Neighbourhood guide
Dubai Hills Estate
A master-planned community of villas, townhouses and apartments set around a championship golf course and a large central park.
Image: Emaar
Dubai Hills Estate is a master-planned community by Emaar and Meraas and the first phase of Mohammed Bin Rashid City. It covers about 11 million square metres, with neighbourhoods arranged around an 18-hole championship golf course and a large central park, and with retail, healthcare and schools within the community.
- Master developer
- Emaar Properties with Meraas
- Masterplan
- First phase of Mohammed Bin Rashid City
- Area
- About 11 million sq m
- Setting
- Golf course and central park
Landmarks and lifestyle
Around Dubai Hills Estate
Four places that shape daily life, all within the community.
Dubai Hills Golf Club
An 18-hole, par 72 championship course by European Golf Design, open since November 2018.
Photograph: Dubai Hills Golf Club
Dubai Hills Mall
About two million square feet of retail and leisure, open since February 2022.
Image: Dubai Hills Mall (Emaar Malls)
Dubai Hills Park
Around 1.9 million square feet of green space with more than 1,800 trees, play areas, skate parks and jogging trails.
Photograph: Emirateshills777, Wikimedia Commons
King’s College Hospital London, Dubai Hills
A 100-bed hospital open since March 2019. A second phase broke ground in September 2026 and is due in 2028.
Image: King’s College Hospital London, DubaiMarket at a glance
Dubai Hills Estate in figures
Registered home sales from October 2025 to September 2026, Dubai Land Department.
2,634Registered home sales in the last 12 months
AED 2.1mTypical apartment sale, the median of 2,413 sales
AED 6.0mTypical villa sale, the median of 221 sales
-0.4%Change in median price per sq ft over 12 months
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Dubai Hills Estate against 16 Dubai communities
Six measures, calculated the same way for every community we cover. Five dots means the strongest reading among them.
Liquidity●●●●○2,634 salesHome sales, last 12 months · Rank 4 of 16
Sales each month, October 2023 to September 2026April to September 2026: 138 a month, against 471 over the previous 30 months.
Price momentum●●○○○-0.4%Change in median AED per sq ft over 12 months · Rank 11 of 14
Median AED per sq ft by yearAED 2,418 in 2025, AED 2,343 in 2026 to September.
Five-year growth●●●●○+110.7%Change in median AED per sq ft over 5 years · Rank 5 of 13
Then and now2021AED 1,1672026AED 2,343Median price per sq ft, all homes.
Activity against its own history●●●○○88% of its averageLast 12 months against its 10-year average · Rank 7 of 14
Home sales by yearPeak of 7,004 in 2024. 2026 shows January to September.
Prime demand●●●○○7 salesSales of AED 36.7m (USD 10m) or more · Rank 7 of 16
What buyers spentUnder AED 2mUSD 10m and above58.0% of sales at AED 2m or more, the Golden Visa level.
Ready-home market●●●○○45.4% of salesShare of sales in completed homes · Rank 10 of 16
Off-plan against completed, per sq ftOff-planAED 2,440CompletedAED 2,2521,437 off-plan and 1,197 completed sales.
What homes sold for
Registered sales, last 12 months
| Home | Sales | Entry | Typical | Top | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | 2,413 | AED 1.4m | AED 2.1m | AED 4.1m | AED 2,388 |
| Villas | 221 | AED 3.6m | AED 6.0m | AED 14.2m | AED 2,198 |
| By bedroom, all homes | |||||
| Studio | 78 | AED 800k | AED 1,927 | ||
| 1 bed | 1,127 | AED 1.7m | AED 2,343 | ||
| 2 bed | 903 | AED 2.7m | AED 2,385 | ||
| 3 bed | 375 | AED 4.5m | AED 2,517 | ||
| 4 bed | 70 | AED 5.8m | AED 1,959 | ||
| 5 bed | 15 | AED 6.3m | AED 2,026 | ||
Entry is the 10th percentile, typical the median and top the 90th percentile of registered sale prices. Bedroom rows show the median and include villas; sizes with fewer than ten sales are left out.
