Where to Live
Districtالجادة

Aljada

Arada’s new master community in Muwaileh: Sharjah’s first large freehold-style (100-year) project for foreigners, with Zaha Hadid-designed Central Hub, parks and new mid-rise flats.

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7.2
Editorial rating
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1BR rentReport
AED 42k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 900/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+12%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
45 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
1
Sharjah Private Education Authority · 2025
PopulationEstimate
20,000
Editorial estimate · 2024

All data

Estimate 4Report 6Official 6Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.

People & place

Population20,000EstimateEditorial estimate · 2024
Area2.2 km²EstimateEditorial estimate · 2023
OwnershipFreeholdEstimateEditorial estimate · 2025

Renting

Studio rentAED 30k/yrReportBayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
1BR rentAED 42k/yrReportBayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
2BR rentAED 60k/yrReportBayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Cost of livingAED 3,200/moEstimateEditorial estimate · 2025-09

Buying

Sale priceAED 900/sqftReportProperty Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)+12%ReportProperty Finder market reports · 2025-06
Gross yield7.5%ReportBayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Service chargeAED 10/sqftOfficialDubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025

Getting around

Metro / tramNoOfficialRTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025
Commute to hub45 minEditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Traffic4/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Jobs access3/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Walkability4/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10

Schools & health

Schools nearby2OfficialSharjah Private Education Authority · 2025
Top-rated schools1OfficialSharjah Private Education Authority · 2025
Hospitals2OfficialMinistry of Health and Prevention facilities · 2025

Environment

Beach0/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Parks4/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Noise2/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Density3/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Safety5/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
August high41 °COfficialNational Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024
Humidity4/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10

Pros & cons

  • +Modern, master-planned, foreigners can buy
  • +Parks, cinema, skate park, walkable core
  • +New stock at half of Dubai prices
  • −Still under construction
  • −Commute into Dubai via Emirates Road
  • −Services thin until completion

Residents say

Buyers priced out of Dubai; residents like the Madar hub and warn about dust from ongoing phases.

Editorial summary of resident feedback · 2025-10

Expat communities: Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian, Jordanian, Russian-speaking (editorial, largest first)

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