What is the median price per square metre in Downtown Dubai?

AED 25,999 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Downtown Dubai, based on 1,617 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Burj Khalifa. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.

What gross rental yield can apartments in Downtown Dubai achieve?

4.4% to 6.0% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Downtown Dubai over the 12 months to July 2026, per DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts. The calculation divides the median new rental contract by the median sale price of the same unit type. Service charges, vacancy and management costs are not deducted.

How did resale investments in Downtown Dubai perform historically?

2.2% per year is the median annualised resale return in Downtown Dubai, across 1,927 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -6.4% at the 10th percentile to 13.7% at the 90th, and 29.8% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.

What share of Downtown Dubai transactions are off-plan?

29.8% of the 3,872 residential transactions registered in Downtown Dubai in the 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type. The remainder were ready/existing sales. The off-plan share indicates how much current activity depends on developer launches rather than the secondary market.

Dubai Community Data · Downtown Dubai

Downtown Dubai: Prices, Yields & Resale Performance

Market name first, official registry name in brackets: Downtown Dubai (DLD: Burj Khalifa). All figures are medians of registered transactions.

Data through July 2026 · Dubai Land Department registry

How have prices per square metre moved?

The median residential transaction price in Downtown Dubai is AED 25,999 per square metre in 2026 year-to-date, across 1,617 sales registered with the Dubai Land Department (data through July 2026). That is 4.9% below the 2025 full-year median. The table below shows the full annual series since 2019.

Year	Transactions	Median AED/sqm	Median price (AED)
2019	2,412	18,982	1,705,888
2020	1,877	18,175	1,700,000
2021	3,021	17,244	1,881,888
2022	5,307	23,423	2,192,888
2023	5,630	24,322	2,200,000
2024	5,236	26,026	2,500,000
2025	5,276	27,325	2,600,000
2026	1,617	25,999	2,659,932

Residential sales only. Source: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database. Data through 2026-07-29.

How large is the off-plan share?

29.8% of the 3,872 residential transactions registered in Downtown Dubai in the trailing 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type — the rest were ready/existing sales.

Registration type	Transactions	Median AED/sqm
Existing Properties	2,719	23,681
Off-Plan Properties	1,153	40,901

DLD registration type, trailing 12 months to 2026-07-29.

Which projects trade the most?

Binghatti Skyblade is the most-traded project in Downtown Dubai, with 562 registered residential sales in the trailing 24 months at a median of AED 42,075 per square metre (DLD registry through July 2026).

Project / building	Transactions	Median AED/sqm
Binghatti Skyblade	562	42,075
Grande	384	33,058
The St. Regis Residences, Downtown Dubai	384	33,001
BURJ KHALIFA TOWERS	372	30,149
One Residence	356	30,449
FORTE	347	28,525
BURJ VIEWS	281	17,507
Euphoric Residences	277	30,708

Ranked by number of registered residential sales, trailing 24 months. Linked names lead to the AXD project data page.

What do units cost by type?

A one-bedroom unit in Downtown Dubai had a median transaction price of AED 2,000,000 in the 12 months to July 2026, across 1,327 registered sales (Dubai Land Department).

Unit type	Transactions	Median price (AED)	Median AED/sqm
Studio	541	1,759,999	40,543
1 B/R	1,327	2,000,000	24,078
2 B/R	1,395	3,400,000	27,019
3 B/R	489	5,145,000	29,626
4 B/R	97	20,063,888	44,280

Residential units, trailing 12 months.

What gross rental yield do apartments achieve?

Bedroom-matched gross yields in Downtown Dubai range from 4.4% to 6.0% over the 12 months to July 2026, per DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts. The figure divides the median new rent by the median sale price of the same unit type — before service charges and vacancy.

Bedrooms	Median annual rent (AED)	Median sale price (AED)	Gross yield %	Sales n	Rentals n
0	77,000	1,759,999	4.4	541	283
1	120,000	2,000,000	6	1,327	1,790
2	190,000	3,400,000	5.6	1,395	1,499
3	300,000	5,145,000	5.8	489	469

Median new rental contract ÷ median sale price of the SAME unit type, both trailing 12 months. Gross figure — before service charges, vacancy and management. Rent source: DLD/Ejari registered contracts.

What share of resales sold at a loss?

