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Dubai Price Growth Leaders 2026

Which Dubai districts posted the strongest property price gains in 2026? 86 areas ranked by year-on-year price growth from Dubai Land Department transaction data. YoY price change, current gross rental yield, median sale price and deal volume. One table, honest numbers, free to cite.

Dubai Land Department (DLD) Data as of July 2026ECOSYSTEM Research · ecosystem.estate
What we measure: Metric: YoY change in median sale price (sale_price_change_percent). No direct rent-YoY in the DLD read-model — price growth is used as the available momentum indicator.
86
Areas covered
168 109
Transactions
+54.6%
Peak YoY growth
63
Areas with positive YoY

How to read this index

Each area clears a minimum of 60 DLD-registered sale transactions across Studio, 1BR, 2BR and 3BR segments — thin-data areas are excluded rather than guessed. The YoY figure is a deal-count-weighted change in median sale price, comparing the current 12-month window against the prior year. A positive number means prices rose; negative means they fell. Current gross rental yield is shown as context alongside the growth rank — together they reveal whether fast-growing areas still carry strong income, or whether capital appreciation has compressed yields.

#AreaPrice YoYGross yieldMedian priceDeals 12m
1Al Safouh Second
+54.6%
—AED 2.80M227
2Al Wasl
+23.3%
—AED 4.88M1,564
3Wadi Al Safa 7
+14.5%
—AED 901K273
4Dubai Investment Park (DIP)
+12.0%
7.9%AED 973K439
5Me'aisem First
+11.3%
7.5%AED 967K4,110
6International City Ph 2 & 3
+11.0%
—AED 677K117
7International City
+10.8%
8.5%AED 584K1,825
8Al Jadaf
+10.0%
8.9%AED 1.53M2,551
9Jumeirah First
+10.0%
—AED 14M271
10Jebel Ali Industrial
+9.5%
—AED 641K808
11DAMAC Lagoons / Remraam
+8.7%
—AED 1.15M1,370
12The Greens / The Lakes
+8.4%
—AED 2.24M1,152
13International City Phase 3
+8.1%
8.0%AED 724K1,068
14Zaabeel Second
+7.7%
—AED 4.32M458
15Al Quoz
+7.5%
—AED 836K252
16Palm Jumeirah
+7.5%
—AED 8.96M2,001
17Damac Hills 2
+7.4%
7.3%AED 680K332
18Damac Hills
+7.2%
6.9%AED 1.44M1,601
19Nad Al Shiba
+7.1%
—AED 798K175
20Al Barsha First
+6.8%
—AED 2.29M88
21Dubai Science Park
+6.8%
—AED 1.32M5,640
22Bukadra
+6.7%
—AED 2.44M2,316
23Nad Al Sheba / Meydan
+6.5%
—AED 1.96M650
24Ras Al Khor Industrial First
+6.4%
—AED 2.76M761
25Dubai Silicon Oasis
+6.0%
8.0%AED 1.00M2,896
26Dubai Investment Park Second
+5.3%
—AED 1.23M1,927
27Dubai Creek Harbour
+5.2%
—AED 2.72M4,539
28Motor City
+5.1%
—AED 1.46M117
29Wadi Al Safa 2
+5.1%
—AED 1.13M2,265
30Al Satwa
+4.8%
—AED 1.46M1,440
31Saih Shuaib 2
+4.8%
—AED 714K691
32Dubai Marina
+4.6%
—AED 3.41M8,347
33Jumeirah Village Triangle
+4.5%
8.8%AED 1.14M4,810
34Business Bay
+4.5%
8.4%AED 2.80M13,920
35Jabal Ali Industrial Second
+4.4%
7.8%AED 948K712
36Downtown Dubai
+4.3%
7.3%AED 3.93M5,431
37Al Furjan
+3.8%
—AED 1.13M348
38Dubailand Residence Complex (DLRC)
+3.7%
8.3%AED 1.03M6,629
39Al Furjan / Discovery Gardens
+3.6%
12.2%AED 1.58M5,567
40Dubai Production City
+3.5%
—AED 922K205
41Dubai Studio City
+3.2%
—AED 702K211
42Al Safouh First
+2.5%
—AED 2.30M299
43JLT (Jumeirah Lakes Towers)
+2.4%
7.8%AED 2.04M3,518
44Dubai South
+2.3%
6.2%AED 1.20M8,319
45Jumeirah Village Circle
+2.2%
8.0%AED 1.09M19,830
46Town Square
+2.2%
7.5%AED 1.22M3,690
47Motor City
+2.0%
—AED 1.34M4,356
48Trade Center Second
+1.9%
—AED 7.84M117
49Meydan / Sobha Hartland (MBR City)
+1.8%
6.9%AED 1.57M4,257
50Arjan
+1.7%
7.1%AED 1.05M6,163
51Dubai Hills Estate
+1.7%
—AED 2.40M3,617
52Barsha Heights (Tecom)
+1.6%
—AED 2.72M262
53Dubai Islands
+1.6%
—AED 3.28M2,700
54Majan / Al Barari
+1.6%
—AED 1.14M4,303
55Majan
+1.1%
—AED 889K242
56World Islands
+1.0%
—AED 12M67
57Um Suqaim Third
+0.9%
—AED 3.69M455
58International City Ph 1
+0.9%
—AED 571K91
59Muhaisanah First
+0.7%
—AED 1.61M111
60Dubai Sports City
+0.6%
7.8%AED 943K5,694
61Zaabeel First
+0.4%
—AED 6.15M172
62City Of Arabia
+0.2%
—AED 724K410
63Down Town Jabal Ali
+0.1%
—AED 803K185
64Wadi Al Safa 4
-0.2%
—AED 2.07M1,935
65Dubai Land Residence Complex
-0.3%
—AED 931K338
66Business Park
-0.5%
—AED 1.98M99
67Mirdif
-0.5%
—AED 1.90M200
68Dubai Maritime City / Mina Rashid
-0.7%
—AED 3.03M2,102
69Wasl 1 / Za'abeel
-0.9%
—AED 2.71M802
70Sama Al Jadaf
-1.2%
—AED 1.28M81
71Sobha Heartland
-1.3%
—AED 2.01M117
72Dubai Healthcare City - Phase 2
-1.5%
—AED 1.65M68
73Discovery Gardens
-1.5%
—AED 729K97
74Dubai South
-1.6%
—AED 1.03M233
75Dubai Studio City
-2.4%
15.8%AED 825K1,809
76Liwan
-2.7%
—AED 826K65
77Horizon
-3.2%
—AED 2.77M79
78Palm Jabal Ali
-3.2%
—AED 5.88M85
79Silicon Oasis
-4.9%
—AED 997K84
80Trade Center First
-5.0%
—AED 4.43M335
81Meydan One
-5.2%
—AED 1.37M109
82Jumeirah Lakes Towers
-7.0%
—AED 2.24M134
83Dubai Hills
-8.1%
—AED 2.09M92
84Nad Al Hamar
-8.7%
—AED 1.12M88
85Jumeirah Second
-9.9%
—AED 23M133
86Jumeirah Beach Residence
-13.2%
—AED 2.64M62

