Neighbourhood guide
JBR
Jumeirah Beach Residence: a 1.7 km line of beachfront towers beside Dubai Marina.
Photograph: pe-sa, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Jumeirah Beach Residence was built by Dubai Properties between 2003 and 2007: 40 towers, 36 residential and four hotel towers, along a 1.7 kilometre site. The first owners moved in in March 2007, and the development holds 6,916 homes.
- Master developer
- Dubai Properties
- Completed
- 2007, begun in 2003
- Towers
- 40: 36 residential, 4 hotel
- Homes
- 6,916
Landmarks and lifestyle
Around JBR
Three places inside the community and one beside it.
The Walk
A 1.7 km open-air promenade of boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
Photograph: Fabio Achilli, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
The Beach
Meraas’s The Beach lies between the JBR promenade and the sea.
Photograph: Guilhem Vellut, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
The towers
Thirty-six residential towers and four hotel towers, built between 2003 and 2007.
Image: Dubai Properties
Bluewaters
The island that is home to Ain Dubai, just off the JBR beach.
Photograph: collab_media, EnvatoMarket at a glance
JBR in figures
Registered home sales from October 2025 to September 2026, Dubai Land Department.
437Registered home sales in the last 12 months
AED 2.5mTypical apartment sale, the median of 437 sales
AED 1,615Median price per sq ft, all homes
-1.7%Change in median price per sq ft over 12 months
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JBR against 24 Dubai communities
Six measures, calculated the same way for every community we cover. Five dots means the strongest reading among them.
Liquidity●●●○○437 salesHome sales, last 12 months · Rank 14 of 24
Sales each month, October 2023 to September 2026April to September 2026: 31 a month, against 52 over the previous 30 months.
Price momentum●●○○○-1.7%Change in median AED per sq ft over 12 months · Rank 19 of 22
Median AED per sq ft by yearAED 1,657 in 2025, AED 1,588 in 2026 to September.
Five-year growth●○○○○+24.2%Change in median AED per sq ft over 5 years · Rank 19 of 20
Then and now2021AED 1,4042026AED 1,588Median price per sq ft, all homes.
Activity against its own history●●●○○80% of its averageLast 12 months against its 10-year average · Rank 12 of 20
Home sales by yearPeak of 747 in 2021. 2026 shows January to September.
Prime demand●○○○○0 salesSales of AED 36.7m (USD 10m) or more · Rank 15 of 24
What buyers spentUnder AED 2mUSD 10m and above75.7% of sales at AED 2m or more, the Golden Visa level.
Ready-home market●●●●○100.0% of salesShare of sales in completed homes · Rank 1 of 24
Off-plan against completed437 of 437 sales were completed homes.
What homes sold for
Registered sales, last 12 months
| Home | Sales | Entry | Typical | Top | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 437 | AED 1.6m | AED 2.5m | AED 5.8m | AED 1,614 |
| By bedroom, all homes | |||||
| Studio | 11 | AED 1.2m | AED 1,729 | ||
| 1 bed | 94 | AED 1.7m | AED 1,735 | ||
| 2 bed | 185 | AED 2.4m | AED 1,691 | ||
| 3 bed | 99 | AED 2.9m | AED 1,499 | ||
| 4 bed | 37 | AED 5.0m | AED 1,526 | ||
Entry is the 10th percentile, typical the median and top the 90th percentile of registered sale prices. Bedroom rows show the median and include villas; sizes with fewer than ten sales are left out.
Price per sq ft over time
Median AED per sq ft, all homes
*2026 covers January to September. Medians reflect the mix of homes sold each year as well as prices.
Source: Dubai Land Department transaction register, data.dubai extract of 20 October 2026. Homes are apartments registered for residential use and all villas; sales, pre-registration and delayed sales are counted. Analysis by Redwood Heritage.
The Redwood perspective
Beachfront apartments with an established resale market
Character
Towers of apartments and hotel residences directly behind a public beach, completed in 2007.
Who it may suit
Buyers who want a beachfront apartment with shops and restaurants at the door.
Ownership
Regulation No. 3 of 2006 names Dubai Marina plots 007, 014, 015 and 033 among Dubai’s designated areas, so confirm with the Dubai Land Department whether the specific tower’s plot is among them.
Trade-offs
437 homes were sold in the last 12 months, all ready homes, at a median of AED 1,615 per sq ft, 1.7% lower than a year earlier. The towers are close to twenty years old and the promenade is busy. Service charges vary by building and are published in the RERA Service Charge Index on the Dubai Land Department website.
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Communities priced closest to JBR
The three guides nearest in median price per sq ft over the last 12 months.
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What the brochures leave out
Honest trade-offs
- Prices have eased. The median price per sq ft is 1.7% below the previous 12 months. Good for buyers, but it calls for care on resale assumptions.
- Service charges differ by building. The Dubai Land Department publishes them in its Service Charge Index. We obtain the current figure for any home before you make an offer.
Owning from abroad
For the international buyer
- Who can buy. Non-UAE nationals may hold freehold title without time limit in the areas Dubai designates for foreign ownership. We confirm the status of each home on its title deed before you commit.
- Golden Visa. Property worth AED 2m or more can support a UAE Golden Visa. 75.7% of registered home sales here in the last 12 months were at AED 2m or above.
- Purchase and yearly costs. The Dubai Land Department registration fee is 4% of the value, paid by the buyer. Service charges are the main yearly cost.
- Holding structure. Many families hold Dubai property through a company or foundation for succession. Our structuring colleagues at Redwood Heritage can arrange this alongside the purchase.
Questions buyers ask
JBR, answered
Each answer with its source. Figures are registered sales from October 2025 to September 2026.
Can foreigners buy property in JBR?
Non-UAE nationals may own freehold property without time limit in the areas Dubai designates for foreign ownership. We confirm the status of each home on its title deed before you commit.
Source: Regulation No. 3 of 2006, Government of DubaiDoes a home in JBR qualify for a Golden Visa?
A property worth AED 2m or more, wholly owned or financed by a local bank, can support a UAE Golden Visa. In the last 12 months, 75.7% of registered home sales in JBR were at AED 2m or above.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Tourism; Dubai Land DepartmentWhat does a home in JBR cost?
Typical registered sale prices over the last 12 months: apartments AED 2.5m. The buyer also pays the Dubai Land Department registration fee of 4% of the value.
Source: Dubai Land DepartmentHow have prices moved in JBR?
The median price per sq ft changed -1.7% over the last 12 months and +24.2% over five years. The current median is AED 1,615 per sq ft.
Source: Dubai Land DepartmentWhat are service charges in JBR?
Service charges are set building by building and published by the Dubai Land Department in its Service Charge Index. We obtain the current figure for any home before you make an offer.
Source: Dubai Land Department, Service Charge IndexSources: Dubai Land Department transaction register, data.dubai extract of 20 October 2026; Regulation No. 3 of 2006; Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Golden Visa for real estate investors; Dubai Land Department, registration fees.
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