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Jumeirah Golf Estates Area Guide: Villas, Golf and Metro

Jumeirah Golf Estates (JGE) is a gated, freehold community of villas and flats built around two golf courses off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. A one-bedroom flat in Al Andalus rents for about AED 85,300 a year ($23,200 or £17,400) and a three-bedroom villa for about AED 318,700 ($86,800 or £65,100).

Habibti in Dubai
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Panoramic view of Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, featuring lush golf course fairways, sand bunkers, a reflective lake, luxury villas, and the Dubai skyline in the distance at sunset.

When the Earth course in Jumeirah Golf Estates opened in 2009, it was built for one event: the final of golf's new Race to Dubai, with a prize fund of US$10 million, the richest in the world at the time. Its designer, Greg Norman, said its last four holes "fall just short of a mile". The tournament still ends the season there every November. Around the two courses stands one of Dubai's most expensive villa communities.

About Jumeirah Golf Estates

Jumeirah Golf Estates (JGE) is a gated residential golf community in Me'aisem 1, in the south-west of Dubai. It sits just south of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), with Dubai Production City on its north side and Dubai Sports City to the east. Downtown Dubai is about 27 km away by road.

Thinking of renting, buying or living in Jumeirah Golf Estates? This Jumeirah Golf Estates area guide gives you what you need to decide: its communities, what villas and flats really rent and sell for, the two golf courses, the Metro station, and the shops, schools and roads around it. To compare it with other parts of Dubai, see all our Dubai area guides.

⛳
36
holes of golf, on two courses
🏠
20+
small communities of villas, townhouses and flats
🏢
48%
of homes rented were flats in Al Andalus, last 12 months*
🚇
2
Metro lines at its station by 2032: Red now, Gold later

*This guide was last updated on 19 October 2026, using Dubai Land Department records up to 18 October 2026. Dollar ($) and pound (£) amounts use AED 3.6725 to the US dollar and AED 4.8952 to the British pound (XE mid-market rate); your bank's rate will differ.

Jumeirah Golf Estates Location and Map

Jumeirah Golf Estates lies between two main roads, with other communities around it:

  • North: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311), with Dubai Production City along it.
  • South: Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street (D54).
  • East: Dubai Sports City and its Victory Heights villas.
  • Other neighbours: Green Community and Dubai Investments Park to the south-west, and Al Furjan across the E311.

By road, it is about:

  • 19 km to Dubai Marina.
  • 27 km to Downtown Dubai.
  • 41 km to Dubai International Airport.

The Metro station named after it, Jumeirah Golf Estates, is outside the gates. It is on the Route 2020 branch of the Red Line, across Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road towards Al Furjan. It is about 4 km from the clubhouse in a straight line. The Gold Line will also end there in 2032. There is more on both in the Metro section below.

The first map shows where Jumeirah Golf Estates is in Dubai.

Map of Dubai showing where Jumeirah Golf Estates is, just south of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) near Dubai Sports City, with Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, Downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport marked for reference.

The second is a map of Jumeirah Golf Estates itself, with its courses and the places nearby.

Close-up map of Jumeirah Golf Estates outlined in red north of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street (D54), next to Dubai Production City, Dubai Sports City, Al Furjan and Dubai Investments Park, with the Earth and Fire golf courses, The Fairway Mall, Spinneys and a park inside, and Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro station (Red Line, Route 2020), a mosque, Victory Heights Primary School and Mediclinic Me'aisem nearby.

Jumeirah Golf Estates Highlights

Here is the short version, from the homes and the golf to the shops, schools and the drive out.

🏡Homes
Villas and townhouses in more than 20 communities.
Flats only in the Al Andalus towers.
⛳Golf
Two 18-hole courses, Earth and Fire, by Greg Norman.
The DP World Tour Championship is on Earth.
🔑Freehold
Yes. People of any nationality can buy.
New phases by wasl and Arada are still being built.
🚇Metro
Jumeirah Golf Estates station, Red Line (Route 2020).
The Gold Line will end here in 2032.
🎓Schools
No school inside.
Victory Heights Primary (Outstanding) is 5.6 km away.
🛒Shopping
Spinneys by the Al Andalus towers.
City Centre Me'aisem, with Carrefour, 5.8 km away.
🩺Healthcare
No clinic inside.
Mediclinic Me'aisem, 6.1 km. NMC hospital in DIP, 13.6 km.
🚗Getting around
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) on the north side.
Downtown Dubai 27 km, Dubai Marina 19 km by road.

Jumeirah Golf Estates Communities: Al Andalus, Jouri Hills, Sanctuary Falls and Whispering Pines

Jumeirah Golf Estates is made up of more than 20 small communities, and each has its own kind of home. Al Andalus is the only place with flats. The rest are villa and townhouse communities along the fairways, from three-bedroom townhouses in Jasmine Lane to mansions of more than 15,000 sq ft.

