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Dubai neighbourhood guides

The facts before the viewing

Each guide gives you what matters before you look at a single home: real sale prices, current rents, service charges, schools, transport and what to watch out for. Figures come from Dubai Land Department records and leading research firms, and are updated every three months.

Palm Jumeirah Dubai Neighbourhood Villas & Apartments

Palm Jumeirah

Sale Price: AED 4,240 / sq ft (Apts) · AED 8,070 / sq ft (Villas)
Typical Rent: AED 240,000 / yr (Apts) · AED 1.5M / yr (Villas)
Rent Change vs 2025: -4.8% (Apts) · -10.6% (Villas)

Prime values down 9.1% in a year to 4,083/sq ft (Knight Frank); busiest area for sales above $10m

Emirates Hills Dubai Neighbourhood Villas

Emirates Hills

Sale Price: Values up 9.1% in a year (ValuStrat)
Typical Rent: Long-term ultra-luxury leases
Rent Change vs 2025: +9.1%

Values up 9.1% in a year (ValuStrat, Aug 2026); Montgomerie golf-course enclave

Jumeirah Islands Dubai Neighbourhood Villas

Jumeirah Islands

Sale Price: AED 4,075 / sq ft (asking, Bayut)
Typical Rent: about AED 140 / sq ft
Rent Change vs 2025: +29.1%

Values up 15% in a year; the best performing villa area across Dubai

The Meadows Dubai Neighbourhood Villas

The Meadows

Sale Price: Asking prices up 110% since 2021
Typical Rent: AED 280,000 - 450,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: Stable

Asking prices up 110% since 2021 (Bayut); mature Emirates Living lakeside community

The Lakes Dubai Neighbourhood Villas

The Lakes

Sale Price: AED 2,150 / sq ft (registered sales)
Typical Rent: AED 310,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -1.8%

Mature Emirates Living waterfront villas and Hattan luxury enclaves

The Springs Dubai Neighbourhood Townhouses & Villas

The Springs

Sale Price: AED 1,650 / sq ft (registered sales)
Typical Rent: AED 225,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -2.2%

Gated townhouse community across 14 clusters with 24 communal lakes

Jumeirah Park Dubai Neighbourhood Villas

Jumeirah Park

Sale Price: AED 2,214 / sq ft (asking, Bayut)
Typical Rent: AED 380,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -3.8%

Modern Nakheel 3 to 5-bedroom villas adjacent to JLT and Dubai Marina

Jumeirah Golf Estates Dubai Neighbourhood Villas

Jumeirah Golf Estates

Sale Price: AED 2,524 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 420,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: 6 sales above $10m

Earth and Fire championship golf courses; 6 sales above $10m in Q3 2026

Dubai Hills Estate Dubai Neighbourhood Villas & Apartments

Dubai Hills Estate

Sale Price: AED 2,432 / sq ft (Apts) · AED 2,896 / sq ft (Villas)
Typical Rent: AED 130,000 / yr (Apts) · AED 525,000 / yr (Villas)
Rent Change vs 2025: 0.0% (Apts) · +1.0% (Villas)

The only apartment area where rents did not fall; championship golf course and central park

Arabian Ranches Dubai Neighbourhood Villas & Townhouses

Arabian Ranches

Sale Price: AED 1,750 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 300,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -18.9%

Biggest villa rent drop of the areas tracked; classic Emaar desert-edge family living

Tilal Al Ghaf Dubai Neighbourhood Villas & Townhouses

Tilal Al Ghaf

Sale Price: AED 1,980 / sq ft (registered sales)
Typical Rent: AED 290,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: +4.5%

Majid Al Futtaim resort-style community with 70,000 sqm swimmable crystal lagoon

Al Furjan Dubai Neighbourhood Villas & Apartments

Al Furjan

Sale Price: AED 1,420 / sq ft (Villas)
Typical Rent: AED 379,999 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: +15.2%

Rise mainly because more 5-bed villas were listed; direct Route 2020 metro connectivity

Mohammed Bin Rashid City Dubai Neighbourhood Villas & Apartments

Mohammed Bin Rashid City

Sale Price: AED 2,650 / sq ft (District One)
Typical Rent: AED 850,000 / yr (Villas) · AED 110,000 (Apts)
Rent Change vs 2025: -15.0% (Villas) · -7.4% (Apts)

District One crystal lagoon mansions and low-density luxury minutes from Downtown

Downtown Dubai Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Downtown Dubai

Sale Price: AED 3,011 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 180,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -21.7%

Biggest apartment rent drop; Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and Dubai Opera flagship district

Business Bay Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Business Bay

Sale Price: AED 2,547 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 105,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -12.5%

1-beds are 43% of listings and 49% of enquiries; Dubai Water Canal waterfront

Dubai Marina Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Dubai Marina

Sale Price: AED 2,058 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 130,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -16.1%

Recent registered sales around 2,300-2,600/sq ft; 200 high-rise towers along 3.5 km canal

Jumeirah Beach Residence Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Jumeirah Beach Residence

Sale Price: AED 1,980 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 140,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -14.5%

Prime 1.7 km beachfront promenade (The Walk); 40 towers across 6 Mediterranean blocks

Bluewaters Island Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Bluewaters Island

Sale Price: AED 3,850 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 290,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -5.2%

Ain Dubai island with pedestrian footbridge to JBR; boutique low-rise luxury residences

Dubai Creek Harbour Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Dubai Creek Harbour

Sale Price: AED 2,180 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 145,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -9.4%

Waterfront mega-city twice the size of Downtown; Ras Al Khor wildlife sanctuary views

Jumeirah Lake Towers Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Jumeirah Lake Towers

Sale Price: AED 1,831 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 92,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -8.5%

26 clusters across 3 lakes; DMCC free zone hub with 2 Red Line metro stations

Jumeirah Village Circle Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments & Townhouses

Jumeirah Village Circle

Sale Price: AED 1,510 / sq ft (Apts)
Typical Rent: AED 71,999 / yr (Apts) · AED 200,000 (Villas)
Rent Change vs 2025: -10.0% (Apts) · -9.1% (Villas)

2,312 sales in Q3 2026, second busiest area across Dubai; high-yielding entry point

Dubai Harbour & Emaar Beachfront Dubai Neighbourhood Apartments

Dubai Harbour & Emaar Beachfront

Sale Price: AED 3,541 / sq ft
Typical Rent: AED 210,000 / yr
Rent Change vs 2025: -7.2%

Superyacht marina and 27 towers along 1.5 km of private beach between Palm and JBR