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Dubai area data

Dubai Hills Estate: property prices and DLD transactions

Dubai Hills Estate (DLD: Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid): median AED 2,377 per sq ft from 2,970 registered sales in the 12 months to September 2026. Median annual rent AED 135,000, gross rental yield 6.10%.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data, as of 23 Oct 2026; calculated by Zolia.

Data to 23 Oct 2026

Key figures, last 12 months

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

Registered sales
2,970
−48.2% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 2,377 per sq ft
−0.1% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 2.5m
Median annual rent
AED 135,000
7,677 registered rent contracts
Gross rental yield
6.10%

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price trend in Dubai Hills Estate

MonthSalesMedian per sq ftRent contracts
Oct 2024937AED 2,429 per sq ft681
Nov 2024487AED 2,255 per sq ft644
Dec 2024441AED 2,223 per sq ft518
Jan 2025342AED 2,254 per sq ft514
Feb 2025466AED 2,370 per sq ft470
Mar 2025431AED 2,391 per sq ft461
Apr 2025498AED 2,471 per sq ft383
May 2025431AED 2,416 per sq ft393
Jun 2025357AED 2,419 per sq ft464
Jul 2025496AED 2,542 per sq ft536
Aug 2025483AED 2,402 per sq ft758
Sep 2025365AED 2,284 per sq ft785
Oct 2025325AED 2,287 per sq ft760
Nov 2025331AED 2,482 per sq ft726
Dec 2025334AED 2,441 per sq ft507
Jan 2026436AED 2,474 per sq ft608
Feb 2026367AED 2,325 per sq ft534
Mar 2026238AED 2,409 per sq ft436
Apr 2026196AED 2,325 per sq ft351
May 2026100AED 2,336 per sq ft456
Jun 2026154AED 2,184 per sq ft573
Jul 2026161AED 2,229 per sq ft713
Aug 2026159AED 2,231 per sq ft949
Sep 2026169AED 2,366 per sq ft1,064

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007under 3
2008under 3
2009under 3
2010under 3
2011under 3
2012under 3
2013under 3
2014454AED 1,269 per sq ft
2015507AED 1,240 per sq ft
20161,544AED 907 per sq ft
20171,754AED 1,179 per sq ft
2018998AED 1,318 per sq ft
20192,154AED 1,389 per sq ft
20201,295AED 1,059 per sq ft
20213,193AED 1,164 per sq ft
20223,593AED 1,628 per sq ft
20235,384AED 1,960 per sq ft
20247,249AED 2,260 per sq ft
20254,859AED 2,414 per sq ft

How the yearly figures are checked

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Off-plan and ready sales in Dubai Hills Estate

Off-plan share of sales: 48%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan1,428AED 2,439 per sq ftAED 2,233 – 2,653
Ready1,542AED 2,265 per sq ftAED 1,974 – 2,517

Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.

Rents and rental yield in Dubai Hills Estate

Registered rent contracts
7,677
Median annual rent
AED 135,000
Middle range of registered annual rents: AED 90,000 – AED 230,000
Median annual rent per sq ft
AED 131 per sq ft
Gross rental yield
6.10%

New contracts and renewals

RegistrationRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ft
New contracts4,985AED 130,000AED 134 per sq ft
Renewals2,692AED 140,000AED 126 per sq ft

Registered rent contracts by registration type: new contracts and renewals of existing contracts.

The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Price per sq ft and rents by unit type in Dubai Hills Estate

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rentMedian rent per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
Studio78AED 800,000AED 1,928 per sq ft503AED 56,000AED 138 per sq ft7.15%
1 bedroom1,126AED 1.7mAED 2,347 per sq ft2,561AED 90,000AED 139 per sq ft6.24%
2 bedrooms896AED 2.7mAED 2,386 per sq ft2,217AED 144,901AED 137 per sq ft5.88%
3 bedrooms386AED 4.5mAED 2,511 per sq ft1,212AED 245,000AED 122 per sq ft5.87%
4 bedrooms68AED 5.7mAED 1,936 per sq ft808AED 290,000AED 94 per sq ftunder 30 sales (4)
5 bedrooms or more15AED 6.3mAED 2,026 per sq ft369AED 550,000AED 108 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 401 sales and 7 rent contracts (villas, whole buildings, land, offices and shops). They count in all figures above and in the table by property type.

