Area guide
Al Jaddaf
Creek-facing towers by Healthcare City · Dubai
- AED 2,027
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 2,545
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 22
- Off-plan projects
- AED 744K
- Priced from
Al Jaddaf sits on the Bur Dubai bank of Dubai Creek, between Dubai Healthcare City and the Ras Al Khor road, a few minutes from Downtown and closer to Dubai International Airport than almost any other freehold district. The name refers to the creek's old boat-building yards, and shipyards still operate at the water's edge alongside the new residential towers.
The stock is apartments in mid-rise and high-rise buildings, mostly built in the last fifteen years by mid-market developers, plus hotel and serviced-apartment product at the Palazzo Versace end. Layouts are efficient and priced well below Downtown and Business Bay for a location that is nearer the airport and only marginally further from the centre.
It suits a buyer who wants central access, a creek view and an airport commute at a mid-market price, or an investor who wants short-let potential without paying Downtown entry prices. It suits less well a family wanting a garden or a fully finished neighbourhood: Al Jaddaf is patchy, with new towers next to industrial plots.
What Al Jaddaf sells for
Al Jaddaf sells at AED 2,027 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 538 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 1.38M. That is level with the three months before them. The register holds 2,545 sales here in the last twelve months and 6,589 over three years, across 54 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,018 of the 2,545 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 2,027per sqft
Median registered sale price in Al Jaddaf over the last three months, the 26th most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 2,545 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, up 0.3% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in Al Jaddaf, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binghatti Cullinan | 470 | AED 2,104 | 2 September 2026 |
| Binghatti Moonlight | 249 | AED 1,902 | 19 August 2026 |
| Binghatti Starlight | 192 | AED 1,607 | 26 August 2026 |
| Adeba Azizi | 148 | AED 2,030 | 2 September 2026 |
| Binghatti Pinnacle | 145 | AED 1,930 | 27 July 2026 |
| Binghatti Ghost | 141 | AED 1,872 | 31 August 2026 |
New developments in Al Jaddaf
22 off-plan projects from 9 developers, priced from AED 744K with a median entry price of AED 1.40M, handing over 2020 to 2028. 6 complete, 16 under construction.
Living in Al Jaddaf
The district is compact and improving rather than complete. There are two Green Line Metro stations on its edge, which makes it one of the few mid-market apartment districts with genuine rail access, and Ras Al Khor Road and Sheikh Rashid Road put Downtown, Deira and the airport within ten to fifteen minutes outside peak. Ground-level retail is limited, so most residents drive to Festival City or Downtown for a proper shop or a restaurant choice.
Service charges are moderate and vary by building and developer, with the serviced and hotel-branded stock at the top of the range. The character changes street by street: the Jaddaf Waterfront side is landscaped and cultural, the Healthcare City side is clinical and busy on weekdays, and the working boatyards give parts of the creek frontage an industrial edge that some buyers like and others do not. Construction continues on several plots.
Schools
- Swiss International Scientific School (in Al Jaddaf)
- Nurseries within the district
- Deira International School (nearby, in Dubai Festival City)
- Further schools in Bur Dubai and Oud Metha, a short drive
Getting around
- Al Jadaf, Creek and Dubai Healthcare City Metro stations on the Green Line
- Ras Al Khor Road and Sheikh Rashid Road
- Around ten minutes to Dubai International Airport
- Water taxi and abra services along the creek
Shopping and dining
- Supermarkets and ground-floor retail within the towers
- Dubai Festival City Mall (nearby, across the creek)
- Wafi and BurJuman (nearby, in Bur Dubai)
Leisure
- Jameel Arts Centre on the Jaddaf Waterfront
- The creek promenade and boatyards
- Palazzo Versace and its waterfront restaurants
- Dubai Frame in Zabeel Park, and Creek Park across the water in Umm Hurair (both nearby)
Who buys in Al Jaddaf
Al Jaddaf draws a mostly regional and subcontinental buyer base: Indian, Pakistani, Arab, Iranian and Russian buyers, split between investors taking one-bedrooms for the rental and short-let market and end users working at the hospitals in Healthcare City, at the airport or in the older business districts of Bur Dubai and Deira. The proximity to the airport is a genuine driver.
Resale is reasonably liquid at the smaller sizes, less so above two bedrooms, because the family buyer in this price band usually looks further out for space. The strongest product is a creek-facing unit in a building with reliable management, since the view is the district's scarce asset and cannot be replicated by the next tower inland.
Al Jaddaf: common questions
What is the price per square foot in Al Jaddaf?+
Al Jaddaf sells at AED 2,027 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 538 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 1.38M. That is level with the three months before them. The register holds 2,545 sales here in the last twelve months and 6,589 over three years, across 54 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,018 of the 2,545 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in Al Jaddaf sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 1.38M, across 6,589 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in Al Jaddaf?+
22 off-plan projects from 9 developers are catalogued in Al Jaddaf, priced from AED 744K, with handovers from 2020 to 2028. 6 are complete and 16 are under construction.
Is Al Jaddaf freehold?+
Yes. Al Jaddaf, including the Jaddaf Waterfront and Culture Village plots, is a designated freehold area, so buyers of any nationality can own apartments outright with a Dubai Land Department title deed. Off-plan purchases are registered on the interim register with instalments held in the project escrow account until handover.
What is the trade-off of buying in Al Jaddaf?+
The location is excellent and the district around it is not finished. You are minutes from Downtown, the airport and two Metro stations, but you are also next to working boatyards, active construction plots and a hospital district that empties in the evenings. Retail and dining inside the area are thin. You are buying access and a creek view, not a settled neighbourhood.
How does it compare with Business Bay or Downtown?+
It is materially cheaper for a broadly similar commute into the centre, and closer to the airport. What it lacks is the finished streetscape, the restaurant density, the retail and the international recognition that keeps those districts liquid. Rents follow the same pattern: lower than Business Bay, but with a reliable tenant base drawn from the hospitals and the airport.
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