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Area · DLD district Zaabeel First · 66th by sales of 167

Zaabeel First

Median AED 2,693 per sq ft, homes, Jul–Sep 2026 · 118 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026

Dubai Marina towers at night, a general view of Dubai. Photo: Gfilip, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized and cropped
Photo creditDubai Marina towers at night, a general view of Dubai. Photo: Gfilip, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized and cropped

Median price per sq ft, homes

AED 2,693

Jul–Sep 2026 · 38 sales · −1% on Jul–Sep 2025

Sales, 12 months

118

−16% on Oct 2024–Sep 2025

Projects with a registered sale

2

DLD register: 1 active in Zaabeel First

Off-plan share

64%

of the sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026

Zaabeel First in short

  • Homes in Zaabeel First registered at a median AED 2,693 per sq ft over Jul–Sep 2026, from 38 home sales (Dubai Land Department data).
  • Zaabeel First registered 118 sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, 16% fewer than the year before, and 64% were off-plan.
  • The busiest project was Address Residences Zabeel, with 75 sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026.
  • Emaar had the most sales here over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, across 1 project.
  • Over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 a typical one-bedroom sold for AED 2.3m; the middle half sold between AED 2.2m and AED 2.7m. Check an asking price.
  • The DLD register lists 1 active project in Zaabeel First.

Active projects in Zaabeel First on the DLD register

most sales first · DLD register read 13 Oct 2026
1 no completion date
ProjectCompletion dateBuiltLatest inspectionSales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Address Residences ZabeelEmaarNone listed14.7%25 Jun 202675

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.

Zaabeel First market insights

Registered with DLD under the district Zaabeel First, 2022 to 5 Oct 2026.

AED 2,556Sep 2026−9%on Mar 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

2 bedroom

Share of the home sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 that recorded a bedroom count

Sales a year

140 sales2025−9%on 2022

Full years only, registered sales of every type. 88 sales in 2026 to 5 Oct.

64%off-plan

Off-plan share

64% of the 118 sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 were registered as off-plan, DLD’s own registration type.

What homes sell for in Zaabeel First

registered sales · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
1 bedroomAED 2.3mmedian price · 763 sq ftAED 2,945 per sq ft · 38 salesAED 2.2m to AED 2.7mmiddle half of prices
2 bedroomsAED 4.2mmedian price · 1,409 sq ftAED 3,141 per sq ft · 49 salesAED 3.4m to AED 8.4mmiddle half of prices
3 bedroomsAED 4.6mmedian price · 1,824 sq ftAED 2,533 per sq ft · 10 salesAED 4.5m to AED 5.2mmiddle half of prices

Home sales by price

Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Under 500k22%
1 – 2m33%
2 – 5m6565%
5 – 10m1919%
10m+1111%

Flats and villas. A size needs 5 or more sales with a recorded bedroom count. Registered prices, not asking prices. Check an asking price in Zaabeel First

The full record

every figure behind the summary
Zaabeel First year by year
YearSalesValueOff-planHome salesMedian home AED /sq ft
2022154AED 1.31bn1541003,819
2023192AED 2.09bn1861383,863
20241,764AED 6.01bn1,6981,7332,671
2025140AED 903m911122,859
2026 to 5 Oct88AED 479m62802,943

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.

YearLand plotsValueWhole buildingsValueOffices, shops, hotel unitsValue
20220—0—54AED 359m
20230—0—49AED 916m
20240—0—14AED 151m
20250—0—20AED 203m
2026 to 5 Oct0—0—7AED 62.5m
Areas priced closest to Zaabeel First
AreaMedian AED /sq ftHome salesPrice rank (1 = dearest)
La Mer2,912287
Saih Shuaib 12,848458
Al Rowaiyah First2,764889
Zaabeel First2,6933810
Palm Jumeirah2,65914411
Um Suqaim Third2,6485012
Downtown Dubai2,57243813

Median price per sq ft, homes, Jul–Sep 2026; ranked among the 62 areas with at least 20 home sales.

