| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 253 | -3.1% | 1.26B | 2.15M | 1,335/sqft | 47% |
| Madinat Al Mataar | 225 | +104.5% | 337.83M | 1.20M | 657/sqft | 76% |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 211 | -23.6% | 382.80M | 2.40M | 971/sqft | 58% |
| Al Hebiah Third | 209 | +62.0% | 404.47M | 1.81M | 1,136/sqft | 19% |
| Al Merkadh | 193 | -16.1% | 564.04M | 1.31M | 1,708/sqft | 89% |
| Al Khairan First | 169 | +144.9% | 501.32M | 2.81M | 1,920/sqft | 67% |
| Palm Jumeirah | 168 | -10.2% | 1.90B | 3.08M | 2,510/sqft | 46% |
| Wadi Al Safa 7 | 117 | +91.8% | 214.84M | 1.50M | 695/sqft | 37% |
| Al Warsan First | 114 | +0.9% | 63.58M | 290K | 439/sqft | 14% |
Where the money went
Ranked by total registered value rather than count — a different list, and the one that shows where capital actually landed.
| Community | Value | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Jumeirah | 1.90B | 168 |
| Marsa Dubai | 1.85B | 484 |
| Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 1.26B | 253 |
| Burj Khalifa | 937.60M | 254 |
| Business Bay | 898.57M | 482 |
| Wadi Al Safa 5 | 869.49M | 434 |
| Ras Al Khor | 705.84M | 31 |
| Al Merkadh | 564.04M | 193 |
| Al Khairan First | 501.32M | 169 |
| Al Hebiah Third | 404.47M | 209 |
Biggest movers
Change in registered sales against the previous month. Limited to communities with at least 50 sales in both — below that a swing is noise.
| Community | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Al Khairan First | 169 | +144.9% |
| Madinat Al Mataar | 225 | +104.5% |
| Wadi Al Safa 7 | 117 | +91.8% |
| Jabal Ali First | 101 | -64.7% |
| Al Hebiah Third | 209 | +62.0% |
| Al Barsha South Fourth | 302 | -27.8% |
| Al Hebiah Fourth | 211 | -23.6% |
| Jumeirah First | 62 | -23.5% |
| Burj Khalifa | 254 | +16.5% |
| Al Merkadh | 193 | -16.1% |
The largest sales of September 2021
Each row links to its own register record, so any figure in this report can be traced to the transactions behind it.
| Date | Community | Project / building | Type | Beds | Size | Price/sqft | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 2021 | Marsa Dubai | Sensoria at Five Luxe | LandCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 214,271 sqft | AED 3,073/sqft | AED 658,500,001 |
| 14 Sept 2021 | Palm Jumeirah | SERENIA LIVINGPalm Jumeirah | LandCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 341,345 sqft | AED 1,488/sqft | AED 508,000,000 |
| 23 Sept 2021 | Al Hebiah Fifth | —DAMAC Lagoons | LandResidential · Existing Properties | Not specified | 5,076,230 sqft | AED 38/sqft | AED 190,563,189 |
| 29 Sept 2021 | Palm Jumeirah | CLUB VILLASPalm Jumeirah | Hotel ApartmentHospitality · Existing Properties | 8 B/R | 13,126 sqft | AED 5,866/sqft | AED 77,000,000 |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Saih Shuaib 2 | — | LandIndustrial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 761,513 sqft | AED 90/sqft | AED 68,536,215 |
| 20 Sept 2021 | Al Merkadh | Azizi Riviera BeachfrontMeydan One Community | LandOther · Existing Properties | Not specified | 82,490 sqft | AED 825/sqft | AED 68,054,575 |
| 27 Sept 2021 | Al Thanayah Fourth | Emirates HillsEmirates Living | LandCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 36,974 sqft | AED 1,609/sqft | AED 59,500,000 |
| 6 Sept 2021 | Island 2 | — | LandOther · Existing Properties | Not specified | 23,313 sqft | AED 2,531/sqft | AED 59,000,000 |
| 7 Sept 2021 | Al Hebiah First | —Motor City | BuildingCommercial · Existing Properties | Not specified | 19,954 sqft | AED 2,736/sqft | AED 54,600,000 |
| 6 Sept 2021 | Island 2 | —Jumeira Bay | LandOther · Existing Properties | Not specified | 17,466 sqft | AED 2,920/sqft | AED 51,000,000 |
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, retrieved from the Digital Dubai data.dubai platform. Figures cover registered transactions and Ejari-registered tenancy contracts, and are statistical summaries of public record — not a valuation of any individual property. Registration data can be amended or backdated by the source after first publication. Refresh times vary by dataset; records shown here are not a live feed.