What the data says about Bahrain
Not opinions — arithmetic. Each of these came out of the registers and the listings themselves, and each links to the page it was computed from so you can check it. 4 of them today.
Geography
Where is the biggest price gap in Bahrain?
The median home in Saadiyat Island, Saadiyat Lagoons, Abu D asks BD 11,100,000; in Capital Governorate, Hoora it asks BD 50,000. Same island, 222.0× the price.
What would make this wrong: It compares what is on the market, not like for like. An area of large houses will always beat an area of flats, whatever the land underneath is worth.
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The market
How concentrated is Bahrain's market?
Three agents hold 93% of everything advertised — 777, 41, 32 listings out of 912. 5 agents share the rest.
What would make this wrong: It counts adverts, not sales. An agency that lists everything it is asked to and one that sells everything it lists look identical here.
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Supply
What is the cheap end of Bahrain actually like?
Only 25 of 252 homes for sale — 9.9% — ask BD 50,000 or less. The bottom of this market is thinner than most people expect.
What would make this wrong: Cheap homes sell fastest, so at any moment the bottom of the market is under-represented on any listings site, including this one.
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This week
What has moved in Bahrain this week?
827 listings appeared, 0 had their price cut and 0 went up. We read every agent's site overnight, so this is the week as it happened.
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The island most like this one
On asking price and market size, Belize is Bahrain's closest match anywhere on this site — a median of $235,000 (£172,086) against BD 90,000 (£175,279), across 2,459 listings against 912. Put them side by side
What the same money buys elsewhere
The median Bahrain asking price, converted, against other islands' medians.
| Island | Their median | What Bahrain money buys |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | WS$250,000 | 2.6 homes at their median |
Converted at the previous day's reference rates. It compares medians, not like-for-like houses — an island of flats will always look cheap against an island of villas.