Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Bukadra
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Bukadra in the historical DLD transaction record, and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
The numbers for Bukadra
Off-plan median
26,156 AED/sqm
98% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
31,001 AED/sqm
2% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
-16%
Dubai overall: +31%
Sampled transactions
3,704
What the Bukadra gap means
Across 3,704 sampled sales in Bukadra, off-plan carries a median of 26,156 AED/sqm against 31,001 AED/sqm for ready stock. That puts the off-plan median roughly 16% below ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +31%, so Bukadra runs 47 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 Bukadra 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 (98% 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 (2%) is an existing unit that can be inspected and let immediately.
This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-10-06. It is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.