Dubai, general view
Marbella Resort Hotel, A Vignette Collection World Islands Dubai
The World · Kleindienst
No completion dateDLD register
Fewer than 5 home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026—
Area · DLD district World Islands · 86th by sales of 167
The World
33 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
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Dubai Marina towers at night, a general view of Dubai. Photo: Gfilip, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized and croppedMedian price per sq ft, homesSourceDLD registered salesWindowJul–Sep 2026Based on0 salesFiguremedian price per sq ft of flat and villa salesDatasales to 5 Oct 2026Fewer than 5 sales: no median shownHow it is worked out
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fewer than 5 home sales, Jul–Sep 2026
Sales, 12 monthsSourceDLD registered salesWindowOct 2025–Sep 2026Based on33 salesFigureregistered sales of every property typeDatasales to 5 Oct 2026How it is worked out
33
−76% on Oct 2024–Sep 2025
Projects with a registered sale
7
DLD register: 7 active in World Islands
Off-plan share
91%
of the sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026
The World in short
- The World registered 33 sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, 76% fewer than the year before, and 91% were off-plan.
- The busiest project was Marbella Resort Hotel, A Vignette Collection World Islands Dubai, with 13 sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026.
- Kleindienst had the most sales here over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, across 4 projects.
- The DLD register lists 7 active projects in World Islands, 1 with a completion date in the next 12 months.
Active projects in The World on the DLD register
most sales first · DLD register read 13 Oct 20264 due 2025 or earlier1 due 20272 no completion date
| Project | Completion date | Built | Latest inspection | Sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbella Resort Hotel, A Vignette Collection World Islands DubaiKleindienst | None listed | 46.9% | 26 Feb 2026 | 13 |
| The Heart of Europe 2Kleindienst | 30 Apr 2025 | 93.4% | 26 Feb 2026 | 12 |
| Zaya Zuha IslandZaya Zuha Island For Real Estate Development L.L.C | 30 Jun 2025 | 81.1% | 31 Jul 2025 | 4 |
| Amali IslandDAMAC | 31 Mar 2027 | 16.4% | 11 Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Sea Horse VillaKleindienst | None listed | 50% | — | 0 |
| The Heart of Europe 1Kleindienst | 30 Sep 2022 | 86.2% | 12 May 2026 | 0 |
| The Heart of EuropeKleindienst | 30 Sep 2022 | 82.3% | 12 May 2026 | — |
Completion dates, % built and inspection dates are the DLD register’s own, read 13 Oct 2026. “—”: the project’s details were not in that read.
The World market insights
Registered with DLD under the district World Islands, 2019 to 5 Oct 2026.
AED 1,477Sep 2024
Each point is the median price per square foot of the month’s registered home sales (flats and villas). A month with fewer than 10 home sales is left as a gap. Registered prices, not asking prices.
Most sold size
5+ bedroom
Share of the home sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 that recorded a bedroom count
Sales a year
108 sales2025−26%on 2019
Full years only, registered sales of every type. 29 sales in 2026 to 5 Oct.
Off-plan share
91% of the 33 sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 were registered as off-plan, DLD’s own registration type.
What homes sell for in The World
registered sales · Oct 2025–Sep 20265+ bedroomsAED 68.6mmedian price · 29,285 sq ftAED 2,404 per sq ft · 6 salesAED 68.6m to AED 69.6mmiddle half of prices
Home sales by price
Oct 2025–Sep 2026Flats and villas. A size needs 5 or more sales with a recorded bedroom count. Registered prices, not asking prices. Check an asking price in The World
The full record
every figure behind the summaryThe World year by year
| Year | Sales | Value | Off-plan | Home sales | Median home AED /sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 146 | AED 340m | 145 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 146 | AED 366m | 144 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 39 | AED 64.8m | 39 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 66 | AED 692m | 62 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 228 | AED 1.63bn | 135 | 11 | 2,179 |
| 2024 | 141 | AED 1.51bn | 130 | 16 | 1,690 |
| 2025 | 108 | AED 1.43bn | 85 | 9 | 2,263 |
| 2026 to 5 Oct | 29 | AED 824m | 26 | 7 | 2,115 |
Sales and value: registered sales of every property type. The median covers home sales only.
Land, whole buildings and other units
Plots, whole buildings, offices, shops and hotel units price on other terms, so they are left out of every median on this page. They are counted in its sales and value.
