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Emirates Hills

The “Beverly Hills of Dubai”: gated custom mansions around the Montgomerie golf course, the most expensive villa address in the city, surrounded by The Springs, Meadows and Lakes.

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4.0
Editorial rating
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3BR villa rentEstimate
AED 1,200k/yr
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 3,200/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+8%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
30 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
3
KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
PopulationEstimate
8,000
Editorial estimate · 2024

All data

Estimate 4Report 3Official 7Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.

People & place

Population8,000EstimateEditorial estimate · 2024
Area5 km²EstimateEditorial estimate · 2023
OwnershipFreeholdOfficialDubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025

Renting

3BR villa rentAED 1,200k/yrEstimateEditorial estimate · 2025-06
Cost of livingAED 5,500/moEstimateEditorial estimate · 2025-09

Buying

Sale priceAED 3,200/sqftReportProperty Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)+8%ReportProperty Finder market reports · 2025-06
Gross yield3.5%ReportBayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Service chargeAED 4/sqftOfficialDubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025

Getting around

Metro / tramNearbyOfficialRTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025
Commute to hub30 minEditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Traffic3/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Jobs access4/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Walkability1/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10

Schools & health

Schools nearby4OfficialKHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
Top-rated schools3OfficialKHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
Hospitals2OfficialDubai Health Authority facility directory · 2025

Environment

Beach0/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Parks5/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Noise1/5EditorialWhere to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Density1/5EditorialWhere 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

  • +Privacy, security, golf views
  • +Dubai International Academy and Emirates International next door
  • +Minutes from the Marina
  • −Prices start around AED 20M
  • −Villa-only; nothing to rent under AED 1M a year
  • −Car-only

Residents say

Included for completeness of the luxury tier; most readers will look at The Springs or Meadows next door.

Editorial summary of resident feedback · 2025-10

Expat communities: Indian, British, Russian-speaking, Gulf Arab (editorial, largest first)

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