Districtواحة دبي للسيليكون
Dubai Silicon Oasis
A tech free zone with cheap mid-rise flats and villas on the city’s east edge: universities, Silicon Central mall, 25 minutes from Downtown, no metro.
affordablefree zonestudentsfreehold
6.9
1BR rentReport
AED 55k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
3BR villa rentReport
AED 170k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 950/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+12%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
30 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
1
KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
All data
Estimate 3Report 7Official 7Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 60,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 7.2 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 40k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 55k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 80k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 170k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 3,700/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 950/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +12% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 7.5% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 11/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 | 30 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 4 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 1 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 2 | Official | Dubai Health Authority facility directory · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 0/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 3/5 | 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
- +Among the cheapest freehold flats in Dubai
- +Quiet, well-kept, with its own schools and clinics
- +Fast to the airport and Academic City
- −No metro; buses only
- −Far from the beach and nightlife
- −Rents have risen with JVC-style demand
Residents say
Students and young families on a budget; residents note the community feels self-contained.
Expat communities: Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian, Jordanian, Filipino (editorial, largest first)