Inside the Premium Tier
Dubai's most expensive areas span a band as wide as the entire affordable market.
Dubai's premium tier trades between AED 3,293 and AED 4,834 per square foot — a band as wide as the entire affordable market.
| Area | AED / sqft | Median sale | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Center Second | 4,834 | AED 14.60M | 131 |
| Marsa Dubai | 4,480 | AED 7.87M | 318 |
| TECOM SITE A | 4,064 | AED 2.42M | 641 |
| Trade Center First | 3,669 | AED 3.45M | 118 |
| DUBAI HARBOUR | 3,574 | AED 4.00M | 233 |
| BUSINESS PARK | 3,560 | AED 1.40M | 1,470 |
| PALM JUMEIRAH | 3,531 | AED 5.70M | 650 |
| Palm Jabal Ali | 3,488 | AED 4.45M | 188 |
| Al Wasl | 3,335 | AED 3.40M | 645 |
| DUBAI MARITIME CITY | 3,293 | AED 2.21M | 821 |
Thin markets at the top
Several premium areas record comparatively few sales. That is characteristic of prime property everywhere: fewer transactions, wider price dispersion, and valuations that depend more on the specific unit than on the area average.
It also means the medians here rest on smaller samples than the mass-market figures, and should be read with that in mind.
Sample size is on every page
Each area page states how many sales its figures rest on. In the premium tier, check it before treating a median as precise.
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ReadMost Dubai sales in the period were off-plan, but the split varies enormously by area — from near-total in new districts to barely half in the established ones.
ReadBetween the most and least expensive areas sits a gap wide enough that a citywide average describes almost nobody.
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