Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Al Thanyah Fifth
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Al Thanyah Fifth in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
Al Thanyah Fifth — the numbers
Off-plan median
10,958 AED/sqm
28% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
8,476 AED/sqm
72% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+29%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
8,801
What the Al Thanyah Fifth gap means
Across 8,801 sampled sales in Al Thanyah Fifth, off-plan carries a median of 10,958 AED/sqm against 8,476 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 29% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Al Thanyah Fifth runs 36 percentage points narrower than Dubai overall.
Comparing within a single area removes most of the location mix effect that distorts the citywide figure, but not all of it: off-plan launches inside Al Thanyah Fifth may still skew toward newer towers or larger layouts than the resale stock they are measured against. Narrow further by unit type before treating this as a like-for-like premium.
Off-plan (28% of sampled transactions here) is bought from a developer before or during construction, typically on a payment plan, carrying handover and delivery risk. Ready property (72%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2023-03-17. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.