The 5 Marla plot is the smallest residential plot in DHA Margalla Enclave, 125 sq yd or 25 × 45 ft. DHA’s 3rd-ballot form prices it at PKR 21,434,375 paid at once, or PKR 25,000,000 over three years. It is also the scarcest size, 1,709 plots, and on the master-plan sheet every one of its 38 streets sits in the South-East sector.
DHA’s 5 Marla price on four plans
| Plan | Total price | Down payment | Quarterly instalments | Each instalment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lump sum | PKR 21,434,375 PKR 2.14 Crore | 100% | — | — |
| 1 Year | PKR 22,562,500 PKR 2.26 Crore (+PKR 1,128,125 over lump sum) | PKR 4,512,500 | 4 | PKR 4,512,500 |
| 2 Years | PKR 23,750,000 PKR 2.38 Crore (+PKR 2,315,625 over lump sum) | PKR 4,750,000 | 8 | PKR 2,375,000 |
| 3 Years | PKR 25,000,000 PKR 2.5 Crore (+PKR 3,565,625 over lump sum) | PKR 5,000,000 | 12 | PKR 1,666,667 |
DHA Application-Form.pdf, dated 14 August 2026, read 1 September 2026. Prices are exclusive of applicable DHA charges and government taxes. — the form’s own footnote
Add the PKR 10,000 processing fee, which DHA keeps whatever happens. On the three-year plan, after PKR 5,000,000 down, a 5 Marla buyer owes 12 quarterly payments of about PKR 1,666,667; paying the lump sum instead saves PKR 3,565,625. The calculator adds premium and tax for any plan.
Blocks as dealers market them, and streets
Dealers market the 5 Marla plots in ME-1 and ME-4. DHA’s portal and the Pak-EPA EIA do not say which block holds which size, so ask DHA which block your plot is in.
On the master-plan sheet
On the master-plan sheet (Master Plan Margalla Enclave — Kuri Road, Zone-IV, Islamabad, a dealer-circulated copy, PDF plotted 16 May 2025) all 38 numbered 5 Marla streets are in the South-East sector. The sheet’s typology table gives 1,709: 1,564 general and 145 corner, so roughly one plot in 12 is a corner. 1,296 plot numbers are legible on our copy; the table figure is the total.
| Sector | Streets | Plot numbers read | Mosque | Park | School | Commercial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-East | 38 | 1,296 | 190 m | 180 m | 360 m | 360 m |
Measured on the drawing, no size sits closer to a mosque: 37 of 38 streets have one within 300 m, and 29 have a park that close. Closest to Jinnah Avenue are Street 23 (South-East, about 400 m); Street 24 (South-East, about 400 m); Street 22 (South-East, about 450 m); Street 21 (South-East, about 500 m); Street 25 (South-East, about 500 m). Street 24 is the longest, 87 plots. Each one opens on the plot map.
Master-plan sheet, a dealer-circulated copy (Autodesk Civil 3D 2022, PDF plotted 16 May 2025), read 19 September 2026. Distances run from the middle of each street on the drawing at 1 point = 4.36 m; they are not walking routes.
On top of PKR 2.14 Crore: premium and tax
If your ballot lands on one of the 145 corner plots, clause 13 typically adds 10% (PKR 2,143,438 on the lump sum); for a plot with two or more such features the combined maximum is 15%, PKR 3,215,156. DHA’s management decides the category; the form does not say when.
The buyer’s 236K advance tax for filers is 1.25% this year, about PKR 267,930. FBR’s value for 125 sq yd is only PKR 4,812,500 (SRO 644, 16 April 2026), so we worked the tax on DHA’s price; ask DHA which value it uses. Seller’s 236C and non-filer rates.
Resale 5 Marla files: what sellers ask
On 8 October 2026 we counted 113 distinct 5 Marla ads on Zameen and OLX. Two prices dominated: PKR 2.5 Crore in 44 ads, which equals DHA’s 3-year price, and PKR 1.8 Crore in 38 ads, an older-ballot booking price. The 19 older-ballot ads that state an “own” put it at a median PKR 60 Lakh. ME-1 ads alone: median PKR 1.8 Crore (46 ads).
If the file is on instalments, the remaining quarters pass to you; file or allotted plot decides what you can check. All sizes and the method.
How the 5 Marla price has moved
The first round (drawn 24 February 2025) charged PKR 12,000,000 lump sum for 5 Marla, the second (20 November 2025) PKR 15,500,000. Both figures survive only in dealer-published copies of DHA’s schedules. Today’s PKR 21,434,375 is 79% above round 1 and 38% above round 2. Every round side by side, with sources.
Who a 5 Marla plot suits
The smallest entry price in the scheme. It is also the smallest count of any size, 1,709, so “scarce” is at least arithmetically true here, and on the sheet it is the size that sits closest to mosques. The trade-off is resale depth: fewer plots means fewer comparable sales to price a file against.
Other sizes
10 Marla plot
250 sq yd · PKR 4.2 Crore lump sum
1 Kanal plot
500 sq yd · PKR 7.29 Crore lump sum
Commercial plots
100 to 500 sq yd · from PKR 8.15 Crore
Questions people ask
What is the price of a 5 Marla plot in Margalla Enclave?
PKR 21,434,375 paid at once, on DHA’s 3rd-ballot form dated 14 August 2026. The instalment routes cost PKR 22,562,500 (1 year), PKR 23,750,000 (2 years) and PKR 25,000,000 (3 years). DHA charges and government taxes are extra.
Where are the 5 Marla plots in Margalla Enclave?
Dealers market them in ME-1 and ME-4; DHA’s current portal and the EIA do not map sizes to blocks. On the master-plan sheet all 38 numbered 5 Marla streets fall in the South-East sector.
How many 5 Marla plots are there, and how many are corners?
1,709, the figure in both the Pak-EPA environmental assessment (Table 3.1) and the sheet’s typology table; 145 of them are corners. No residential size has fewer plots.
How much is the down payment on a 5 Marla plot?
20% of the plan price, due within 30 days of the ballot (the application form prints 27 days for the 2-year plan; DHA’s portal price table prints 30): PKR 4,512,500 on the 1-year plan, PKR 4,750,000 on 2 years, PKR 5,000,000 on 3 years. A lump-sum buyer pays the full PKR 21,434,375 in the same window. DHA’s banner on dhai-r.com.pk, posted 23 October 2026, gave Margalla Enclave members until 4 November 2026 to complete the down payment, and that date has passed. It does not name a ballot or separate residential from commercial plots; we read it as covering the 3rd ballot, drawn on 15 September 2026. DHA’s home page showed no later date on 5 November 2026. Clause 7 of the form says an unpaid allotment is cancelled automatically and the processing fee is forfeited, so if you won and have not paid, ask DHA where you stand: 051-111-555-400, extension 1307.
What happens if a 5 Marla allotment is cancelled?
Clause 10: DHA refunds after deducting 20% of everything deposited, within 120 business days. On a 3-year 5 Marla where only the PKR 5,000,000 down payment was paid, PKR 1,000,000 is lost.
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Found a 5 Marla file?
Send us the street and plot number from the South-East sector. We check it against the master-plan sheet and tell you what the papers should show.