Dubai Water Canal: home prices, rents and trend

Data as of 13 Oct 2026. Sources: DLD — Real Estate Transactions (data.dubai open data); DLD — Rent Contracts / Ejari (data.dubai open data); DLD — Building and Property Project Records (data.dubai open data). Not endorsed by the DLD or the Government of Dubai. Not a valuation. How we calculate.

Ready sales, 12 months
91
Off-plan sales, 12 months
506
New rents (Ejari), 12 months
242
Home types priced
3 of 6

Some home types in Dubai Water Canal have enough registered ready sales for a price range; the others say so. Off-plan is 85% of sales here: we count it but compare prices only with ready sales.

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At a glance

Home typeTypical priceRent a year
Studio apartment Abstain
0 ready sales
—
0 new leases
1BR apartment AED 2.65M – 2.96M
16 ready sales
AED 144k – 181k
48 new leases
2BR apartment AED 4M – 5.15M
61 ready sales
AED 200k – 240k
154 new leases
3BR apartment AED 6.97M – 13.97M
11 ready sales
AED 267k – 731k
32 new leases
4BR apartment Abstain
3 ready sales
—
5 new leases
5+BR apartment Abstain
0 ready sales
—
3 new leases

Last 12 months. Typical = the middle half of registered deals. Outlook and comparables are under each home type.

By home type

Studio apartment

No price range. No registered ready sales in the last 12 months; we need at least 6. 71 off-plan sales in 12 months, which we count but do not price.
Recent registered sales (8: 0 ready, 8 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
31 Aug 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2395 1,378,000
24 Aug 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2399 1,465,000
24 Aug 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2392 1,453,000
17 Aug 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2392 1,394,000
31 Jul 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2395 1,452,000
30 Jul 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2392 1,275,120
15 Jul 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2392 1,243,800
9 Jul 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2392 1,261,320

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

1BR apartment · ≈960 sqft

Typical price
AED 2.65M – 2.96M
Median
AED 2.77M
Ready sales, 12 months
16
Size (median)
964 sq ft
Per sq ft (median)
AED 2,935

Why this range: the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of 16 registered ready sales in the last 12 months. 209 off-plan sales were counted but not priced.

Rent: AED 144k – 181k a year, median AED 155k (48 new Ejari contracts started in the last 12 months)

12-month outlook

We abstain. Not enough backtest history in this community (3 forecasts evaluated).
Recent registered sales (8: 0 ready, 8 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2733 2,358,460
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2734 2,364,100
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY TOWER B838 1,811,000
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2766 2,417,680
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY TOWER B839 1,873,000
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2766 2,446,820
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 2755 2,386,660
9 Oct 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY TOWER A1,167 2,896,320

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

2BR apartment · ≈1,550 sqft

Typical price
AED 4M – 5.15M
Median
AED 4.71M
Ready sales, 12 months
61
Size (median)
1,552 sq ft
Per sq ft (median)
AED 2,985

Why this range: the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of 61 registered ready sales in the last 12 months. 107 off-plan sales were counted but not priced.

Rent: AED 200k – 240k a year, median AED 220k (154 new Ejari contracts started in the last 12 months)

12-month outlook

We abstain. Not enough backtest history in this community (3 forecasts evaluated).
Recent registered sales (8: 3 ready, 5 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
12 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park B1,801 7,260,711
2 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park G1,843 6,391,492
24 Sep 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 21,091 3,372,300
14 Sep 2026
Ready
CF 51,825 6,700,000
8 Sep 2026
Ready
CF 6794 2,150,000
4 Sep 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 21,174 2,863,770
24 Aug 2026
Ready
Eden House The Canal1,996 9,300,000
24 Aug 2026
Off-plan
DAMAC CITY 21,124 3,376,560

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

3BR apartment · ≈2,160 sqft

Typical price
AED 6.97M – 13.97M
Median
AED 8.1M
Ready sales, 12 months
11
Size (median)
2,156 sq ft
Per sq ft (median)
AED 4,168

Why this range: the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of 11 registered ready sales in the last 12 months. 94 off-plan sales were counted but not priced.

Rent: AED 267k – 731k a year, median AED 316k (32 new Ejari contracts started in the last 12 months)

12-month outlook

We abstain. Not enough backtest history in this community (3 forecasts evaluated).
Recent registered sales (8: 1 ready, 7 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
13 Oct 2026
Ready
Eden House The Canal2,156 13,000,000
9 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Casa Canal2,311 12,500,000
1 Oct 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park G2,233 9,037,028
15 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Muraba Veil4,951 36,600,000
10 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park G2,411 9,370,453
9 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park G2,553 9,766,367
7 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park G2,232 7,832,091
7 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park F2,394 11,008,413

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

4BR apartment

No price range. Only 3 registered ready sales in the last 12 months; we need at least 6. 14 off-plan sales in 12 months, which we count but do not price.

