The Valley is Emaar's suburb of townhouses and villas on the Dubai-Al Ain Road, 26 km from Downtown in a straight line. Every home we list here has three bedrooms or more, and townhouses start from AED 1.6 million. You get a garden, and you pay for it with distance.
Emaarbuilds nearly every project we list here; Sobha builds the rest, at Sobha Sanctuary
2027 to 2030handover dates still ahead in the projects we list, most in 2028 and 2029
26 kmto Downtown Dubai, in a straight line
7.7 kmto Dubai Outlet Mall, the nearest mall
Part of The Valley is finished and lived in: the DLD recorded about 300 sales of ready houses here in the year to September 2026. The rest is a building site, and most projects we list are due in 2028 and 2029. Day to day, you drive. Dubai Outlet Mall is 7.7 km away, the nearest schools in our data 10 to 11 km, and the nearest metro, Centrepoint (formerly Rashidiya), 24.5 km, all in a straight line.
Velora at The Valley Phase 2, image 2Alva The Valley, image 3
Walk
Outdoor life here starts at your own front door. Every project we list is a townhouse or a villa with its own garden. Our places data has no public park, school or hospital within 5 km, so ask the developer which shared spaces are built in your phase.
Your own garden
Every home
Townhouses here are mostly 3 and 4 beds, about 2,100 to 3,100 sq ft. That is the space you get, inside and out, instead of a short commute.
Farm Gardens and Farm Grove
Large villas
The biggest homes we list in The Valley: 4 and 5-bed villas from about 6,000 to 11,300 sq ft, starting at AED 4.44 million (Farm Grove) and AED 7.26 million (Farm Gardens).
Shared pools
Some projects
Fewer than half of the projects we list mention a pool. If a shared pool matters to you, check the project page before you choose a cluster.
Arabian Ranches Golf Club
18.7 km
The nearest golf course in our data, toward the city. Trump International Golf Club in DAMAC Hills is 19.8 km away.
Elora The Valley, image 5
Eat
Our places data shows no mall within 5 km. The weekly shop and a meal out mean a drive toward the city along the Al Ain Road.
Dubai Outlet Mall
7.7 km
The nearest mall, on the same Al Ain Road, with brand outlets at lower prices.
Silicon Central
12.8 km
A mall in Dubai Silicon Oasis, and the second choice for shops and a meal out.
Lillia, image 4
A Saturday in The Valley
A weekend split between your garden and the car. The nearest mall is 7.7 km away and the nearest golf club 18.7 km, both in a straight line.
7:00Coffee in your own garden before the sun gets high.
8:30A round at Arabian Ranches Golf Club, the nearest course, 18.7 km away.
13:00Lunch and errands at Dubai Outlet Mall on the Al Ain Road.
17:30A walk round your cluster as it cools. Expect site fences: many plots nearby are still being built.
20:00A barbecue at home. Your garden is the reason you moved this far out.
What homes cost
Off-plan villas sold most often here, at a median of AED 3,300,000 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.
Off-plan apartments
1 bedroom163 salesAED 1,018,000
2 bedrooms58 salesAED 1,715,000
Ready villas
3 bedrooms189 salesAED 2,750,000
4 bedrooms116 salesAED 3,450,000
Off-plan villas
3 bedrooms427 salesAED 3,127,000
4 bedrooms369 salesAED 4,270,000
5 or more bedrooms17 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Ready villas: median price in the 12 months to each dateReady villas: the median price went from AED 2,405,000 in the 12 months to Dec 31, 2024 to AED 2,868,000 in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Dec 31, 2024AED 2,405,000
Sep 30, 2026AED 2,868,000
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 30, 2026
AED 2,868,000
306 sales
Jun 30, 2026
AED 2,850,000
279 sales
Mar 31, 2026
AED 2,850,000
258 sales
Dec 31, 2025
AED 2,800,000
207 sales
Sep 30, 2025
AED 2,785,000
148 sales
Jun 30, 2025
AED 2,650,000
152 sales
Mar 31, 2025
AED 2,525,000
138 sales
Dec 31, 2024
AED 2,405,000
114 sales
Sales in 12 months
1,924
Off-plan: 1,072 sales, against 852 ready homes
56%
Ready villas: median price
AED 2,868,000
Ready villas: median price per sq ft
AED 1,439 per sq ft
Ready villas: median price compared with a year earlier
Up 3%
Sales and rents from Dubai Land Department open data. DLD area: Al Yufrah 1.
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 villas
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
3 bedrooms
AED 140,000
434
5%
4 bedrooms
AED 177,000
126
5.1%
Rents from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. Prices from Dubai Land Department.
Questions people ask
Is The Valley good for families?
The homes are: every project we list has three bedrooms or more and a garden. The trade-off is distance. The nearest schools in our data, such as GEMS First Point School in The Villa, are about 10 to 11 km away, and the nearest hospital, Fakeeh University Hospital, is 13.2 km, both in a straight line. Every school run is a drive.
How far is The Valley from Downtown?
Downtown Dubai is 26 km away and Business Bay 25.5 km, in a straight line. You drive in on the Dubai-Al Ain Road, about 30 minutes outside rush hour. There is no metro nearby: the nearest station, Centrepoint (formerly Rashidiya), is 24.5 km away.
What does a townhouse or villa cost in The Valley?
In the projects we list, townhouses start from AED 1.6 million, and most townhouse projects start between about AED 2.0 and 3.1 million. Villas start from AED 2.8 million at Rivana and reach AED 7 to 9.3 million for the largest. Prices were checked in November 2026 and change as units sell. For comparison, the DLD median for a 3-bed house here was AED 3.13 million off-plan and AED 2.75 million ready in the year to September 2026.
Can I rent out a house in The Valley?
Yes, there is already a rental market. DLD rent and sale records to March 2026 put the gross yield at about 5.0% for a 3-bed house, with a typical rent of AED 140,000 a year, and 5.1% for a 4-bed, at AED 177,000.
When will The Valley be finished?
Most projects we list are due in 2028 and 2029, a few in 2027 and one in 2030. Elora shows September 2026, which has passed, so the date may be out of date: ask Emaar. The DLD register for this area shows a few projects finished, most under way at less than a third complete on average, and some not yet started. Expect building work around you for several years.
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