Districtدبي الجنوب
Dubai South
The city planned around Al Maktoum airport and Expo City: new villas and flats at the lowest prices in a Dubai master plan, betting on the airport move and the Blue Line.
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6.5
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 1,000/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+18%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
45 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 | 40,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 145 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 38k/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 3,600/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 1,000/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +18% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 7.5% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 10/sqft | Official | Dubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | Nearby | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 45 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 3 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 1 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 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 | 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
- +Lowest new-build prices in a Dubai master plan
- +Expo City metro station, future airport
- +Wide, empty roads
- −45–60 min to Downtown
- −Services still thin
- −Future aircraft noise once DWC expands
Residents say
Buyers are betting on 2030; current residents work in Jebel Ali, Expo City or at the airport.
Expat communities: Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian, Filipino, British (editorial, largest first)