Each card shows the middle figure for the last 12 months*: half the homes cost more, and half cost less. The rent is what new tenants paid.

Flats
Al Andalus
1- to 4-bed flats in 8 towers, plus townhouses
Rent a year
AED 90,000
1 bed · 102 contracts
Price
AED 840,000
1 bed · 46 sales
The only flats here, by Spinneys and the mosque. Its townhouses rent for about AED 175,000 with two bedrooms.
Homes on Property Finder: to rent · to buy
Townhouses
Jasmine Lane
3-bed townhouses · 2,200 sq ft
Cheapest house
Rent a year
AED 270,000
56 contracts
Price
AED 4.2m
28 sales
The cheapest way into a house here, and the most rented townhouses.
Homes on Property Finder: to rent · to buy
Villas
Jumeirah Luxury
3- to 5-bed villas · 4-bed 3,400 sq ft
Rent a year
AED 440,000
4 bed · 30 contracts
Price
AED 7.6m
4 bed · 11 sales
The most rented villa community in Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Homes on Property Finder: to rent · to buy
Villas
Whispering Pines
3- and 4-bed villas · 4,000 sq ft
Rent a year
AED 500,000
3 bed · 11 contracts
Price
AED 10.2m
3 bed · 7 sales
Bigger houses than Jumeirah Luxury, for more rent.
Homes on Property Finder: to rent · to buy
Villas
Sanctuary Falls
5- and 6-bed villas · 5,500 sq ft
Rent a year
AED 1.2m
5 bed · 19 contracts
Price
AED 16.9m
5 bed · 12 sales
The villa community with the most homes advertised for rent*.
Homes on Property Finder: to rent · to buy
Villas
Flame Tree Ridge
5-bed villas only · 5,700 sq ft
Rent a year
AED 1m
13 contracts
Price
AED 22.3m
7 sales
One size of home, so rents and prices are easy to compare.
Homes on Property Finder: to rent · to buy
Off-plan
Jouri Hills
3- to 6-bed homes by Arada
Rent a year
None yet
not built yet
Price
AED 5.2m
3 bed · 15 sales
Sold off-plan: you pay in stages and wait for the handover.
Homes on Property Finder: to buy
Off-plan
Ashwood, Cedarwood, Pinewood
4- to 6-bed villas by wasl; 3- and 4-bed in Pinewood
Rent a year
None yet
not built yet
Price
AED 12.2m
Ashwood 4 bed · 97 sales
About half of all sales here in the last 12 months* were in these new estates.
Property Finder: Ashwood · Cedarwood

The other villa communities have few homes and few sales, so here is one line on each:

CommunityHomesWhat they cost, last 12 months*
Lime Tree ValleyFour- to six-bedroom villasFive bedrooms sold for about AED 27 million (5 sales)
WildflowerFour- to six-bedroom villas of about 7,600 to 9,900 sq ftFive bedrooms sold for about AED 37 million (4 sales)
Sienna Lakes and Sienna ViewsFive- and six-bedroom villasA six-bedroom villa in Sienna Lakes rents for about AED 875,000 a year
Orange LakeFour- to six-bedroom villas by the lake of the same nameFour bedrooms sold for about AED 14 million (3 sales)
Olive PointMostly six-bedroom villas of about 6,900 sq ftAbout AED 25.5 million (5 sales)
The SundialsFour- to six-bedroom villas of about 7,100 to 7,700 sq ftFive bedrooms sold for about AED 23.2 million (7 sales)
Redwood Avenue and Redwood ParkFive- to seven-bedroom villas in Redwood Avenue; three-bedroom townhouses in Redwood ParkRedwood Park rents for about AED 342,500 a year
HillsideSix-bedroom mansions of about 18,400 sq ftAbout AED 42.7 million (2 sales)
D Villas and Terra Golf CollectionNew four- to six-bedroom villas, still being builtAbout AED 6.1 to 10.8 million, sold off-plan

Most people who rent here choose between Al Andalus, Jasmine Lane and Jumeirah Luxury. That is where homes cost least and where most come up for rent.

*This guide was last updated on 19 October 2026, using Dubai Land Department records up to 18 October 2026.

Rent in Jumeirah Golf Estates

A one-bedroom flat in Al Andalus, the cheapest home here, rents for about AED 85,000 a year ($23,100 · £17,400). A three-bedroom villa or townhouse rents for about AED 320,000 ($87,100 · £65,400), and the big villas on the courses cost far more. There are no studios or rooms to rent.

