Area guide
Arjan
Dubailand's apartment district · Dubai
- AED 1,619
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 3,731
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 40
- Off-plan projects
- AED 730K
- Priced from
Arjan is a Dubailand sub-community on the inland side of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, wedged between Al Barsha South, Dubai Science Park and the Miracle Garden. It began as a leisure destination attached to the flower and butterfly gardens and became, over the last decade, one of the city's busiest apartment-building zones.
The stock is almost entirely new apartment blocks: studios, one and two-bedrooms, with a scattering of larger units, built by a long list of mid-market developers on separately sold plots. Quality varies by developer rather than by street, and the newer generation of blocks is noticeably better specified than the first wave.
It suits an investor who wants a new-build apartment at a low entry price with a genuine tenant market, or an end user who values a bigger flat and a short drive to Mall of the Emirates over a coastal address. It suits less well anyone who wants an established neighbourhood: Arjan is still filling in, with open plots between finished buildings.
What Arjan sells for
Arjan sells at AED 1,619 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 869 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 857K. That is 1.4 percent above the three months before them. The register holds 3,731 sales here in the last twelve months and 11,956 over three years, across 113 buildings with a page of their own. Studio units are the commonest, at 1,623 of the 3,731 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 1,619per sqft
Median registered sale price in Arjan over the last three months, the 41st most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 3,731 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, up 1.4% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in Arjan, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis One | 382 | AED 1,704 | 2 September 2026 |
| Samana Imperial Garden | 303 | AED 1,836 | 1 September 2026 |
| Binghatti Hillcrest | 216 | AED 2,191 | 31 August 2026 |
| butterfly-A | 203 | AED 1,605 | 2 September 2026 |
| Ashley Hills | 195 | AED 1,513 | 1 September 2026 |
| One Beverly | 132 | AED 1,647 | 21 August 2026 |
New developments in Arjan
40 off-plan projects from 27 developers, priced from AED 730K with a median entry price of AED 949K, handing over 2022 to 2029. 14 complete, 26 under construction.
Living in Arjan
Arjan is quiet by day and car-dependent at all hours. There is no Metro, and the community is served by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Umm Suqeim Road, both of which put Al Barsha, Dubai Hills and the Marina within a fifteen to twenty five minute drive outside peak. Ground-floor retail, supermarkets, clinics and cafes have arrived building by building, so daily errands are manageable on foot within a block or two.
Service charges are low, which supports the yield case, and the buildings are new enough that maintenance backlogs have not yet appeared. The trade-off is construction: several plots in the district are active at any time, and a building with an open view today may face a neighbouring tower in a couple of years.
Schools
- Nurseries within the community
- Nord Anglia International School Dubai (nearby, in Al Barsha South)
- GEMS Founders School (nearby, in Al Barsha South)
- Secondary schools are a ten to fifteen minute drive
Getting around
- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311)
- Umm Suqeim Road towards Al Barsha and the coast
- Al Khail Road (E44) via Dubai Hills
- No Metro station; the Red Line is a drive away
Shopping and dining
- Supermarkets and ground-floor retail in the residential blocks
- Mall of the Emirates (nearby, in Al Barsha)
- Dubai Hills Mall (nearby, in Dubai Hills Estate)
Leisure
- Dubai Miracle Garden
- Dubai Butterfly Garden
- Building pools, gyms and padel courts
- Dubai Autodrome (nearby, in Motor City)
Who buys in Arjan
Arjan's buyers are overwhelmingly investors from India, Pakistan, Russia, the CIS and increasingly Europe, buying one or two units off-plan on a payment plan at an entry price that suits a first Dubai purchase. End users are a growing minority: couples and small families who rent nearby and buy here because the same money gets a materially larger apartment than in Al Barsha or the Marina. Tenants are professionals working in Barsha, Dubai Hills, Media City and Internet City, all within an easy commute.
Resale is active but crowded, for the same reason as in the other Dubailand districts: a great many similar units and a steady stream of new launches. Liquidity comes from pricing against the current market rather than the purchase price.
Arjan: common questions
What is the price per square foot in Arjan?+
Arjan sells at AED 1,619 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 869 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 857K. That is 1.4 percent above the three months before them. The register holds 3,731 sales here in the last twelve months and 11,956 over three years, across 113 buildings with a page of their own. Studio units are the commonest, at 1,623 of the 3,731 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in Arjan sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 857K, across 11,956 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in Arjan?+
40 off-plan projects from 27 developers are catalogued in Arjan, priced from AED 730K, with handovers from 2022 to 2029. 14 are complete and 26 are under construction.
Is Arjan freehold?+
Yes. Arjan sits within Dubailand's designated freehold zone, so buyers of any nationality can own apartments outright and hold a Dubai Land Department title deed. Off-plan purchases are registered on the interim property register, with instalments paid into the project's escrow account and the title deed issued on completion and handover.
What do I give up by buying in Arjan rather than the Marina?+
Location and liquidity. You are inland with no Metro, no beach and no waterfront, in a district that is still filling in, and your unit competes with a large volume of similar new stock at resale. What you gain is a considerably lower entry price, a newer building, more floor area and lower service charges, which is why the rental return here holds up well.
Is the construction around Arjan going to stop soon?+
Not for some years. Plots across the district are still being sold and developed, so expect ongoing site activity, hoarding and occasional road diversions somewhere nearby. Practically, this means you should check the approved plans for the plots directly around any building you are considering, especially if the view or the daylight is part of what you are paying for.
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