Area guide
Dubai Creek Harbour
Creekside master community · Dubai
- AED 2,417
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 3,648
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 21
- Off-plan projects
- AED 1.85M
- Priced from
Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar's master community on the Ras Al Khor side of Dubai Creek, a few minutes from Downtown by road. It is a planned district of apartment towers, a marina, a promenade and a man-made beach, built in phases on reclaimed creek frontage rather than grown from anything older.
The stock is almost entirely Emaar apartments in mid and high-rise towers, sold in named districts: Creek Beach at the water, Creek Marina around the berths, and the Island District further out. Buyers should know that the Dubai Creek Tower, the centrepiece the early marketing was built around, has not been completed and should not be treated as a delivered amenity.
It suits a buyer who wants a new, low-maintenance apartment in a managed community with water views and Downtown ten minutes away. It suits less well someone who needs the district finished today: parts of it are lived in and complete, and parts are still a construction site with the noise and dust that implies.
What Dubai Creek Harbour sells for
Dubai Creek Harbour sells at AED 2,417 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 557 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 2.55M. That is 7.2 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 3,648 sales here in the last twelve months and 11,157 over three years, across 113 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,534 of the 3,648 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 2,417per sqft
Median registered sale price in Dubai Creek Harbour over the last three months, the 17th most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 3,648 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, down 7.2% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in Dubai Creek Harbour, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyvia by Palace | 463 | AED 2,643 | 13 July 2026 |
| Creek Bay Tower A | 397 | AED 2,872 | 25 August 2026 |
| Creek Bay Tower B | 278 | AED 2,673 | 27 August 2026 |
| Creek Haven Tower A | 248 | AED 2,701 | 29 July 2026 |
| Montiva | 242 | AED 2,496 | 21 August 2026 |
| Creek Haven Tower B | 213 | AED 2,701 | 2 September 2026 |
Every registered sale in Dubai Creek HarbourValue a unit here
New developments in Dubai Creek Harbour
21 off-plan projects from 1 developer, priced from AED 1.85M with a median entry price of AED 3.20M, handing over 2022 to 2030. 10 complete, 11 under construction.
Living in Dubai Creek Harbour
The completed sections are pleasant and quiet in a way Downtown is not. Creek Beach has a swimmable stretch of sand, the promenade runs past cafes and the marina. Retail is still thin outside the towers' own podiums, so a proper supermarket run or a restaurant choice usually means driving to Festival City or Downtown.
The single road spine in and out via Ras Al Khor Road is the practical constraint, and it will get busier as more towers hand over. Service charges are moderate for the specification and the community is Emaar-managed, so budgets and standards are predictable. Expect construction hoarding, crane movements and periodic road diversions somewhere in the district for years yet.
Schools
- Nurseries within the community; schools are a drive away
- Deira International School (nearby, in Dubai Festival City)
- Swiss International Scientific School (nearby, in Al Jaddaf)
Getting around
- Ras Al Khor Road and Business Bay Crossing to Downtown
- Creek Metro station on the Green Line (nearby, in Al Jaddaf)
- Dubai International Airport within a short drive
- Water taxi and abra links along the creek
Shopping and dining
- Podium retail and supermarkets within the towers
- Creek Marina promenade cafes and restaurants
- Dubai Festival City Mall (nearby, across the creek)
- The Dubai Mall (nearby, in Downtown Dubai)
Leisure
- Creek Beach and the swimmable lagoon
- Creek Marina and the yacht berths
- Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and its flamingo hides (nearby)
- Creek Park (nearby, across the water)
Who buys in Dubai Creek Harbour
This is an Emaar off-plan district, so the buyer profile follows Emaar's international sales network: Indian, British, Chinese, Russian and Gulf buyers, most of them buying on payment plan rather than in cash. Investors dominate the smaller units and are betting on the district maturing into a second Downtown. End users, when they buy here, tend to be families trading a Downtown or Business Bay apartment for more space, water views and calmer streets at a lower price per square foot.
Resale liquidity is real but has a particular shape. Completed towers with a handover behind them trade steadily. Off-plan assignments compete directly with Emaar's own new launches in the same community, and a private seller cannot match a developer payment plan, so pricing an assignment against a live launch next door is the hardest part of selling here.
Dubai Creek Harbour: common questions
What is the price per square foot in Dubai Creek Harbour?+
Dubai Creek Harbour sells at AED 2,417 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 557 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 2.55M. That is 7.2 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 3,648 sales here in the last twelve months and 11,157 over three years, across 113 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,534 of the 3,648 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in Dubai Creek Harbour sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 2.55M, across 11,157 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in Dubai Creek Harbour?+
21 off-plan projects from 1 developer are catalogued in Dubai Creek Harbour, priced from AED 1.85M, with handovers from 2022 to 2030. 10 are complete and 11 are under construction.
Is Dubai Creek Harbour freehold?+
Yes. It is a designated freehold community, so buyers of any nationality can own an apartment outright with a Dubai Land Department title deed. Off-plan purchases are registered on the interim register, with the developer's escrow account holding instalments until handover, at which point the title deed is issued in the buyer's name.
What is the honest downside of buying here now?+
You are buying into a community that is part finished. Some phases are handed over and comfortable; others are active construction with the noise, dust and diverted roads that come with it. Retail, schools and clinics inside the district are still limited, so daily life involves more driving than the masterplan images suggest. That gap closes over time, but not on a date anyone can promise you.
How does it compare with Downtown Dubai?+
It is the same developer with a lower price per square foot, newer buildings, more water and considerably more space. What Downtown gives you that this does not is a finished district, a Metro station, the mall, and a rental market that fills itself. Creek Harbour asks you to be early, and pays you for it in size and outlook.
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