Price per sq ft over time
Median AED per sq ft, all homes
*2026 covers January to September. Medians reflect the mix of homes sold each year as well as prices.
Source: Dubai Land Department transaction register, data.dubai extract of 20 October 2026. Homes are apartments registered for residential use and all villas; sales, pre-registration and delayed sales are counted. Analysis by Redwood Heritage.
The Redwood perspective
A complete master plan, still filling in
Character
Villas, townhouses and apartments sit within one plan. Emaar’s published plan provides for more than 4,400 villas and townhouses and about 22,000 apartments, so the community offers very different homes at very different scales.
Who it may suit
Families and professionals who want schools, healthcare, retail and green space met within one master plan.
Ownership
Dubai Hills Estate is not named in Regulation No. 3 of 2006, which lists Dubai’s designated areas by plot, so confirm the title of the specific plot or unit with the Dubai Land Department before you commit.
Trade-offs
The community is still being built out, so some neighbourhoods sit beside active construction, and the hospital expansion is not due until 2028. Service charges vary by building and are published in the RERA Service Charge Index on the Dubai Land Department website.
Compare with
Communities priced closest to Dubai Hills Estate
The three guides nearest in median price per sq ft over the last 12 months.
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What the brochures leave out
Honest trade-offs
- Prices have eased. The median price per sq ft is 0.4% below the previous 12 months. Good for buyers, but it calls for care on resale assumptions.
- Much of the market is off-plan. 54.6% of home sales in the last 12 months were homes not yet completed, so handover dates and the developer record carry real weight.
- Villa resale is a smaller market. 221 villa sales in 12 months, 4 of them at AED 50m or more, against 2,413 apartment sales.
- Service charges differ by building. The Dubai Land Department publishes them in its Service Charge Index. We obtain the current figure for any home before you make an offer.
Owning from abroad
For the international buyer
- Who can buy. Non-UAE nationals may hold freehold title without time limit in the areas Dubai designates for foreign ownership. We confirm the status of each home on its title deed before you commit.
- Golden Visa. Property worth AED 2m or more can support a UAE Golden Visa. 58.0% of registered home sales here in the last 12 months were at AED 2m or above.
- Purchase and yearly costs. The Dubai Land Department registration fee is 4% of the value, paid by the buyer. Service charges are the main yearly cost.
- Holding structure. Many families hold Dubai property through a company or foundation for succession. Our structuring colleagues at Redwood Heritage can arrange this alongside the purchase.
Questions buyers ask
Dubai Hills Estate, answered
Each answer with its source. Figures are registered sales from October 2025 to September 2026.
Can foreigners buy property in Dubai Hills Estate?
Non-UAE nationals may own freehold property without time limit in the areas Dubai designates for foreign ownership. We confirm the status of each home on its title deed before you commit.
Source: Regulation No. 3 of 2006, Government of DubaiDoes a home in Dubai Hills Estate qualify for a Golden Visa?
A property worth AED 2m or more, wholly owned or financed by a local bank, can support a UAE Golden Visa. In the last 12 months, 58.0% of registered home sales in Dubai Hills Estate were at AED 2m or above.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Tourism; Dubai Land DepartmentWhat does a home in Dubai Hills Estate cost?
Typical registered sale prices over the last 12 months: apartments AED 2.1m; villas AED 6.0m. The buyer also pays the Dubai Land Department registration fee of 4% of the value.
Source: Dubai Land DepartmentHow have prices moved in Dubai Hills Estate?
The median price per sq ft changed -0.4% over the last 12 months and +110.7% over five years. The current median is AED 2,377 per sq ft.
Source: Dubai Land DepartmentWhat are service charges in Dubai Hills Estate?
Service charges are set building by building and published by the Dubai Land Department in its Service Charge Index. We obtain the current figure for any home before you make an offer.
Source: Dubai Land Department, Service Charge IndexSources: Dubai Land Department transaction register, data.dubai extract of 20 October 2026; Regulation No. 3 of 2006; Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Golden Visa for real estate investors; Dubai Land Department, registration fees.
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