One of Dubai's older family suburbs, east of DXB airport, where villas and apartments both trade. The project we list at the moment is Asayel Avenue, a new apartment block by Dubai Investment Properties.
5.0 kmto Centrepoint (formerly Rashidiya) metro station (Red Line), in a straight line
Sep 2027when Asayel Avenue is due
Here the parks, schools and malls are already open: Mushrif National Park is 1.3 km away and 18 schools are within 5 km, all in a straight line. The trade-off is distance: Downtown Dubai is 16.6 km away, and the nearest metro station 5 km.
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Walk
Two parks are about 1.3 km away in a straight line, and our map shows 13 parks within 5 km.
Mushrif National Park
1.3 km
A large park of desert trees, with walking paths and mountain-bike trails.
Uptown Mirdif Park
1.3 km
A neighbourhood park, about as close as Mushrif, for a shorter evening walk.
Dubai Crocodile Park
1.9 km
A paid attraction next to Mushrif Park, popular with children.
Asayel Avenue, image 3Asayel Avenue, image 4
Swim
The nearest beach is about 13 km away in a straight line, across Deira. Day to day, you swim in the building.
Asayel Avenue's pool
In the listing
The listing mentions a pool. Ask for its size on the plan, and whether there is a separate children's pool.
Al Mamzar Beach
13 km in a straight line
The nearest public beach, on the Sharjah side of Deira. Go early, before the traffic and the heat.
Asayel Avenue, image 6
Eat
Shopping is close: our map shows 6 malls and shopping centres within 2 km and 15 within 5 km.
Mirdif Mall
0.7 km
One of the malls closest to the project, for everyday shopping.
Arabian Center
1.8 km
A bigger mall, about 1.7 km further out.
City Centre Mirdif
3.3 km
The area's big mall, with a food court, restaurants and a cinema.
Asayel Avenue, image 8
A Saturday in Mirdif
Parks in the morning and a mall in the evening, all within about 3 km.
7:00A bike ride on the trails in Mushrif Park.
10:00The crocodiles at Dubai Crocodile Park, with the children.
13:00The weekly shop at Mirdif Mall, 0.7 km from home.
17:00The children play in Uptown Mirdif Park as it cools down.
19:30Dinner and a film at City Centre Mirdif.
What homes cost
Ready apartments sold most often here, at a median of AED 1,475,000 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
Studio12 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
1 bedroom23 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
2 bedrooms37 salesAED 1,540,000
3 bedrooms14 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
4 bedrooms5 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan apartments
1 bedroom4 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
2 bedrooms51 salesAED 1,989,000
3 bedrooms17 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Ready villas
3 bedrooms2 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan apartments: median price in the 12 months to each dateOff-plan apartments: the median price went from AED 2,173,000 in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2025 to AED 2,126,000 in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Sep 30, 2025AED 2,173,000
Sep 30, 2026AED 2,126,000
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 30, 2026
AED 2,126,000
48 sales
Jun 30, 2026
AED 2,170,000
77 sales
Mar 31, 2026
AED 2,170,000
70 sales
Dec 31, 2025
AED 2,170,000
59 sales
Sep 30, 2025
AED 2,173,000
33 sales
Sales in 12 months
239
Off-plan: 73 sales, against 166 ready homes
31%
Off-plan apartments: median price
AED 2,126,000
Off-plan apartments: median price per sq ft
AED 1,350 per sq ft
Off-plan apartments: median price compared with a year earlier
Down 2%
Sales and rents from Dubai Land Department open data. DLD area: Mirdif.
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 48,000
116
–
1 bedroom
AED 62,000
449
6%
2 bedrooms
AED 83,000
414
5.2%
3 bedrooms
AED 110,000
97
–
Ready villas
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
2 bedrooms
AED 90,000
114
–
3 bedrooms
AED 120,000
703
–
4 bedrooms
AED 140,000
487
–
5 or more bedrooms
AED 160,000
201
–
Rents from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. Prices from Dubai Land Department.
What's near Mirdif
Within 3 km of the middle of the area.
8schools
10malls
6parks
1hospitals
Schools by curriculum
Curriculum not listed3
American2
British2
Chinese1
UAE Ministry1
Nearest
Metro or tramCentrepoint Metro Station (formerly Rashidiya)5 km
SchoolChinese School Dubai1.2 km
SchoolOntario International Canadian School1.4 km
SchoolAl Mawakeb Al Khawaneej1.8 km
MallAl Barajeel Oasis Complex0.6 km
HospitalSmilecare Medical Center LLC 0428550661.7 km
Asayel Avenue starts from about AED 1.74 million for a 1-bed, with 1- to 3-bed flats of 1,011 to 2,556 sq ft. That is well above the DLD median for ready 1-beds here (AED 1.03 million). New flats cost more: off-plan 2-beds had a median of AED 1.99 million, ready 2-beds AED 1.54 million. Prices were checked in November 2026 and change as units sell.
Is Mirdif good for families?
Yes. There are 18 schools within 5 km, with several curricula: Chinese School Dubai at 1.2 km, Ontario International Canadian School 1.4 km, Al Mawakeb Al Khawaneej (US) 1.8 km and GEMS Royal School (UK) 2.0 km, all in a straight line. Clinics are many, but the nearest hospital on our map is Aster Hospital Sonapur, 4.5 km away.
Is there a metro in Mirdif?
Not close by. Centrepoint (formerly Rashidiya) station on the Red Line is 5.0 km away in a straight line, and e& (formerly Etisalat) on the Green Line 5.5 km. Most residents drive.
When will Asayel Avenue be finished?
It is due in September 2027. The DLD register lists one project in Mirdif that has not started, promised for May 2027. If that is Asayel Avenue, ask the developer how far work has come.
Is Mirdif noisy from the airport?
Mirdif is close to DXB, and some buyers notice aircraft. We have no noise data, so visit the site in the early morning and late evening and listen for yourself.
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