Districtنخلة جميرا
Palm Jumeirah
The artificial palm island: beachfront villas on the fronds, Shoreline and Golden Mile flats on the trunk, Atlantis at the crescent. Dubai’s most expensive postcode after Jumeirah Bay.
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1BR rentReport
AED 160k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
3BR villa rentReport
AED 650k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 3,500/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+10%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
35 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
0
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 | 25,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 5.6 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 110k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 160k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 240k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 650k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 5,200/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 3,500/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +10% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 5% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 20/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 | 35 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 4/5 | 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 | 1 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 0 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 2 | Official | Dubai Health Authority facility directory · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 5/5 | 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
- +Private beaches for most buildings
- +Resort hotels, Nakheel Mall, monorail to the tram
- +Prestige and the deepest luxury resale market
- −One access road; crescent traffic on event days
- −Rents at 2–3x the Marina
- −Villas on the fronds are far from schools
Residents say
Residents of the trunk value the walkable beach clubs; frond villa owners accept isolation for the sea.
Expat communities: Russian-speaking, British, European, Indian, Chinese (editorial, largest first)