Districtموتور سيتي
Motor City
Low-rise flats and villas around the Dubai Autodrome: green, pedestrian, family-oriented and quieter than its neighbours, apart from race days.
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6.3
1BR rentReport
AED 75k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
3BR villa rentReport
AED 220k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceEstimate
AED 1,100/sqft
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Estimate
+10%
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
35 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
1
KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
All data
Estimate 7Report 4Official 6Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 20,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 3.5 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 50k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 75k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 110k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 220k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 4,000/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 1,100/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +10% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 6.5% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 13/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 35 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 | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 2 | 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 | 4/5 | 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
- +Walkable low-rise streets and big flats
- +Quiet, green, dog-friendly
- +Close to Sports City and Ranches schools
- −Race-day noise from the Autodrome
- −No metro
- −Few restaurants
Residents say
Residents compare it to a European suburb; the apartments in Green Community–style blocks are unusually large.
Expat communities: British, Indian, European, South African (editorial, largest first)