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Fastest-rising areas

  1. 1Al Safouh Second+54.6%
  2. 2Al Wasl+23.3%
  3. 3Wadi Al Safa 7+14.5%
  4. 4Dubai Investment Park (DIP)7.9%+12.0%
  5. 5Me'aisem First7.5%+11.3%

Areas with declining prices

  1. 1Jumeirah Beach Residence-13.2%
  2. 2Jumeirah Second-9.9%
  3. 3Nad Al Hamar-8.7%
  4. 4Dubai Hills-8.1%
  5. 5Jumeirah Lakes Towers-7.0%

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Methodology & source

Source: Dubai Land Department (DLD) registered transactions, aggregated in the ECOSYSTEM read-model (area_period_comparison table) and shown here without adjustment. Data as of July 2026.

Year-on-year price change (sale_price_change_percent) is the deal-count-weighted change in median sale price between the current 12-month window and the prior-year equivalent window across Studio, 1BR, 2BR and 3BR residential segments.

Current gross rental yield is the sales-weighted yield from area_roi_summary — the same figure used on ecosystem.estate area pages. It is shown here as context to help assess income versus growth trade-offs. It is not a YoY rental figure.

What this report does NOT measure: direct YoY change in rents or rental yields. That data is not present in the DLD read-model. Price growth is used as the available YoY momentum indicator and is clearly labelled as such.

Confidence gate: areas with fewer than 60 cumulative transactions across the four unit segments are excluded. This prevents a single outlier deal from dominating the ranking.

Frequently asked questions

Which Dubai area had the highest property price growth in 2026?
Based on DLD transaction data as of July 2026, Al Safouh Second leads with a YoY price gain of about +54.6%. Fast-rising areas are often districts where supply is tight relative to rising demand, or where new infrastructure and amenity upgrades have re-rated prices.
Does price growth mean high rental yield?
Not necessarily — they often move in opposite directions. Strong capital appreciation tends to push sale prices up faster than rents, which compresses the gross yield percentage. This report shows both YoY price growth and current yield side-by-side so you can see exactly that trade-off for each area.
What does a negative YoY figure mean?
A negative value means the weighted median sale price in that area fell versus the prior year's equivalent window. This can indicate demand softening, an increase in supply, or a change in the mix of deals (more affordable unit types transacting). It does not necessarily mean the area is a bad investment — falling prices may mean better entry points.
Why is rental YoY not shown?
Direct year-on-year rent change data is not in the DLD read-model we use as the sole verified source. Showing it would require either a separate data source or an estimate — neither is appropriate for a citable research report. We show sale price YoY, which is confirmed DLD data, and label it clearly.
How current is the data?
The index reflects Dubai Land Department registered transactions aggregated as of July 2026. It refreshes automatically as new DLD data lands in our read-model.
Can I cite or embed this report?
Yes. The dataset is openly licensed (CC BY 4.0). Use the ready citation string, or paste the embed snippet — it credits ECOSYSTEM Research and links back to this page.

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