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Oceana, Palm Jumeirah
1 bed2 baths1,338 sq ftAED 230,000 / year
The address everyone has already seen, and the hardest one to buy well. Fronds, trunk and crescent behave like three separate markets, and orientation matters more than postcode.
At a glance
- Average across the fronds, villas
- AED 5,283 / sq ft
- edwardsandtowers.com, Palm Jumeirah Property Prices 2026
- All property types, Q1 2026
- AED 3,100 / sq ft
- westgatedubai.com, Palm Jumeirah Villa Guide 2026
02 / The area
What it is actuallylike to live here.
Palm Jumeirah is the address everyone has already seen, which makes it the hardest one to buy well. The fronds, the trunk and the crescent behave like three different markets. Frond villas are the quiet part: gated single-row streets, a private stretch of beach at the end of each, and a surprising amount of ordinary daily life—school runs, joggers, cats. The trunk is the dense part, where the Shoreline and the Golden Mile stack apartments along a spine road that does get congested at six in the evening. The crescent is the hotel side, and the newer branded residences there are bought as much for the operator as for the view.
What separates a good Palm purchase from an expensive one is orientation, not postcode. A frond villa facing north-east looks at the Dubai skyline and gets afternoon shade. One facing south-west looks at the next frond, roughly sixty metres away, and takes the full western sun through the main glazing. The same street, the same plot size, a materially different home.
Most of the original 2006 to 2009 stock has now been renovated at least once. The good renovations opened the ground floor and replaced the glazing; the bad ones added marble. We look at both, and we will tell you which one you are standing in.
Palm Jumeirah is not a value play. It is a scarcity play, and the scarcity is real.
Why here
Villa pricing averages roughly AED 5,283 per sq ft across the fronds, with Garden Homes at AED 3,200 to 4,800 and Signature Villas at AED 3,500 to 6,000 per sq ft. (edwardsandtowers.com, Palm Jumeirah Property Prices 2026)
The all-property-type average reached roughly AED 3,100 per sq ft in Q1 2026, up about 14% year on year. (westgatedubai.com, Palm Jumeirah Villa Guide 2026)
Older Shoreline apartment stock still starts near AED 2,200 per sq ft, so the island has a real entry point rather than a single price tier. (joinoliva.com, Waterfront Living on Palm Jumeirah)
Omniyat recorded the highest price per square foot in Palm Jumeirah’s AED 20m-plus segment in the first half of 2026, at AED 11,227 per sq ft at The Alba Residences. (businesstoday.me)
What it is like to live here
Beach clubs on the crescent, a genuine residents’ beach at the end of each frond, Nakheel Mall on the trunk, and the monorail nobody uses. Weekends are hotel-brunch loud on the crescent and completely quiet on the fronds. Schools are off-island: most families drive to Dubai British School Emirates Hills or GEMS Wellington Al Khail.
Getting around
One road on and off the island. Sheikh Zayed Road via the Palm gateway is about eight minutes from the trunk in the morning and twenty in the evening peak. The tunnel to the crescent adds six to ten minutes to anything on that side.
The stock
Garden Home villa, Signature villa, Shoreline apartment, Golden Mile apartment, branded crescent residence, penthouse and beach-access townhouse.
About these price bands
Bands are indicative market ranges as at Q3 2026, not a valuation. For a figure on your own property, ask for a Frank valuation.
03 / Available now
Homes in Palm Jumeirah.
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Oceana, Palm Jumeirah
1 bed1 bath1,338 sq ftAED 4,700,000Photograph 1 of 4
Maison de la Mer
W Residences, Palm Jumeirah
4 beds5 baths8,006 sq ftAED 60,000,000Photograph 1 of 4
Garden Home, Frond D
Garden Homes, Frond D, Palm Jumeirah
4 beds5 baths5,200 sq ftAED 24,500,000Photograph 1 of 4
Shoreline apartment, Al Anbara
Shoreline Apartments, Palm Jumeirah
2 beds2 baths1,480 sq ftAED 5,300,000Photograph 1 of 4
Garden Home, Frond K
Garden Homes, Frond K, Palm Jumeirah
4 beds5 baths5,000 sq ftAED 950,000 / year
04 / Under construction
New developments in Palm Jumeirah.
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ORLA Infinity
OmniyatWest crescent, Palm Jumeirah
- Starting from
- AED 72,344,755
- Handover
- Q4 2026 estimated
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The Alba Residences
OmniyatWest crescent, Palm Jumeirah
- Starting from
- AED 44,000,000
- Handover
- Q4 2026 estimated
05 / The numbers and the map
What it costs,and how far it is.
Apartment for saleShoreline at the low end, branded crescent stock at the top. Q3 2026.AED 2,200 to AED 4,500 per sq ft
Villa for saleGarden Home to renovated Signature. Q3 2026.AED 3,200 to AED 7,500 per sq ft
Apartment to rentOne-bed Shoreline to three-bed crescent branded. Q3 2026.AED 160,000 to AED 650,000 a year
Villa to rentGarden Home to Signature. Q3 2026.AED 750,000 to AED 2,200,000 a year
Dubai Marina10 minutes by car
DIFC25 minutes by car
Dubai International (DXB)35 minutes by car
Al Maktoum (DWC)45 minutes by car
Where Palm Jumeirah is
06 / Before you commit
Questions people ask about Palm Jumeirah.
Which frond orientation should I be looking for?
North-east. It gives you the skyline view and afternoon shade. A south-west frond villa looks at the next frond about sixty metres away and takes the full western sun through the main glazing, on the same street and the same plot size.
Is the Shoreline a compromise?
It is the honest entry point. The layouts are more generous than newer Palm apartments, the buildings have their own beach and pool deck, and the service charges are high. Ask for the schedule and read it before you offer.
How long does a Palm villa take to sell?
Longer than the trunk apartments and much longer than a Marina flat. The buyer pool is small and international, and the right buyer for a specific orientation may not be looking this quarter. Price it to the evidence and give it time.
07 / Nearby
Communities peoplecompare this one with.
08 / Selling here
Thinking of sellingin Palm Jumeirah?
A Frank valuation is evidence rather than flattery: the comparable sales in Palm Jumeirah, what is listed against you now, and a range instead of a single number.