Latest registered sales in Zaabeel First
DateProject or buildingTypePriceAED /sq ft
29 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 1 BRAED 2.1m2,643
24 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 3 BRAED 6.2m3,437
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 1 BRAED 1.9m2,582
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 1 BRAED 1.9m2,582
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 2 BRAED 3.2m2,275
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 1 BRAED 2.0m2,556
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 2 BRAED 3.2m2,324
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 2 BRAED 2.9m2,484
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 3 BRAED 4.4m2,441
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 1 BRAED 2.1m2,732
22 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 2 BRAED 3.3m2,365
18 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 1 BRAED 2.2m2,930
16 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 2 BRAED 3.2m2,268
9 Sep 2026One Za'abeelReadyFlat · 2 BRAED 6.7m3,761
9 Sep 2026Address Residences ZabeelOff-planFlat · 1 BRAED 3.0m3,818

Every type of sale, newest first, to 5 Oct 2026. Price per sq ft for homes only.

Who builds in Zaabeel First

most sales first · Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Emaar75 sales · 1 project hereOne Zaabeel43 sales · 1 project here

Projects with a registered sale since 1 Jan 2019 whose sales are mostly in this district; developers as the DLD register lists them.

Projects in Zaabeel First, most sales first

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Address Residences Zabeel

Zaabeel First · Emaar

No completion dateDLD register
Built15%
Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 3.0m
75 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Dubai, general view

One Za'Abeel

Zaabeel First · One Zaabeel

Finished

Finished on the DLD register

Median home price, Oct 2025–Sep 2026AED 8.4m
43 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 Zaabeel First

by distance between area centres
Al KifafMedian AED 2,196 per sq ft332 sales in 12 monthsAbout 0.9 km awayTrade Center FirstMedian AED 3,677 per sq ft191 sales in 12 monthsAbout 1.4 km awayZaabeel SecondMedian AED 3,145 per sq ft816 sales in 12 monthsAbout 2.3 km awayDubai Health Care City Phase 1Too few home sales for a median10 sales in 12 monthsAbout 3.2 km awayAl WaslMedian AED 3,052 per sq ft1,495 sales in 12 monthsAbout 4 km awayDowntown DubaiMedian AED 2,572 per sq ft3,190 sales in 12 monthsAbout 4.1 km away

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About Zaabeel First

DLD registers sales here under the district Zaabeel First. Homes registered at a median AED 2,693 per square foot over Jul–Sep 2026. 118 sales of every type were registered over Oct 2025–Sep 2026.

It is the 66th by registered sales of the 167 Dubai districts with a sale over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, and 10th dearest by median price per sq ft among the 62 with at least 20 home sales over Jul–Sep 2026.

In 2022 the district registered 154 sales, with homes at a median AED 3,819 per sq ft; in 2025, 140 at AED 2,859.

64% of the sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 were off-plan, by DLD’s own registration type.

The DLD register lists 3 projects in Zaabeel First: 1 active, 1 finished and 1 cancelled (DLD register read 13 Oct 2026).

Questions about Zaabeel First

How much does property cost in Zaabeel First?

Homes in Zaabeel First registered at a median AED 2,693 per sq ft over Jul–Sep 2026. The median home sold for AED 3.5m over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, from 100 home sales. These are registered prices from the Dubai Land Department, not asking prices.

How many properties sold in Zaabeel First last year?

118 sales of every type were registered over Oct 2025–Sep 2026, 100 of them homes (flats and villas).

What size sells most in Zaabeel First?

2-bedroom homes: 49% of the 100 home sales over Oct 2025–Sep 2026 that recorded a bedroom count.

How many projects are registered in Zaabeel First?

The DLD register lists 3 projects in Zaabeel First: 1 active, 1 finished and 1 cancelled (DLD register read 13 Oct 2026).

Cite this page

Zaabeel First, Dubai. Real Estate IQ, from DLD registered sales to 5 Oct 2026. dubairealestateiq.com/area/zaabeel-first

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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Photos: 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.