Dubai Hills Estate area guide
Emaar and Meraas's 2,700-acre 'green heart' of Dubai: golf-course villas, townhouses and apartments around Dubai Hills Park, the mall and King's College Hospital.
Community Guide
Dubai Hills Estate
Area
2,700 acres (Emaar & Meraas)
Villas planned
about 4,600
Golf
18-hole championship course
Tenure
Freehold
Location
MBR City, between Al Khail Road and E311
Living in Dubai Hills Estate
Dubai Hills Estate is a 2,700-acre master community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, developed by Emaar and Meraas in a joint venture. Work began in 2014, and the first villas were handed over in Dubai Hills Grove in 2016. It sits between Al Khail Road (E44) and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), about 15 minutes from Downtown Dubai.
The community is built around an 18-hole championship golf course by European Golf Design. Its villa clusters include Maple, Sidra, Club Villas, Golf Place, Golf Grove, Parkway Vistas, Fairway Vistas, Palm Hills, Majestic Vistas, and the ultra-prime Dubai Hills Grove and Emerald Hills. Apartment districts sit around the park and the mall. In total, around 4,600 villas and 22,000 apartments are planned.
Dubai Hills Park covers 180,000 sq m, and there are 54 km of cycle routes. With Dubai Hills Mall (opened February 2022), King's College Hospital London – Dubai Hills and three GEMS schools inside the estate, it's one of the most self-contained communities in the city.
Villa clusters in Dubai Hills Estate
Entry-level: Maple 1–3 (3–5 bedroom townhouses and villas) and Sidra 1–3 (3–5 bedroom villas). Mid to upper market: Club Villas, Golf Grove, Golf Place I and II, Parkway Vistas, Fairway Vistas, Palm Hills, Majestic Vistas and Dubai Hills View, many of them on or near the golf course. Ultra-prime: the Dubai Hills Grove mansions (6–9 bedrooms, once marketed as the 'Street of Dreams') and Emerald Hills, where you buy a plot and build to your own design.
Property types
Homes include 3–5 bedroom townhouses, 3–7 bedroom detached villas, 6–9 bedroom mansions and custom-build plots, plus apartments from studios to penthouses in the districts around the park and mall.
Market Snapshot
Dubai Hills Estate property prices and yields
Bayut's H1 2026 report put luxury villas in Dubai Hills Estate at an average asking price of about AED 2,870 per sq ft (+2.3%). Average 4-bedroom villas were listed at about AED 9.6M and 5-bedroom villas at about AED 22.7M, with gross yields of about 4.3%. It was also one of the most searched luxury villa areas on Bayut. Driven Properties' analysis of DLD data counted 1,436 transactions worth AED 10.46 billion across the community in H1 2026.
Schools in and near Dubai Hills Estate
Inside the estate: GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail (British, Very Good), GEMS International School – Al Khail (IB, Good) and GEMS New Millennium School – Al Khail (CBSE, Very Good). Nearby: Kings' School Al Barsha and Nord Anglia International School (both Outstanding), and Brighton College Dubai (Very Good).
Amenities and lifestyle
Dubai Hills Golf Club
18 holes, par 72, by European Golf Design, opened 2018
Dubai Hills Park
180,000 sq m of lawns, courts and play areas
Dubai Hills Mall
about 750 stores, restaurants and a cinema
King's College Hospital London – Dubai Hills
54 km of cycle routes
Three GEMS schools inside the estate
Location & Commute Times
Downtown Dubai
15–20 min
DIFC
15–20 min
Dubai Marina
20 min
DXB
25–30 min
Access is via Al Khail Road, Umm Suqeim Street and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. There's no metro station inside the community yet.
Is Dubai Hills Estate right for you?
Best For
families who want a new-build villa, good schools and a hospital nearby, 15 minutes from Downtown; buyers who want golf-course or park-side living.
Worth Knowing
service charges are higher than in older communities, some clusters back onto main roads, and plots are smaller for the price than in Emirates Living.
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