Best Areas to Invest in Dubai Off Plan Property

Updated 1 October 2026

Jumeirah Village Circle has the most off plan projects on our list (249) and the lowest middle starting price of the seven areas here, AED 680,000. Dubai South has the single cheapest listing at AED 280,000. Dubai Islands is the most expensive of the seven by middle price, AED 1.93 million, and 111 of its 113 projects aren't finished yet.

How we picked and measured these areas

Four of these are among the five busiest communities in the 2,206 Dubai listings we track (JVC, Dubai South, Dubai Islands and Business Bay). The other three, Downtown, Dubai Hills Estate and Dubai Creek Harbour, are large communities where Emaar has the most projects. For each one we give the number of projects, the lowest starting price, the middle starting price (half the projects start below it) and the range of handover years. We don't publish rental yields or price per square foot, because we haven't verified them.

Jumeirah Village Circle: 249 projects, middle price AED 680,000

JVC has more listings than any other community we track, and 240 of its 249 projects include apartments. Starting prices begin at AED 345,000. Binghatti Developers has the most projects here (34), followed by Ellington Properties (11). 99 of the 249 are finished buildings still selling units, and the rest hand over by 2029.

Dubai South: the cheapest single listing, from AED 280,000

Dubai South has 119 projects with a middle starting price of AED 872,000. It has more houses than most areas on this list: 33 projects include townhouses and 16 include villas. Emaar Properties has 34 projects here, the most of any developer. Handovers run from 2022 to 2030.

Dubai Islands: 113 projects, 111 still to be finished

Dubai Islands starts higher than the rest: the cheapest listing is AED 1.04 million and the middle price is AED 1.93 million. 110 of its 113 projects include apartments and 35 include penthouses. Handover years run from 2025 to 2030. Imtiaz Developments has the most projects (16), ahead of Nakheel (5).

Business Bay and Downtown: the widest price ranges

Business Bay has 86 projects, from AED 310,000 up to AED 82.5 million, with a middle starting price of about AED 1.08 million. Damac Properties has the most listings (21). Downtown Dubai has 50, from AED 565,000 to AED 20 million and a middle price of AED 1.79 million, and Emaar Properties built 22 of them.

Dubai Hills Estate and Creek Harbour: one developer each

Emaar Properties built 51 of the 62 projects in Dubai Hills Estate and 50 of the 51 in Dubai Creek Harbour. Dubai Hills has more houses (14 projects with townhouses, 12 with villas) and a middle price of AED 1.55 million. Creek Harbour is mostly apartments, with a middle price of AED 1.3 million and no listing above AED 2 million.

What these numbers can't tell you

A starting price is the price of the cheapest unit in a project, so an area full of towers with studios looks cheaper than one full of family homes. Project counts show where developers are launching, not where buyers make money. Open the community page and compare actual units in the comparison table before you decide.

Cheapest area, and where the villas are

Which Dubai area has the cheapest off plan homes?

Of the areas on this page, Dubai South has the cheapest single listing (AED 280,000) and Jumeirah Village Circle the lowest middle starting price (AED 680,000).

Where can I buy an off plan villa in Dubai?

Of these seven areas, Dubai South (16 projects with villas) and Dubai Hills Estate (12) have the most. The full list is on our Dubai villas page.