Emaar's master plan off Al Khail Road, built around an 18-hole golf course and a long park. Nearly every project we list here is by Emaar, and most are 1- to 3-bed flats, with a few villa and townhouse projects.
Emaarthe developer behind nearly every project we list here
AED 2,411per sq ft, the median off-plan 1-bed sale in the year to September 2026 (DLD)
About 5 kmin a straight line to the nearest metro, Equiti on the Red Line
2027 to 2029when most of the projects we list are due
Kings Hospital, the golf club and three GEMS schools are all within about 1.5 km of the middle of the community, and Dubai Hills Mall is 2.3 km away in a straight line. In return, prices are high, the nearest metro is about 5 km away, and building work will go on for years.
Emaar Parkside Hills, image 5Address Residences at Dubai Hills Estate, image 2
Walk
The green space is the reason people pay more here. Dubai Hills Park is 1.1 km from the middle of the community in a straight line, and the golf club is 0.5 km.
Dubai Hills Park
1.1 km
Lawns, play areas and paths for walking, running and cycling, in the middle of the community.
Dubai Hills Golf Club
18 holes, 0.5 km
A championship course in the middle of the community. Even if you never play, the fairways keep a wide strip of the community open and green.
Your building's pool
Most projects
Most of the projects we list mention a pool. The nearest beaches, Jumeirah Public Beach and Kite Beach, are about 7 km away in a straight line, so this is where most residents swim.
Mallside Residences, image 1
Eat
Dubai Hills Mall, at the corner of Al Khail Road and Umm Suqeim Street, is the centre of daily life here. Other malls, from Al Khail Mall to Times Square Center on Sheikh Zayed Road, are about 4 km away in a straight line.
Dubai Hills Mall
2.3 km
The big mall inside the community, for cafés, dinner and the weekly shop under one roof.
Times Square Center
4.4 km
A smaller mall on Sheikh Zayed Road, for a change from Dubai Hills Mall.
Mall of the Emirates
Station 5.6 km
The big mall next to Mall of the Emirates station, 5.6 km away in a straight line. The station is the third nearest on the Red Line, after Equiti and Garmin.
Emaar Park Lane, image 2
A Saturday in Dubai Hills Estate
A weekend here stays inside the community: the park, the golf club and the mall. The beach is the one trip out.
7:00A run on the cycling and running paths of Dubai Hills Park.
9:30Breakfast at a café in Dubai Hills Mall.
11:00Nine holes, or a lesson, at Dubai Hills Golf Club.
16:00A drive to Kite Beach, about 7 km away in a straight line, for a swim in the sea.
20:00Dinner and the weekly shop at Dubai Hills Mall.
What homes cost
Off-plan apartments sold most often here, at a median of AED 2,300,000 in the last 12 months.
The median is the middle price: half the homes sold for more, half for less. A sea view or a high floor can cost a lot more than the median.
Source: Dubai Land Department, sales in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Ready apartments
Studio75 salesAED 800,000
1 bedroom413 salesAED 1,505,000
2 bedrooms369 salesAED 2,450,000
3 bedrooms112 salesAED 4,000,000
4 bedrooms4 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan apartments
Studio2 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
1 bedroom703 salesAED 1,807,000
2 bedrooms504 salesAED 2,769,000
3 bedrooms208 salesAED 4,590,000
Ready villas
2 bedrooms14 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
3 bedrooms61 salesAED 4,850,000
4 bedrooms61 salesAED 5,700,000
5 or more bedrooms15 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan villas
4 bedrooms5 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Ready apartments: median price in the 12 months to each dateReady apartments: the median price went from AED 1,556,000 in the 12 months to Dec 31, 2024 to AED 1,900,000 in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Dec 31, 2024AED 1,556,000
Sep 30, 2026AED 1,900,000
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 30, 2026
AED 1,900,000
980 sales
Jun 30, 2026
AED 1,759,000
967 sales
Mar 31, 2026
AED 1,700,000
1,175 sales
Dec 31, 2025
AED 1,600,000
1,260 sales
Sep 30, 2025
AED 1,535,000
1,230 sales
Jun 30, 2025
AED 1,550,000
1,186 sales
Mar 31, 2025
AED 1,600,000
1,028 sales
Dec 31, 2024
AED 1,556,000
1,112 sales
Sales in 12 months
3,024
Off-plan: 1,438 sales, against 1,586 ready homes
48%
Ready apartments: median price
AED 1,900,000
Ready apartments: median price per sq ft
AED 2,294 per sq ft
Ready apartments: median price compared with a year earlier
Up 24%
Sales and rents from Dubai Land Department open data. DLD area: Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid.
Rents and yields
The median yearly rent of new Ejari contracts, and the gross yield: a year's rent before costs, as a share of the median price of ready homes. We show a yield only where both have at least 30 contracts and sales.
Ready apartments
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
Studio
AED 58,000
400
6.7%
1 bedroom
AED 96,000
1,363
6.6%
2 bedrooms
AED 150,000
933
6.3%
3 bedrooms
AED 290,000
203
7%
Ready villas
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
2 bedrooms
AED 164,500
114
5.8%
3 bedrooms
AED 256,668
421
5.2%
4 bedrooms
AED 310,000
453
5.4%
5 or more bedrooms
AED 700,000
215
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Rents from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. Prices from Dubai Land Department.
What's near Dubai Hills Estate
Within 3 km of the middle of the area.
3schools
2malls
11parks
1hospitals
Schools by curriculum
IB2
Indian1
British1
Nearest
Metro or tramEquiti Metro Station (formerly First Abu Dhabi Bank)4.9 km
Yes, if the budget fits. GEMS International School Al Khail (IB), GEMS Wellington Academy (UK and IB) and GEMS New Millennium School (Indian) are 0.7 to 0.9 km from the middle of the community in a straight line. Kings Hospital is in the community, and the park is about 1.1 km away.
How far is Dubai Hills Estate from Downtown?
In a straight line it is about 9 km to Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa, 8 km to Business Bay and 19 km to DXB airport. By car, Downtown is about 15 minutes outside rush hour, via Al Khail Road.
What will a 1-bed off-plan flat cost in Dubai Hills Estate?
In the projects we list, flats that start at one bedroom are priced from about AED 1.3 million, and most start between AED 1.4 million and AED 1.9 million (checked in November 2026). DLD puts the median off-plan 1-bed sale at about AED 1.81 million in the year to September 2026, against AED 1.51 million for a ready one. A 1-bed rents for about AED 96,000 a year, a gross yield of about 6.6%, lower than in JVC. Villas are another budget: Park Gate starts from AED 10.4 million.
Is there a metro in Dubai Hills Estate?
No, and no tram. The nearest Red Line stations, Equiti (formerly First Abu Dhabi Bank) and Garmin, are 4.9 and 5.2 km from the middle of the community in a straight line, and Mall of the Emirates is 5.6 km, so most residents drive.
When will the new Dubai Hills Estate projects be finished?
Most of the projects we list are due between 2027 and 2029, and a few at the end of 2026. Some had dates in 2024 or 2026 that have passed, so the date may be out of date: ask the developer. The DLD register for the wider area shows about 30 projects still under construction, so expect building work nearby for years.
Areas for families, near the metro, on a budget and for rent, chosen with our data on schools, stations, prices and 991 projects. Each comes with its trade-off.
You can buy an off-plan home in Dubai without living there or holding a UAE visa. What you can do remotely, the power of attorney rules, paying from overseas and non-resident mortgages.
