Dubai Hills Estate is a large masterplanned residential and mixed‑use community within Mohammed Bin Rashid City. The neighbourhood is organised around an 18‑hole championship golf course and extensive landscaped open space and is positioned as a low‑to‑medium density enclave offering a mix of villas, townhouses and apartment neighbourhoods along with retail, offices and leisure facilities.
What it is and where it is
Dubai Hills Estate occupies a significant portion of Mohammed Bin Rashid City and was presented as the first phase of that wider project. The development is a joint venture between Emaar and Meraas Holding and is conceived as a “city within a city” with residential zones, a central golf course, parks and mixed‑use corridors. The masterplan described in public sources indicates a total land area of around 11 million square metres, with large tracts dedicated to landscaped parks, walking routes and open space.
Key elements cited in planning documents and industry summaries include an 18‑hole, par‑72 golf course operated by Troon Golf covering roughly 1.2 million square metres, a lifestyle mall and substantial retail and office space. The development was envisaged to include thousands of housing units across apartments and villas: published figures mention plans for approximately 4,600 villas and 22,000 apartments when complete.
Early handovers of the villa product began in mid‑2016, with a cluster of large villas delivered around the central golf course (often referred to in market coverage as Hills Grove). The golf course itself opened in November 2018.
Transport and distances
Dubai Hills Estate is situated between Emirates Road and Al Khail Road, providing road connections across Dubai. The nearest Dubai Metro station on the Red Line is listed with code R31; the recorded distance to that station is approximately 5,181 metres (not typically walkable as an everyday commute on foot).
Approximate road distances to key Dubai destinations (as recorded):
- Burj Khalifa / Downtown Dubai — 9.5 km
- The Dubai Mall — 9.7 km
- Dubai International Airport (DXB) — 19.0 km
- Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) — 25.9 km
- Palm Jumeirah — 11.9 km
- Dubai Marina — 12.3 km
- JBR Beach — 13.1 km
- Mall of the Emirates — 5.7 km
- Business Bay — 8.1 km
- Expo City Dubai — 20.1 km
- Global Village — 6.9 km
- Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) — 11.3 km
Published travel time estimates in market reports have described relatively short drives to Dubai Mall, Palm Jumeirah and other major points; the estate’s position between two major arterial roads supports direct vehicle access across the city.
Development, projects and neighbourhoods
The community contains multiple residential sub‑neighbourhoods and project clusters. Publicly listed on‑site projects include apartment and villa developments from several residential product lines. Examples of projects with direct references and project pages include:
- Vida Residences Hillside
- Vida Residences Dubai Hills Estate
- Vida Residences Club Point
- The Grove
- Rosehill
- Prive Residences
- Parkside Views
- Parkside Hills
There are a number of additional projects recorded as being on site or nearby. Selected projects listed in official registers or project summaries include:
- Address Residences Dubai Hills Estate — developer: Emaar Properties (status: ACTIVE, reported completion 5.76%)
- Club Drive — developer: Emaar Properties (status: ACTIVE, reported completion 40.94%)
- Club Place — developer: Emaar Properties (status: ACTIVE, reported completion 6.58%)
- Ellington House — developer: Ellington Properties (status: FINISHED, reported completion 100.0%)
- Golf Grand — developer: Emaar Properties (status: ACTIVE, reported completion 77.02%)
- Golf Hillside — developer: Emaar Properties (status: ACTIVE, reported completion 23.97%)
- Greenside Residence — developer: Emaar Properties (status: ACTIVE, reported completion 38.06%)
- Ellington House 2 / 3 / 4 — developer: Ellington Properties (project entries recorded on site)
The wider masterplan envisaged retail and leisure components including a large ‘lifestyle mall’, office space and hotels, as well as kilometres of cycling and jogging tracks. Several zones within the development were planned with differing densities: higher density blocks and mid‑rise residential along major roads, a low‑density villa zone around the golf course, and town house communities such as Maple and Sidra in phased rollouts.
Sub‑districts
The estate comprises many neighbourhoods; a number of sub‑areas with published pages include:
Who this area suits
Dubai Hills Estate is oriented toward buyers and residents seeking planned community amenities, green open space and a golf‑centric setting. The mix of low‑density villas and higher density apartment communities means the area is suitable for families prioritising private garden or villa living as well as professionals and households who value access to on‑site parks, sports facilities and proximity to central Dubai via major roads. The presence of multiple residential project types makes the community relevant to a range of ownership and occupancy preferences within the market segment for masterplanned developments.
FAQ
Is there a golf course in Dubai Hills Estate?
The community is built around an 18‑hole par‑72 championship golf course operated by Troon Golf, opened in November 2018.
Who are some of the developers active here?
Major developers with projects on or near the estate include Emaar Properties and Ellington Properties (among others listed in project registers).
How close is the metro?
The nearest recorded metro connection is on the Red Line (station code R31) at a distance of about 5,181 metres; the estate is principally served by arterial road links.
What sort of housing is available?
Planned and delivered housing ranges from low‑density villas and townhouses around the golf course and park areas to mid‑rise apartment communities and mixed‑use buildings in designated precincts.
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Actual transaction prices in Dubai Hills Estate, since 2025
The figures below come from registered Dubai Land Department transactions, not from listings. We show the median rather than the mean, so that one-off penthouses do not distort it.
The yearly figure compares the last 12 months with the 12 before them. Calendar years would not work here: the current one is unfinished, so the comparison would understate the change.
How the price per square metre changed by year
From 2022 to 2025 — +47% on the price per square metre across 44 buildings that traded in both years.
Top to bottom: purchase price per m², year, annual rent per m², gross yield. Showing the last 13 years, from 2014.
* 2026 is still in progress, so its bar covers part of the year and is not directly comparable with the ones before it. The growth figure below uses completed years only.
All figures are medians rather than means: in thin years the mean swings with the mix of units and shows movement the market never had. The yield is gross — service charges are not published in the register, so they cannot be deducted honestly.
Where people bought most
| Building | Deals | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Block B | 347 | 24 998 |
| Palace Residences Hillside A | 334 | 28 107 |
| Parkwood Tower B | 265 | 27 398 |
| Vida Residences Hillside Tower B | 255 | 28 362 |
| City view Dubai Hills Residences | 203 | 30 364 |
| MAPLE | 190 | 16 850 |
| Hillsedge Tower A | 174 | 28 468 |
| Rosehill Block A | 170 | 25 444 |
| SIDRA | 163 | 16 293 |
| Vida Residences Hillside Tower A | 162 | 26 852 |
| MAPLE 2 | 156 | 17 082 |
| Sidra 2 | 149 | 15 996 |
Linked names lead to our pages for those projects.
Source: Dubai Land Department transaction registry. Prices per square metre, sale transactions.
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