Districtالخليج التجاري
Business Bay
Canal-side towers behind Downtown: office-and-residential mix, metro station, cheaper than Downtown for the same central position.
centralcanalmetrofreehold
5.5
1BR rentReport
AED 100k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 2,000/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+13%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
15 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
0
KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
PopulationEstimate
45,000
Editorial estimate · 2024
All data
Estimate 3Report 6Official 7Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 45,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 4.6 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 70k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 100k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 150k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 4,500/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 2,000/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +13% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 6% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 18/sqft | Official | Dubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | Yes | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 15 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 1 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 0 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 3 | Official | Dubai Health Authority facility directory · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 0/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 5/5 | 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
- +Downtown proximity at 20–30% less
- +Canal promenade and metro
- +Many new towers with hotel-style amenities
- −Hard to walk between blocks; Al Khail Road severs the district
- −Office vacancies and short-let churn
- −Construction noise
Residents say
Residents treat it as a stepping stone to Downtown; the canal-facing towers are the quiet ones.
Expat communities: Indian, Russian-speaking, European, Pakistani, Chinese (editorial, largest first)