Gross yield by unit type: median annual rent per sq ft divided by the median price per sq ft of ready properties. The price columns also include off-plan sales, so dividing them by the rent gives a different number.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown. Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Sales and rents by property type in Dubai Hills Estate

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartments2,411AED 2.1mAED 2,391 per sq ft5,537AED 110,000
Villas and townhouses224AED 5.9mAED 2,198 per sq ft2,136AED 280,000
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plots335AED 22.3mAED 2,580 per sq ftresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel unitsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Other property typesunder 3 salesresidential rents only

Land plots have their own price per sq ft in this table; the other prices per sq ft on this page exclude them.

Property types as registered in the Dubai Land Department data. Rents are counted for residential use only, so whole buildings, land plots and commercial units have no rent figures here. Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Sales and rents by time range and property type in Dubai Hills Estate

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types489AED 2.3mAED 2,260 per sq ft2,726AED 135,000
Last 3 monthsApartments414AED 2.1mAED 2,266 per sq ft1,926AED 105,000
Last 3 monthsVillas and townhouses42AED 5.6mAED 2,087 per sq ft799AED 270,000
Last 6 monthsAll property types939AED 2.4mAED 2,266 per sq ft4,106AED 135,000
Last 6 monthsApartments738AED 2.1mAED 2,281 per sq ft2,909AED 105,000
Last 6 monthsVillas and townhouses89AED 5.7mAED 2,075 per sq ft1,196AED 270,000
Last 12 monthsApartments2,411AED 2.1mAED 2,391 per sq ft5,537AED 110,000
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhouses224AED 5.9mAED 2,198 per sq ft2,136AED 280,000

The time ranges are the last 3, 6 and 12 full months of the current period. Apartments are registered flats (rents: flats and studios), villas include townhouses. A figure is shown only above the minimum number of records; not a valuation.

Mortgage registrations in Dubai Hills Estate

Mortgage registrations
1,277

Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.

Nearby areas

Around Dubai Hills Estate

Official open data for this area (population, service charges, valuations, schools, buildings and leases), each with its source and date; figures below the minimum count are not shown.

Population (estimate, latest year)

Latest figure from the source: 2025

Total
27,971

Data as of 22 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Service charges (median rate per sq ft, latest budget year)

Latest figure from the source: 2026

Total
12.98 AED/sq ft
Residential4.23 AED/sq ft
Retail16.75 AED/sq ft

Data as of 22 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Total
AED 1,100 per sq ft
LandAED 850 per sq ft
UnitAED 2,157 per sq ft
BuildingAED 2,044 per sq ft

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Buildings by status (municipality register)

Total
12,235
New8,010
Permit Delivered4,149
Building Cancelled56
Expired16
Approved4

Data as of 28 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Building height (median, municipality register)

Total
8.22 m

Data as of 28 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Floors per building (median, land register)

Total
2

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Parking spaces per building (median, land register)

Total
2

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Construction projects by status

Total
1,818
Closed994
Open824

Data as of 25 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Land parcels by land type (register)

Total
4,007
Commercial2,179
Residential1,767
Public Facilities19
Utility12
Government Authorities6

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Most active projects in Dubai Hills Estate

ProjectSales
Palace Residences Hillside A345
Eden Hills185
Rosehill166
Vida Residences Hillside118
MAG EYE Phase 199

Project names from the registered transactions; developer names are not shown.

Dubai Hills Estate: names and DLD area

دبي هيلز استيت

DLD name Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid / حدائق الشيخ محمد بن راشد

Also known as: Dubai Hills

Registered sales, rents and prices for Dubai Hills Estate from Dubai Land Department open data, where the area is registered as Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid.

Dubai Hills Estate is the main part of the DLD area Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid. The figures cover the whole DLD area, which also includes other places.

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about Dubai Hills Estate

What is the median price per sq ft in Dubai Hills Estate?
The median price of registered sales in Dubai Hills Estate was AED 2,377 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is the gross rental yield in Dubai Hills Estate?
The gross rental yield of ready properties in Dubai Hills Estate was 6.10% in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, before costs and vacancy.
How many sales were registered in Dubai Hills Estate?
2,970 sales were registered in Dubai Hills Estate in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What share of sales in Dubai Hills Estate was off-plan?
48% of the registered sales in Dubai Hills Estate in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 were off-plan.
What is the median rent for a 1 bedroom in Dubai Hills Estate?
The median annual rent of registered 1 bedroom contracts in Dubai Hills Estate was AED 90,000 in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What is Dubai Hills Estate called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers Dubai Hills Estate as Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (حدائق الشيخ محمد بن راشد).

Method and source

All Dubai areasAll area names and DLD namesHow these figures are calculated

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.

Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 23 Oct 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.

Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence

  • Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai
  • Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae
  • Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

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