Where the Dubai property market is most active
Registered sales volume across 88 Dubai areas: the last 12 complete months compared with the 12 months before. Volume counts every recorded sale; areas with fewer than 30 sales in the current window are excluded.
Data through Sep 2026. Same figures, same thresholds as the Esto app’s map — this page is the crawlable twin of the momentum lens.
Ranked areas
| # | Area | Sales, 12m | Sales behind it | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Heights Country Club and Wellness | 930 (new) | 0 | Surging |
| 2 | Athlon by Aldar | 832 (new) | 0 | Surging |
| 3 | Jebel Ali | 1,944 (+5154.1%) | 37 | Surging |
| 4 | Al Sufouh | 1,062 (+355.8%) | 233 | Surging |
| 5 | Dubai Design District (D3) | 567 (+104.7%) | 277 | Surging |
| 6 | Jebel Ali Industrial Area | 1,643 (+91.3%) | 859 | Surging |
| 7 | Majan | 6,702 (+88.4%) | 3,557 | Surging |
| 8 | Al Barari | 342 (+81.0%) | 189 | Surging |
| 9 | City of Arabia | 4,062 (+60.6%) | 2,530 | Surging |
| 10 | Dubai South | 15,134 (+54.9%) | 9,770 | Surging |
| 11 | Wasl Gate | 2,028 (+49.7%) | 1,355 | Rising |
| 12 | Nad Al Sheba | 787 (+47.7%) | 533 | Rising |
| 13 | Dubai Islands | 5,047 (+43.4%) | 3,519 | Rising |
| 14 | Umm Suqeim | 561 (+41.0%) | 398 | Rising |
| 15 | Al Satwa | 1,570 (+32.3%) | 1,187 | Rising |
| 16 | Jumeirah Golf Estates | 716 (+26.5%) | 566 | Rising |
| 17 | Dubai Studio City | 1,719 (+21.7%) | 1,413 | Rising |
| 18 | DAMAC Hills | 2,039 (+20.9%) | 1,686 | Rising |
| 19 | Dubai Media City | 73 (+17.7%) | 62 | Rising |
| 20 | Damac Lagoons | 3,002 (+16.0%) | 2,589 | Rising |
| 21 | Palm Jebel Ali | 719 (+13.9%) | 631 | Rising |
| 22 | Mudon | 486 (+13.8%) | 427 | Rising |
| 23 | Dubai Industrial City | 1,065 (+12.6%) | 946 | Rising |
| 24 | Dubai Creek Harbour | 4,004 (+11.0%) | 3,607 | Rising |
| 25 | Al Barsha | 166 (+10.7%) | 150 | Rising |
| 26 | Arjan | 3,980 (+9.2%) | 3,644 | Steady |
| 27 | Dubai Sports City | 3,387 (+6.9%) | 3,167 | Steady |
| 28 | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 4,609 (+6.8%) | 4,316 | Steady |
| 29 | Dubai Investment Park | 6,311 (+2.3%) | 6,170 | Steady |
| 30 | Bluewaters Island | 94 (+2.2%) | 92 | Steady |
| 31 | Al Furjan | 4,504 (+1.1%) | 4,456 | Steady |
| 32 | International City | 3,935 (+0.2%) | 3,928 | Steady |
| 33 | Dubai Maritime City | 3,179 (-1.3%) | 3,222 | Steady |
| 34 | Deira | 290 (-3.0%) | 299 | Steady |
| 35 | Living Legends | 738 (-5.9%) | 784 | Steady |
| 36 | Falcon City of Wonders | 467 (-9.5%) | 516 | Steady |
| 37 | Jumeirah Heights | 1,583 (-11.2%) | 1,782 | Cooling |
| 38 | DIFC | 365 (-16.3%) | 436 | Cooling |
| 39 | Bur Dubai | 3,178 (-16.7%) | 3,817 | Cooling |
| 40 | The Views | 49 (-16.9%) | 59 | Cooling |
| 41 | The Springs | 376 (-18.4%) | 461 | Cooling |
| 42 | Mirdif | 241 (-19.4%) | 299 | Cooling |
| 43 | Meydan | 5,674 (-19.5%) | 7,047 | Cooling |
