Bahrain's property registry logged 780 registered sales worth BD 108.9M in August 2026 - one of the stronger Augusts in the registry since 2019, up 96% in value and 80% in volume year on year. The median sale was BD 80,000.
August in context
August 2026 held firm within the August range of the last seven years. Value came from both more deals and bigger tickets - not one or two outliers.
How the year is running
The standout: land demand
Compared with August 2025, land sales rose 182% (152 to 428) - the sharpest move of any property type this month.
Where the money went
Hawrat Ingah led on value this month. Breadth was healthy - the top five areas made up about 34% of the total, and the single biggest deal was only 12% of the month.
| Area | Sales | Total value | Avg BD/sqm |
| Hawrat Ingah | 1 | BD 12.6M | BD 65 |
| Al Dair | 138 | BD 9.2M | BD 255 |
| Manama · Alhoora | 8 | BD 5.2M | BD 511 |
| Diyar Al Muharraq | 42 | BD 5.2M | BD 777 |
| Buri | 10 | BD 4.3M | BD 213 |
| Manama · Sea Front | 13 | BD 3.7M | BD 1,509 |
| Karzakkan | 13 | BD 3.7M | BD 206 |
| Maqabah | 10 | BD 2.9M | BD 531 |
Still a mid-market month
613 of 780 sales - 79% - fell between BD 50K and BD 200K. The engine of the month was ordinary buyers, not just the top end.
| Price band | Sales | Share |
| Under BD 50K | 92 | 12% |
| BD 50-100K | 410 | 53% |
| BD 100-200K | 203 | 26% |
| BD 200-500K | 58 | 7% |
| BD 500K and up | 17 | 2% |
Source: the official Bahrain transaction registry (780 registered August 2026 sales analysed). Figures reflect registered sales; individual results vary.
