Night rendering of Dubai Canal and the city skyline

Dubai Design District property prices, rental yields and capital growth

Published figures for Dubai Design District, each with its source and date, and the major projects nearby.

Price per sq ft
AED 3,129 per sq ft
Change, 12 months
+13.3%

Pictured: Artistry One Residences by Select Group

Capital growth in Dubai Design District

Average sale price per sq ft and average sale price over four periods, each against the period of equal length before.

Registered sales in Dubai Design District by period
PeriodPrice per sq ftChangeAverage priceChangeSalesChange
3 months3 months to 12 November 2026AED 3,147 per sq ft0%AED 4,475,114-6.4%47 sales-42.7%
6 months6 months to 12 November 2026AED 3,140 per sq ft+0.4%AED 4,618,267+17.8%128 sales-70.5%
12 months12 months to 12 November 2026AED 3,129 per sq ft+13.3%AED 4,082,429-0.2%560 sales+87.3%
3 years3 years to 12 November 2026AED 2,977 per sq ft+14.6%AED 4,016,434+48.3%946 sales+114.5%Mix shift

Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records. Registered sales. Read 12 November 2026

Each change compares the average of everything registered in one period with the period before. It moves with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices, so it is not like-for-like growth.

Read with care: this change is 100% or more. That usually means a different mix of homes was registered in this period, such as the first sales in a new project or larger homes, not that like-for-like prices moved this much.

Price per sq ft and rental yield

The headline figures we quote across the site.

Price per sq ft
AED 3,129 per sq ftSource: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records12 months to 12 November 2026. Registered sales. Read 12 November 2026

On the map

The marker is the area's map point. Approximate point from our area guide.

Map point: approximate, from our area guide

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Tiles Esri

Regeneration around Dubai Design District

  • Dubai 2040 urban centre

    Downtown and Business Bay urban centre

    The Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan names Downtown and Business Bay as an existing urban centre and the business and financial heart of the city. The Phase II text describes the economic and trade centre as DIFC, Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay and Downtown.

    About 3.1 km from the area's map point

    Regeneration details

New developments for sale in Dubai Design District

All developments in Dubai Design District
  • Rendering of the Artistry One balconies at dusk, with Dubai Canal and Burj Khalifa in the distance

    Off-plan

    Artistry One Residences

    Select Group

    • Apartments, penthouses
    • 1 to 4 bed
    • 741 to 7,765 sq ft
    • Handover 2029
    • Payment plan

    From AED 2.15M

    Dubai Design District, Dubai
  • Night rendering of the two Artistry towers on Dubai Canal with Burj Khalifa behind

    Off-plan

    Artistry Two Residences

    Select Group

    • Apartments, penthouses
    • 1 to 4 bed
    • 4,639 to 7,767 sq ft
    • Handover 2029
    • Payment plan

    From AED 2.17M

    Dubai Design District, Dubai

Questions about Dubai Design District prices

What is the average price per sq ft in Dubai Design District?

AED 3,129 per sq ft, the average sale price per sq ft for 12 months to 12 November 2026 (Registered sales). Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records.

Are property prices in Dubai Design District rising or falling?

The average price per sq ft changed by 0% over 3 months, +0.4% over 6 months, +13.3% over 12 months and +14.6% over 3 years, each against the period of equal length before. Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records.

How the atlas is built

  • Every figure is copied as published by a named source, with its link, the period it covers and the date we read it. Nothing is estimated, interpolated, averaged or rounded.
  • Dubai price, rent and change figures come from Property Finder's transaction pages, which publish averages of Dubai Land Department registered sales and tenancy contracts for the last 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 3 years, with a change against the period before.
  • Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah figures come from Bayut's asking-price index: advertised prices, not completed sales, which usually sit above transaction prices.
  • ValuStrat readings are valuation-based and appear only where the press reported a community by name.
  • Sources measure different things. Compare areas within one source and one period, never across sources.
  • Projects and regeneration zones come from official releases where we could read them, otherwise from The National, Khaleej Times or Gulf News. A project is listed against an area when a source places it there, or when its mapped point is within 5 km of the area's point.
  • Price effects of projects are published claims, attributed to the publisher. The atlas never says that a project caused a price change.

Data compiled 12 November 2026.

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