Central District - property prices & transactions
Central District has 175 recorded ADREC sale transactions, at a median price of AED 1,800,000 and AED 286 per built-up square foot. These are settled transactions, not asking prices.
ADREC registry · 2019-02-26 → 2026-09-02
0% of recorded sales here were off-plan and 100% were completed homes, which explains part of the spread between individual transaction prices.
The median price per sqft has risen from AED 284 in 2019 to AED 396 in 2026.
175
Recorded sales · 2019–2026
AED 286
Median AED per built-up sqft · 2019–2026
+77.2% vs 2025 median
AED 1.8m
Median sale price
AED 1.4bn
Total recorded value
2
Projects with sales
By property type
| Type | Recorded sales | Median AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 140 | AED 267 |
| villa | 33 | AED 335 |
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Off-plan vs ready
Off-plan sales register at a different price point from completed stock; splitting them keeps the median honest.
| Status | Recorded sales | Average price |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | 0 | AED 0 |
| Ready | 175 | AED 7.74m |
Recorded sales by year
| Year | Recorded sales |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2026 | 20 |
Method
Figures are medians over recorded ADREC sale transactions - settled deals, not asking prices or portal listings. Median AED per built-up square foot is converted from the registry's square-metre basis at 10.7639 sqft per sqm. A median can move because the mix of what sold changed, not only because prices changed. Districts are published only where at least 30 sales are on record. This is market information for professional use, not investment, valuation, legal or tax advice.
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