Business Bay
Property prices & trends - sales and rental analytics for Business Bay, Dubai, from official Dubai Land Department records - data through September 2026.
AED 2.2MMedian sale pricelast 12 months
The middle value of every sale registered in Business Bay over the last 12 months.
Across 8,030 sales, half traded for less and half for more; the median is robust to a few outlier deals.
- Source
- DLD registered sales
- Period
- Last 12 months (through September 2026)
- Formula
- median(sale price), n = 8030
AED 2,517/ft²Median price per ft²last 12 months
Median sale price divided by the unit's actual size in square feet.
Computed per transaction as value ÷ registered area, converted at 10.764 ft²/m²; sales without a registered area are excluded from this figure only.
- Source
- DLD sale price + unit area
- Period
- Last 12 months
- Formula
- median(price ÷ area)
8,030Sales, last 12 monthsAED 29.9B total
Every sale registered over the trailing 12 months, with combined value.
8,030 registered transactions summing to AED 29.9B; mortgages and gifts are excluded.
- Source
- DLD sales register
- Period
- Last 12 months
- Formula
- count = 8030 · Σ value = AED 29.9B
-16.9%12-month trendmedian price vs a year ago
Change in median sale price, latest three months versus the same three months a year earlier.
A 3-vs-3 window cancels seasonal noise so a quiet August doesn't look like a market crash.
- Source
- DLD monthly medians
- Period
- Jul 2026, Aug 2026, Sep 2026 vs Jul 2025, Aug 2025, Sep 2025, Oct 2025, Nov 2025, Dec 2025, Jan 2026, Feb 2026, Mar 2026, Apr 2026, May 2026, Jun 2026
- Formula
- (latest 3m median − prior 3m median) / prior 3m median
Median price / ft² & sales volume
Sale vs rent mix
- Sales: 8,061 (37%)
- Rental contracts: 13,730 (63%)
Transaction counts over each series' last 12 months of data.
Ready vs off-plan
- Off-plan: 4,545 (56%)
- Ready: 3,519 (44%)
Sales by registration type, last 12 months.
By property type
| Type | Sales 12m | Median price | Median AED/ft² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 8,061 | AED 2.2M | AED 2,451/ft² |
| Land | 2 | AED 382.6M | AED 2,750/ft² |
| Buildings | 1 | AED 310M | AED 9,014/ft² |
Median annual rent & contract volume
- AED 98.1K/year
- Median annual rent
- last 12 months
- AED 114/ft²
- Median annual rent per ft²
- annual rent, last 12 months
- 13,730
- Rental contracts, last 12 months
- registered Ejari contracts
Figures are registered Ejari rental contracts; rent values are annual.
Notable buildings in Business Bay
- DOWNTOWN RESIDENCES357 sales · 12m
- HQ by ROVE326 sales · 12m
- Binghatti Skyhall231 sales · 12m
- Al Habtoor Tower212 sales · 12m
- Peninsula Four195 sales · 12m
- One by Binghatti184 sales · 12m
- TIGER SKY TOWER174 sales · 12m
- Peninsula Three161 sales · 12m
- Binghatti Skyrise - TOWER C159 sales · 12m
- Avarra by Palace155 sales · 12m
- Binghatti Aquarise - TOWER A145 sales · 12m
- Binghatti Aquarise - TOWER D145 sales · 12m
Recent transactions
| Date | Type | Rooms | Building | Price | AED/ft² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | 1 B/R | Regalia | AED 1,100,000 | AED 1,522/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | - | VYB | AED 1,000,000 | AED 3,252/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | 1 B/R | Peninsula Four | AED 2,200,000 | AED 2,655/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | 3 B/R | Peninsula Four | AED 4,950,000 | AED 2,562/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | Studio | Peninsula Four | AED 1,338,000 | AED 2,725/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | 2 B/R | AYKON CITY (2) -TOWER C | AED 1,300,000 | AED 1,602/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | 1 B/R | Regalia | AED 1,380,000 | AED 1,924/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | Office | Churchill Tower 1-Commercial | AED 1,160,000 | AED 1,871/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | Studio | Peninsula Four | AED 1,200,000 | AED 2,340/ft² |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Apartment | Office | Tamani Arts Office | AED 358,099 | AED 1,628/ft² |
Location
Frequently asked questions - Business Bay
- What is the median property price in Business Bay?
- The median sale price in Business Bay over the last 12 months is AED 2.2M, based on 8,030 recorded sales in official Dubai Land Department data.
- How much is property per square foot in Business Bay?
- The median sale price in Business Bay is about AED 2,517 per square foot (last 12 months).
- Are property prices in Business Bay rising or falling?
- Median sale prices in Business Bay are down 16.9% comparing the latest three months with the same three months a year earlier.
- How many properties were sold in Business Bay last year?
- 8,030 sales were recorded in Business Bay over the last 12 months of Dubai Land Department data, totalling AED 29.9B.