Dubai market evidence

Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid vs Wadi Al Safa 4: Which Costs More?

A side-by-side comparison of Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and Wadi Al Safa 4 property prices from the historical DLD transaction record, broken down by property type.

The numbers for Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and Wadi Al Safa 4

MetricHadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin RashidWadi Al Safa 4
Median AED/sqm19,345 AED/sqm18,791 AED/sqm
Median priceAED 2.2MAED 1.6M
Sampled transactions34,8856,008
P25–P75 range13,817 AED/sqm – 24,258 AED/sqm16,204 AED/sqm – 20,831 AED/sqm
Apartment share87%94%

What the price gap means

Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid runs 3% above Wadi Al Safa 4 on median AED/sqm (19,345 AED/sqm in Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid against 18,791 AED/sqm in Wadi Al Safa 4). That gap is widest for Land plot, where Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid runs 455% above Wadi Al Safa 4. The headline number is driven by that unit type rather than a uniform premium across the board.

Citywide medians mix property types unevenly, so a headline gap can reflect what is being sold rather than a like-for-like premium. The per-type table above compares only the property types with enough sampled sales in both areas.

Beyond price, Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid is anchored by Business Bay Metro Station metro, Dubai Mall, Burj Al Arab, while Wadi Al Safa 4 is anchored by Global Village.

This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-07-27. It covers sales, not rentals, and is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.

Price by property type

Property typeHadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid txHadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid AED/sqmWadi Al Safa 4 txWadi Al Safa 4 AED/sqmGap
Apartment — Studio18519,948 AED/sqm51918,170 AED/sqm+10%
Apartment — 1 Bed2,62823,697 AED/sqm71619,498 AED/sqm+22%
Apartment — 2 Bed2,17424,237 AED/sqm55719,854 AED/sqm+22%
Apartment — 3 Bed+68525,560 AED/sqm15619,190 AED/sqm+33%
Villa / Townhouse48220,288 AED/sqm10810,912 AED/sqm+86%
Land plot36123,903 AED/sqm134,306 AED/sqm+455%

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