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Prime Dubai
At the prime end of Dubai, price per square foot is the cleanest filter — luxury supply concentrates in beachfront and downtown branded-residence stock. The list below ranks every Dubai area by live average price per square foot.
The 15 areas below are ordered by the rule described in the methodology section. Each row links to the full area scorecard with live DLD pricing, rental yields, and the Oliva area score. Every number on this page comes from the public DLD open-data feed via the Oliva /discover/areas endpoint — refreshed nightly, with no paid placements.
Prime tier at AED 6,696/sqft (avg sale AED 21.14m); Oliva score 38.7.
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AED 6,696/sqft
Prime tier at AED 6,123/sqft (avg sale AED 22.77m); Oliva score 48.3.
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AED 6,123/sqft
Prime tier at AED 5,415/sqft (avg sale AED 13.25m); Oliva score 41.4.
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AED 5,415/sqft
Prime tier at AED 4,745/sqft (avg sale AED 6.31m); Oliva score 25.7.
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AED 4,745/sqft
Prime tier at AED 4,644/sqft (avg sale AED 12.13m); Oliva score 42.1.
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AED 4,644/sqft
Prime tier at AED 4,203/sqft (avg sale AED 18.08m); Oliva score 31.6.
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AED 4,203/sqft
Prime tier at AED 4,032/sqft (avg sale AED 11.74m); Oliva score 51.5.
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AED 4,032/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,885/sqft (avg sale AED 5.92m); Oliva score 24.5.
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AED 3,885/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,836/sqft (avg sale AED 3.60m); Oliva score 59.5.
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AED 3,836/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,692/sqft (avg sale AED 8.73m); Oliva score 44.3.
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AED 3,692/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,668/sqft (avg sale AED 4.09m); Oliva score 24.9.
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AED 3,668/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,666/sqft (avg sale AED 4.36m); Oliva score 24.7.
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AED 3,666/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,583/sqft (avg sale AED 6.86m); Oliva score 60.2.
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AED 3,583/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,483/sqft (avg sale AED 5.96m); Oliva score 66.9.
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AED 3,483/sqft
Prime tier at AED 3,419/sqft (avg sale AED 4.40m); Oliva score 46.8.
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AED 3,419/sqft
No geographic filter — every freehold area is included. Order: average price per square foot descending (live DLD/listings data, trailing-24-month window). The Oliva area score column is shown for context; luxury price tiers usually carry lower yields, which the rental-yield column makes visible.
Oliva is a RERA-licensed brokerage (BRN 1573501) with no paid placements from developers — the rankings on this page are computed mechanically from the underlying DLD data, not negotiated. Full scoring rules at /en/methodology.
Based on live Dubai Land Department data, the top three are Jumeirah (I), Palm Jumeirah, Downtown Dubai. Jumeirah (I) leads with avg price/sqft AED 6,696/sqft. The full ranking on this page covers the top 15 areas, refreshed daily from the public DLD open-data feed.
No geographic filter — every freehold area is included. Order: average price per square foot descending (live DLD/listings data, trailing-24-month window). The Oliva area score column is shown for context; luxury price tiers usually carry lower yields, which the rental-yield column makes visible.
Every metric on this page — sale price, price-per-sqft, rental yield, project count, area score — comes from the Dubai Land Department open-data feed (sales + Ejari rentals), refreshed nightly. Oliva is a RERA-licensed brokerage (BRN 1573501) and does not accept paid placements from developers, so the rankings are not pay-to-play.
Yes. The page revalidates every 6 hours against the live /discover/areas-summary feed, which itself pulls from the DLD transaction file each night. If a previously top-ranked area drops on yield or price, its position here moves on the next revalidation cycle.
All areas on this page are within Dubai's designated freehold zones, where foreign buyers can own property outright (including the land title, where applicable). Always validate the specific plot in the official DLD freehold designation map before signing a Sale and Purchase Agreement.
Prime/luxury areas trade lower yields (3–5%) than mid-market (6–8%) because capital appreciation, branded-residence premium, and lifestyle utility absorb part of the return. The luxury ranking on this page shows the yield column so the trade-off is visible row-by-row.
A residence developed under licence from a hospitality or fashion brand (Bulgari, Armani, Six Senses, Cavalli, Dorchester, etc.) with the brand's design and service standards baked in. Branded residences typically command a 20–40% per-sqft premium over comparable non-branded stock in the same area.
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Full Dubai areas index with live DLD prices, yields, Oliva scores. 6 risk dimensions. RERA BRN 1573501.