Rent: Only 5 new Ejari contracts in the last 12 months; we need at least 6.

Recent registered sales (8: 2 ready, 6 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
9 Sep 2026
Ready
MR. C RESIDENCES JUMEIRAH - BLOCK B35,832 36,500,000
9 Sep 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park A5,338 17,252,438
31 Aug 2026
Ready
Eden House The Canal3,531 18,000,000
12 May 2026
Off-plan
Eden House - The Park F10,465 43,179,968
6 May 2026
Off-plan
Muraba Veil9,919 42,954,629
5 May 2026
Off-plan
Eden House The Canal5,761 49,000,000
28 Apr 2026
Off-plan
Casa Canal6,127 33,250,000
13 Mar 2026
Off-plan
CASA AHS7,563 35,000,000

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

5+BR apartment

No price range. No registered ready sales in the last 12 months; we need at least 6. 11 off-plan sales in 12 months, which we count but do not price.

Rent: Only 3 new Ejari contracts in the last 12 months; we need at least 6.

Recent registered sales (8: 0 ready, 8 off-plan)
DateBuildingSq ftPrice, AED
16 Jul 2026
Off-plan
The Rings - 28,509 65,000,000
6 May 2026
Off-plan
CASA AHS10,402 46,000,000
4 May 2026
Off-plan
CASA AHS10,829 51,975,000
4 May 2026
Off-plan
CASA AHS21,211 101,200,000
6 Apr 2026
Off-plan
Casa Canal9,551 45,000,000
6 Apr 2026
Off-plan
CASA AHS10,482 55,000,000
1 Apr 2026
Off-plan
CASA AHS10,528 47,000,000
1 Apr 2026
Off-plan
CASA AHS10,714 47,000,000

From the DLD open data, without unit or plot numbers.

Apartments by building

Buildings in Dubai Water Canal with at least 6 registered ready sales of one apartment type in the last 12 months (3 in all; the 3 busiest here). Prices in a building can sit well above or below the area range.

BuildingTypeTypical priceSales
CF 6 2BR AED 4.46M – 4.97M
AED 3,017/sq ft
14
CF 3 2BR AED 3.64M – 4.17M
AED 2,919/sq ft
11
CF 5 2BR AED 4.77M – 5.36M
AED 3,099/sq ft
6

Ready sales in the last 12 months; price per sq ft is the median.

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Market trend

Quarterly index of ready-sale prices and new rents, adjusted for the mix of home types and sizes sold each quarter (2025Q1 = 100). Sale index: Only 7 quarters with at least 10 records.

901001102024Q32026Q3
New rents (Ejari): 96.4 in 2026Q3
Index figures
QuarterRent index
2026Q396.4(n 46)
2026Q299.7(n 39)
2026Q1107.8(n 74)
2025Q4100.4(n 88)
2025Q397.1(n 84)
2025Q2104.5(n 48)
2025Q1100(n 34)
2024Q496.2(n 37)
2024Q3109.2(n 16)

Mix-adjusted price change: +21.0% a year over the last 12 months, +4.0% a year over 24 months. Ready sales in the last 6 months: 34, against 57 in the 6 months before.

Track record

Track record

How well have our forecasts done?

Our model, average error
5.9%
Simple median, average error
12.6%
Past predictions checked
3
Outcomes inside the 80% band
100%

On 3 past 12-month predictions, made only with data available at the time, our model's average error was 53% lower than simply carrying forward the median price.

An honest 80% band should contain about 80% of outcomes; ours contained 100%.

How we test: method.

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Data and licence

Source: Dubai Land Department (DLD) open data, published on data.dubai. Analysis: FairSqft. Not endorsed by the DLD or the Government of Dubai. Datasets: DLD — Real Estate Transactions (data.dubai open data) (retrieved 15 Oct 2026), DLD — Rent Contracts / Ejari (data.dubai open data) (retrieved 15 Oct 2026), DLD — Building and Property Project Records (data.dubai open data) (retrieved 15 Oct 2026). The figures on this page are derived from that data and offered under the same Dubai Open Data Licence (data.dubai), with no additional terms. Based on Dubai Land Department open data. Not a valuation, not financial advice. DLD areas: Al Wasl, Jumeirah Second. For software and AI agents: MCP server and API.

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