| 44 | Discovery Gardens | 1,205 (-20.2%) | 1,510 | Cooling |
| 45 | Town Square | 2,118 (-20.7%) | 2,670 | Cooling |
| 46 | Palm Jumeirah | 1,323 (-21.0%) | 1,674 | Cooling |
| 47 | Al Rashidiya | 57 (-21.9%) | 73 | Cooling |
| 48 | Liwan | 8,471 (-22.5%) | 10,936 | Cooling |
| 49 | Jumeirah | 585 (-22.6%) | 756 | Cooling |
| 50 | Tilal Al Ghaf | 371 (-23.3%) | 484 | Cooling |
| 51 | MBR City | 2,431 (-23.8%) | 3,191 | Cooling |
| 52 | Al Quoz | 170 (-24.8%) | 226 | Cooling |
| 53 | Al Wasl | 1,623 (-25.1%) | 2,166 | Cooling |
| 54 | Downtown Dubai | 2,924 (-25.8%) | 3,939 | Cooling |
| 55 | JBR | 386 (-27.9%) | 535 | Cooling |
| 56 | Jebel Ali Village | 220 (-28.1%) | 306 | Cooling |
| 57 | Damac Islands | 3,471 (-29.3%) | 4,908 | Cooling |
| 58 | Dubai Motor City | 4,084 (-30.7%) | 5,896 | Falling |
| 59 | Jumeirah Park | 146 (-31.1%) | 212 | Falling |
| 60 | Arabian Ranches | 757 (-32.4%) | 1,119 | Falling |
| 61 | Jumeirah Village Circle | 12,542 (-33.3%) | 18,805 | Falling |
| 62 | Barsha Heights (Tecom) | 343 (-34.2%) | 521 | Falling |
| 63 | Jumeirah Islands | 66 (-34.7%) | 101 | Falling |
| 64 | Dubai Production City | 3,324 (-34.7%) | 5,089 | Falling |
| 65 | The Lakes | 43 (-34.8%) | 66 | Falling |
| 66 | Dubai Science Park | 2,912 (-36.1%) | 4,558 | Falling |
| 67 | Trade Centre | 513 (-37.1%) | 815 | Falling |
| 68 | Business Bay | 8,145 (-39.3%) | 13,422 | Falling |
| 69 | Jumeirah Lake Towers | 2,117 (-40.1%) | 3,533 | Falling |
| 70 | Dubai Silicon Oasis | 2,292 (-41.8%) | 3,940 | Falling |
| 71 | The Oasis by Emaar | 661 (-42.0%) | 1,139 | Falling |
| 72 | The Valley by Emaar | 1,872 (-42.4%) | 3,249 | Falling |
| 73 | Mira | 198 (-43.8%) | 352 | Falling |
| 74 | Serena | 76 (-44.5%) | 137 | Falling |
| 75 | Villanova | 173 (-47.1%) | 327 | Falling |
| 76 | Dubai Hills Estate | 3,041 (-47.5%) | 5,793 | Falling |
| 77 | The Villa | 98 (-48.4%) | 190 | Falling |
| 78 | Remraam | 286 (-49.3%) | 564 | Falling |
| 79 | Dubai Internet City | 60 (-55.9%) | 136 | Falling |
| 80 | Dubai Marina | 2,682 (-56.4%) | 6,149 | Falling |
| 81 | Mina Rashid | 533 (-56.8%) | 1,233 | Falling |
| 82 | Dubai Harbour | 755 (-58.0%) | 1,797 | Falling |
| 83 | Rukan | 270 (-59.7%) | 670 | Falling |
| 84 | Haven by Aldar | 444 (-62.5%) | 1,184 | Falling |
| 85 | Dubai Festival City | 38 (-64.5%) | 107 | Falling |
| 86 | DAMAC Hills 2 | 1,475 (-66.4%) | 4,388 | Falling |
| 87 | Ghadeer Al Tair | 84 (-73.2%) | 314 | Falling |
| 88 | The World Islands | 33 (-75.7%) | 136 | Falling |
How the bands work
- Falling
- < −30%
- Cooling
- −30 – −10%
- Steady
- −10 – +10%
- Rising
- +10 – +50%
- Surging
- > +50%
Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Medians are computed from registered residential sales and can lag or diverge from asking prices. Not investment advice. 27 further Dubai areas are tracked but excluded here for thin sales samples.