Dubai · New Dubai: JVC, JVT, Arjan, Motor City · updated 16 October 2026
The Lakes
What actually sold in The Lakes in 2026, at what price, from the Dubai Land Department register: 72 homes registered since January, 65% flats and 35% villas, across 4 named projects. Nearest metro in the register: Nakheel Metro Station.
"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
The Lakes 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.
What sold
Bedrooms, prices and projects
By bedrooms
Share of 2026 sales with a bedroom count, and what each size sold for
| Size | Share | Median price | AED / sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 bed | 22% | AED 2.98m | 2,337 |
| 3 bed | 60% | AED 6.25m | 2,416 |
Flats registered at a median of AED 2,502 per sq ft, villas at AED 2,349. 0% of recent sales were off-plan. Small sample: treat changes as indicative.
Projects by sales
Named projects with most registrations in The Lakes this year
- Golf HeightsAED 2,486 per sq ft · median AED 3.50m · 77% off-plan30sales
- The HillsAED 2,502 per sq ft · median AED 3.45m · 0% off-plan17sales
- The Lakes ZulalAED 2,494 per sq ft · median AED 6.55m · 0% off-plan11sales
- The Lakes GhadeerAED 1,896 per sq ft · median AED 8.10m · 0% off-plan5sales
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Questions about The Lakes
What does a home in The Lakes cost?
The typical (median) registered sale in The Lakes in 2026 is AED 5.05m. One in ten sales registered below AED 1.83m and one in ten above AED 8.48m. Per square foot the median over Jul to Sep 26 is AED 2,494, above the Dubai-wide AED 1,689.
How many homes sell in The Lakes each month?
6 a month over Jul to Sep 26, against 12 a month in January and February before the war (-50%). 0% of recent sales were off-plan.
What has changed in The Lakes since the war?
The median price per square foot moved from AED 2,428 to AED 2,494 (+2.7%) and sales a month from 12 to 6. The price held; the market thinned. Small sample: fewer than 40 sales in one of the windows, so read the change as indicative.
Land Department district name: THE LAKES. Figures as of 16 October 2026; rebuilt every week. General information, not investment advice.
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