Yas Island — property prices & transactions
Yas Island has 22,105 recorded ADREC sale transactions, at a median price of AED 1,905,466 and AED 1,390 per built-up square foot. These are settled transactions, not asking prices.
ADREC registry · 2019-01-02 → 2026-08-12
The most-traded size in Yas Island is the 1-bedroom, with 5,834 recorded sales — 26% of the district's total — at a median of AED 1,626 per built-up sqft.
84% of recorded sales here were off-plan and 16% were completed homes, which explains part of the spread between individual transaction prices.
Activity is spread across several developments — the busiest, Gardenia Bay, accounts for just 13% of the total.
The median price per sqft has risen from AED 1,062 in 2019 to AED 2,279 in 2026.
22,105
Recorded sales · 2019–2026
AED 1,390
Median AED per built-up sqft · 2019–2026
+30.8% vs 2025 median
AED 1.91m
Median sale price
AED 54.5bn
Total recorded value
51
Projects with sales
Median price by unit size
Per-sqft price and unit size move inversely — smaller homes command more per foot, so one blended figure hides which size a buyer is actually pricing.
| Unit size | Recorded sales | Median AED/sqft | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2,974 | AED 1,772 | AED 855,356 |
| 1BR | 5,834 | AED 1,626 | AED 1,410,522 |
| 2BR | 5,444 | AED 1,533 | AED 2,150,524 |
| 3BR | 3,914 | AED 1,199 | AED 2,529,398 |
| 4BR | 2,183 | AED 1,162 | AED 3,918,750 |
| 5BR | 818 | AED 1,145 | AED 4,738,600 |
By property type
| Type | Recorded sales | Median AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 15,325 | AED 1,622 |
| townhouse | 3,310 | AED 1,150 |
| villa | 3,155 | AED 1,175 |
| duplex | 315 | AED 1,359 |
Get the Abu Dhabi market monthly
One email a month: what actually sold, where prices moved, and which districts got busier — from the ADREC registry.
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 | 18,630 | AED 2.27m |
| Ready | 3,475 | AED 3.52m |
Most active projects
Ranked by recorded sales. Projects with at least 10 sales in this district.
| Project | Recorded sales | Median AED/sqft | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardenia Bay | 2,793 | AED 1,819 | AED 1,481,899 |
| Water's Edge - Precinct B | 1,746 | AED 1,221 | AED 940,000 |
| Ansam - Phase 2 - The Golf Collection | 1,539 | AED 1,606 | AED 1,435,988 |
| Water's Edge - Precinct A | 1,381 | AED 1,177 | AED 1,158,654 |
| The Sustainable City - Yas Island - Phase 1 | 1,196 | AED 1,166 | AED 1,893,360 |
| Noya - Phase 1 | 977 | AED 1,096 | AED 1,892,144 |
| Yas Riva Residences | 929 | AED 2,535 | AED 2,089,536 |
| Mayan | 838 | AED 1,539 | AED 1,916,100 |
| Noya - Phase 2 - Viva | 838 | AED 1,211 | AED 2,046,817 |
| West Yas (Villas) | 822 | AED 818 | AED 4,580,205 |
Recorded sales by year
| Year | Recorded sales |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,483 |
| 2020 | 2,080 |
| 2021 | 1,851 |
| 2022 | 1,964 |
| 2023 | 3,535 |
| 2024 | 3,866 |
| 2025 | 3,717 |
| 2026 | 3,609 |
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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