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Dubai · Downtown and the centre · updated 16 October 2026

Dubai Water Canal

What actually sold in Dubai Water Canal in 2026, at what price, from the Dubai Land Department register: 147 homes registered since January, 100% flats and 0% villas, across 11 named projects. Nearest metro in the register: Business Bay Metro Station.

Price per sq ft
AED 3,052
Homes sold a month
9
Price drop
-3.3%
Homes sold a month
9
50% fewerthan before the war
Price of a square foot
AED 3,052
3.3% lowerthan before the war
Typical price
AED 4.90m
+81% v Dubaithe middle sale this year, per sq ft against the city
Entry price
AED 2.20m
to AED 32.25mone in ten sales below this, one in ten above that

"Before the war" is January and February 2026; "now" is Jul to Sep 26, the latest three complete months. Prices are medians of registered sales, not asking prices.

Month by month

Dubai Water Canal in 2026

Every residential sale registered in the community, by month. The dotted line is the first week of March, when the war reached Dubai.

Median price per square footAED, complete months
01,3752,7504,1255,500WARJan 26: 3,274Jan 26Feb 26: 3,129Mar 26: 2,281MarApr 26: 3,781May 26: 2,695MayJun 26: 3,382Jul 26: 2,928JulAug 26: 3,870Sep 26: 5,025Sep
Homes soldregistered sales a month
010203040Jan 26: 16Jan 26Feb 26: 21Mar 26: 36MarApr 26: 19May 26: 17MayJun 26: 11Jul 26: 17JulAug 26: 6Sep 26: 4SepWAR

What sold

Bedrooms, prices and projects

By bedrooms

Share of 2026 sales with a bedroom count, and what each size sold for

SizeShareMedian priceAED / sq ft
1 bed22%AED 2.30m2,690
2 bed48%AED 4.70m2,924
3 bed18%AED 21.06m4,991
4 bed7%AED 32.38m4,863

Flats registered at a median of AED 3,081 per sq ft. 22% of recent sales were off-plan. Small sample: treat changes as indicative.

Projects by sales

Named projects with most registrations in Dubai Water Canal this year

  1. Damac CityAED 2,232 per sq ft · median AED 2.90m · 100% off-plan41sales
  2. Canal Front Residences-Cf5&Cf6AED 3,052 per sq ft · median AED 4.88m · 0% off-plan19sales
  3. Eden House The CanalAED 5,118 per sq ft · median AED 10.45m · 0% off-plan16sales
  4. Canal Front Residences-Cf3&Cf4AED 2,868 per sq ft · median AED 3.95m · 0% off-plan15sales
  5. Canal Front Residences-Cf7 & Cf8 & Cf9AED 2,977 per sq ft · median AED 4.25m · 0% off-plan14sales
  6. Muraba VeilAED 4,060 per sq ft · median AED 19.64m · 100% off-plan12sales
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Questions about Dubai Water Canal

What does a home in Dubai Water Canal cost?

The typical (median) registered sale in Dubai Water Canal in 2026 is AED 4.90m. One in ten sales registered below AED 2.20m and one in ten above AED 32.25m. Per square foot the median over Jul to Sep 26 is AED 3,052, above the Dubai-wide AED 1,689.

How many homes sell in Dubai Water Canal each month?

9 a month over Jul to Sep 26, against 18 a month in January and February before the war (-50%). 22% of recent sales were off-plan.

What has changed in Dubai Water Canal since the war?

The median price per square foot moved from AED 3,157 to AED 3,052 (-3.3%) and sales a month from 18 to 9. The community repriced, which is where a buyer negotiates. Small sample: fewer than 40 sales in one of the windows, so read the change as indicative.

Land Department district name: DUBAI WATER CANAL. Figures as of 16 October 2026; rebuilt every week. General information, not investment advice.

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