| Year | Land plots | Value | Whole buildings | Value | Offices, shops, hotel units | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | AED 113m | 0 | — | 144 | AED 218m |
| 2020 | 2 | AED 100.0m | 0 | — | 142 | AED 239m |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 39 | AED 64.8m |
| 2022 | 4 | AED 573m | 0 | — | 60 | AED 102m |
| 2023 | 4 | AED 382m | 0 | — | 206 | AED 385m |
| 2024 | 6 | AED 394m | 0 | — | 119 | AED 198m |
| 2025 | 6 | AED 302m | 0 | — | 93 | AED 347m |
| 2026 to 5 Oct | 1 | AED 62.0m | 0 | — | 20 | AED 47.2m |
Latest registered sales in The World
| Date | Project or building | Type | Price | AED /sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Zaya Zuha IslandReady | Villa · 5+ BR | AED 79.0m | 1,924 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | The Heart of Europe 2Off-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 1.0m | — |
| 14 Sep 2026 | —Ready | Land | AED 62.0m | — |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Marbella Resort Hotel, a Vignette Collection world Islands DubaiOff-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 3.2m | — |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Marbella Resort Hotel, a Vignette Collection world Islands DubaiOff-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 2.7m | — |
| 31 Jul 2026 | The Heart of Europe 2Off-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 2.0m | — |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Zaya Zuha IslandOff-plan | Villa · 5+ BR | AED 70.0m | 2,115 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | The Heart of Europe 2Off-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 1.3m | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Marbella Resort Hotel, a Vignette Collection world Islands DubaiOff-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 1.9m | — |
| 20 May 2026 | Marbella Resort Hotel, a Vignette Collection world Islands DubaiOff-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 2.0m | — |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Marbella Resort Hotel, a Vignette Collection world Islands DubaiOff-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 2.5m | — |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amali IslandOff-plan | Villa · 5+ BR | AED 220m | — |
| 11 Mar 2026 | The Heart of Europe 2Off-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 2.0m | — |
| 10 Mar 2026 | The Heart of Europe 2Off-plan | Hotel Rooms · Studio | AED 1.4m | — |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Zaya Zuha IslandOff-plan | Villa · 5+ BR | AED 68.6m | 2,693 |
Every type of sale, newest first, to 5 Oct 2026. Price per sq ft for homes only.
Who builds in The World
most sales first · Oct 2025–Sep 2026Kleindienst25 sales · 4 projects hereZaya Zuha Island For Real Estate Development L.L.C4 sales · 1 project here
DAMAC3 sales · 1 project hereCity-D Investments Limited0 sales · 1 project hereProjects with a registered sale since 1 Jan 2019 whose sales are mostly in this district; developers as the DLD register lists them.
Projects in The World, most sales first
See them on the mapDubai, general view
The Heart of Europe 2
The World · Kleindienst
Due Apr 2025DLD register
Fewer than 5 home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026—
Dubai, general view
Zaya Zuha Island
The World · Zaya Zuha Island For Real Estate Development L.L.C
Due Jun 2025DLD register
Fewer than 5 home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026—
Dubai, general view
Dubai, general view
The Heart of Europe 1
The World · Kleindienst
Due Sep 2022DLD register
Fewer than 5 home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026—
Dubai, general view
Pangkor Laut Luxury Residence & Spa Village
The World · City-D Investments Limited
Cancelled
Cancelled on the DLD register
Fewer than 5 home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026—
Dubai, general view
Sea Horse Villa
The World · Kleindienst
No completion dateDLD register
Fewer than 5 home sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026—
Photos: Towers under construction, Dubai by Leandro Neumann Ciuffo (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0); Sheikh Zayed Road from above by monicker (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0). Resized and cropped.
Areas near The World
by distance between area centresJumeira BayToo few home sales for a median17 sales in 12 monthsAbout 7.7 km awayUm Suqaim SecondToo few home sales for a median13 sales in 12 monthsAbout 8.7 km awayLa MerMedian AED 2,912 per sq ft352 sales in 12 monthsAbout 9.8 km awayAl WaslMedian AED 3,052 per sq ft1,495 sales in 12 monthsAbout 11 km awayUm Suqaim ThirdMedian AED 2,648 per sq ft465 sales in 12 monthsAbout 11 km awayDowntown DubaiMedian AED 2,572 per sq ft3,190 sales in 12 monthsAbout 12 km away
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About The World
DLD registers sales here under the district World Islands. DLD’s own sales search labels 100% of them from 19 Aug 2026 to 12 Sep 2026 as The World, so we use it as the area’s name. 33 sales of every type were registered over Oct 2025–Sep 2026.
It is the 86th by registered sales of the 167 Dubai districts with a sale over Oct 2025–Sep 2026.
In 2019 the district registered 146 sales; in 2025, 108 at AED 2,263.
91% of the sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 were off-plan, by DLD’s own registration type.
The DLD register lists 15 projects in World Islands: 7 active, 0 finished and 8 cancelled (DLD register read 13 Oct 2026).
Questions about The World
How much does property cost in The World?
The median home sold for AED 68.6m over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, from 6 home sales. These are registered prices from the Dubai Land Department, not asking prices.
How many properties sold in The World last year?
33 sales of every type were registered over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, 6 of them homes (flats and villas).
What size sells most in The World?
5+-bedroom homes: 100% of the 6 home sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 that recorded a bedroom count.
Why is The World listed as World Islands?
World Islands is the district the Dubai Land Department registers these sales under. DLD’s own sales search labels 100% of the district’s sales from 19 Aug 2026 to 12 Sep 2026 as The World, so the site uses it as the area’s name.
How many projects are registered in The World?
The DLD register lists 15 projects in World Islands: 7 active, 0 finished and 8 cancelled (DLD register read 13 Oct 2026).
Cite this page
The World, Dubai. Real Estate IQ, from DLD registered sales to 5 Oct 2026. dubairealestateiq.com/area/world-islands
Sources: Dubai Land Department open data, registered sales to 5 Oct 2026, via Dubai Real Estate Data (CC BY 4.0), processed by Real Estate IQ; DLD project register, read 13 Oct 2026. Registered prices, not asking prices or valuations. How the figures are worked out.
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TrackerActive projects on the DLD register, with their completion datesPhotos: Towers under construction, Dubai by Leandro Neumann Ciuffo (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0); Dubai Marina at night by Gfilip (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Dubai skyline at dusk by imran shahabuddin (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0). Resized and cropped.