Dubai market evidence
Off-Plan vs Ready Property in Nadd Hessa
How off-plan and ready (existing) prices compare inside Nadd Hessa in the historical DLD transaction record — and how that gap differs from Dubai as a whole.
Nadd Hessa — the numbers
Off-plan median
9,811 AED/sqm
22% of sampled sales
Ready (existing) median
6,207 AED/sqm
78% of sampled sales
Off-plan vs ready
+58%
Dubai overall: +65%
Sampled transactions
2,797
What the Nadd Hessa gap means
Across 2,797 sampled sales in Nadd Hessa, off-plan carries a median of 9,811 AED/sqm against 6,207 AED/sqm for ready stock — an off-plan median roughly 58% above ready units. Citywide the same comparison sits at +65%, so Nadd Hessa runs 7 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 Nadd Hessa 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 (22% 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 (78%) 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.