29.8% of 1,927 matched resales in Downtown Dubai closed below purchase price, per the full DLD registry history (through July 2026). Annualised returns span -6.4% at the 10th percentile to 13.7% at the 90th, with a median of 2.2% per year.

Resale pairs	p10 ann. return %	Median ann. return %	p90 ann. return %	Sold at a loss %
1927	-6.4	2.2	13.7	29.8

Matched buy-sell pairs of identical units across the full DLD history. Bands, not averages: the 10th-90th percentile range shows realistic dispersion.

Analyst note

Analysis of Downtown Dubai data through July 29, 2026, indicates a sustained upward trajectory in median pricing per square meter across recent years. The trend shows an increase from 18,982.0 AED in 2019 to 27,325.0 AED in 2025; the Year-to-Date median price for 2026 is recorded at 25,999.0 AED. Current market structure shows an off-plan share of 29.8% over the last 12 months. Gross yield varies across unit types, ranging from a low of 4.4% for zero-bedroom units to a high of 6.0% for one-bedroom units. Regarding historical resale performance based on 1,927 pairs, the annual return band is defined by a P10 of -6.4% and a P90 of 13.7%. Critically, nearly 30% of resales were loss-making, with the recorded loss share percentage standing at 29.8%, suggesting a significant proportion of transactions have resulted in negative returns.

Dubai market context

296 Verkäufe über US-$10 Mio. in H1 2026 — stärkstes Halbjahr der Geschichte — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07
US-$5,1 Mrd. Ultra-Prime-Volumen H1 2026, +14% vs. H1 2025, +49% vs. H1 2024 — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07
Dubai Hills Estate führt mit 51 $10M+-Verkäufen, vor Palm Jumeirah (50) und Palm Jebel Ali (40) — Knight Frank MENA, 2026-07-07

Frequently asked questions

What is the median price per square metre in Downtown Dubai?: AED 25,999 per square metre is the 2026 year-to-date median in Downtown Dubai, based on 1,617 residential sales in Dubai Land Department records through July 2026. The registry lists the community as Burj Khalifa. Figures are medians of registered transaction prices — not asking prices, which typically sit above closed deals.
What gross rental yield can apartments in Downtown Dubai achieve?: 4.4% to 6.0% gross is the bedroom-matched yield range in Downtown Dubai over the 12 months to July 2026, per DLD sales and Ejari rental contracts. The calculation divides the median new rental contract by the median sale price of the same unit type. Service charges, vacancy and management costs are not deducted.
How did resale investments in Downtown Dubai perform historically?: 2.2% per year is the median annualised resale return in Downtown Dubai, across 1,927 matched buy-sell pairs in the full DLD registry history through July 2026. The band runs from -6.4% at the 10th percentile to 13.7% at the 90th, and 29.8% of resales closed below purchase price — dispersion, not an average.
What share of Downtown Dubai transactions are off-plan?: 29.8% of the 3,872 residential transactions registered in Downtown Dubai in the 12 months to July 2026 were off-plan, per Dubai Land Department registration type. The remainder were ready/existing sales. The off-plan share indicates how much current activity depends on developer launches rather than the secondary market.

Which communities trade in a similar price band?

Ranked by proximity of the trailing-12-month median to Downtown Dubai (AED 27,772/sqm), from Dubai Land Department registered sales:

Palm Jumeirah transaction data (DLD registry) median AED 28,294/sqm, trailing 12 months
Dubai Creek Harbour: prices, yields & resale data median AED 26,322/sqm, trailing 12 months
Business Bay market data 2026 median AED 26,272/sqm, trailing 12 months
Dubai Hills Estate: prices, yields & resale data median AED 24,248/sqm, trailing 12 months

Sources & methodology. Transaction and rental figures: Dubai Land Department transaction records (1.66M parsed sales; 5.6M rental contracts), AXD in-house database, data through 2026-07-29. Resale pairs: 47,350 matched buy-sell pairs (AXD repeat-sales dataset). Market context: sources named per item. Medians are used throughout (robust to outliers). Page generated 2026-08-27; figures are not updated in real time.

Ali Daioub — Dubai real estate advisor, AXD Immobilien

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Published by AXD Immobilien Dubai — Dubai real estate advisory for German-speaking investors, over 30 years of family history in Dubai real estate. Generated 2026-08-27.