Districtقرية الحمراء
Al Hamra Village
RAK’s original resort community: golf course, marina, mall, beach hotels and freehold villas and flats at a third of Dubai prices, 50 minutes from Dubai Marina.
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1BR rentReport
AED 50k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
3BR villa rentReport
AED 150k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 1,000/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+15%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
20 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsEstimate
1
Editorial estimate · 2025
All data
Estimate 6Report 7Official 4Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 12,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 5 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 35k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 50k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 70k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 150k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 3,200/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 1,000/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +15% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 7% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 12/sqft | Official | Dubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 20 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 1 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 1 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 1 | Official | Ministry of Health and Prevention facilities · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Safety | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| August high | 41 °C | Official | National Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024 |
| Humidity | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Pros & cons
- +Golf, marina, beach and a mall in one village
- +Freehold at a third of Dubai prices
- +Established European expat community
- −Isolated: one hour to Dubai
- −One school (RAK Academy Al Hamra)
- −Older buildings and tired finishes
Residents say
Retirees, remote workers and hotel staff; the Al Hamra Mall and marina keep daily life inside the village.
Expat communities: British, German, Russian-speaking, Indian, Dutch (editorial, largest first)