*This guide was last updated on 19 October 2026, using Dubai Land Department records up to 18 October 2026. Dollar ($) and pound (£) amounts use AED 3.6725 to the US dollar and AED 4.8952 to the British pound (XE mid-market rate, 19 October 2026); your bank's rate will differ.

Apartments for rent in Jumeirah Golf Estates

What new tenants paid a year for a flat in Al Andalus*.
🏢
1 bedroom49 contracts, last 3 months
AED 85,300
$23,200 · £17,400
🏢
2 bedrooms64 contracts, last 3 months
AED 124,900
$34,000 · £25,500
🏢
3 bedrooms43 contracts, last 12 months
AED 180,500
$49,200 · £36,900

All the flats in Jumeirah Golf Estates are in Al Andalus: eight mid-rise towers by Spinneys, at the north-east edge of the estate. Most are one- and two-bedroom flats of about 815 and 1,370 sq ft.

Every flat advertised when this guide was last updated* was let by the year, and none by the month. For a short stay, look at serviced flats in Dubai Production City or Dubai Sports City.

See homes for rent:

Studios for rent in Jumeirah Golf Estates

Jumeirah Golf Estates has no studios: the smallest home is a one-bedroom flat in Al Andalus. For a studio close by, look at Dubai Production City, Al Furjan or JVC.

One- and two-bedroom flats for rent in Jumeirah Golf Estates

A one-bedroom flat costs about AED 7,100 a month, and a two-bedroom flat about AED 10,400, if you divide the yearly rent by 12. Landlords here want a yearly contract, so before you sign, ask:

  • Whether the rent includes a parking space.
  • Whether the cooling is in the DEWA bill or billed on its own.
  • How many cheques the landlord accepts.

See homes for rent:

Villas and townhouses for rent in Jumeirah Golf Estates

What new tenants paid a year*. The two- and three-bedroom rows include the townhouses.
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2 bedrooms29 contracts, last 12 months
AED 178,200
$48,500 · £36,400
🏠
3 bedrooms47 contracts, last 3 months
AED 318,700
$86,800 · £65,100
🏡
4 bedrooms28 contracts, last 3 months
AED 639,100
$174,000 · £130,600
🏰
5 bedrooms28 contracts, last 3 months
AED 1.00m
$273,000 · £204,800
🏰
6 bedrooms52 contracts, last 12 months
AED 1.77m
$482,300 · £361,800
🏰
7 bedrooms5 contracts, last 12 months
Too few to rely on

The townhouses are in three places:

  • Jasmine Lane: three bedrooms, the most rented.
  • Al Andalus: two and three bedrooms.
  • Redwood Park: three bedrooms.

The villa figures mix very different homes. A four-bedroom villa can be a 3,400 sq ft house in Jumeirah Luxury or a 6,000 sq ft house on the course. So use the community cards above to see what your size costs where.

Do not expect a cheaper rent from a renewal here. In many Dubai areas a tenant who renews pays less than a new one. Here, tenants who renewed a flat or a three-bedroom villa paid about the same as new tenants, or a little more.

See homes for rent:

Rooms, partitions and bed spaces in Jumeirah Golf Estates

No rooms, partitions or bed spaces are let in Jumeirah Golf Estates: each home is let whole. For a room nearby, look in Dubai Sports City or JVC.

Property for Sale in Jumeirah Golf Estates

A three-bedroom villa or townhouse in Jumeirah Golf Estates sells for about AED 5.6 million ($1.52 million · £1.14 million), and a one-bedroom flat in Al Andalus for about AED 1 million. A villa here earns about 6.1% to 6.5% of its price in rent each year, against 4.2% for villas across Dubai. Only about a third of the homes sold in the last three months* were already built; the rest were new villas still going up.

*This guide was last updated on 19 October 2026, using Dubai Land Department records up to 18 October 2026. Dollar ($) and pound (£) amounts use AED 3.6725 to the US dollar and AED 4.8952 to the British pound (XE mid-market rate, 19 October 2026); your bank's rate will differ.

Apartments for sale in Jumeirah Golf Estates

Average sold price of a flat in Al Andalus, last 12 months*.
🏢
1 bedroom46 salesAED 1,232 a sq ft
AED 1.01m
$274,800 · £206,200
🏢
2 bedrooms40 salesAED 1,454 a sq ft
AED 2.03m
$553,000 · £414,900
🏢
3 bedrooms6 sales (few)AED 1,575 a sq ft
AED 2.97m
$807,800 · £606,000

All the flats for sale are in Al Andalus, and every flat sold in the last 12 months* was already built. A flat here earns about 6.6% of its price in rent each year. Before you make an offer, compare the asking price with the last sales in the same tower. There are no studios to buy.

See homes for sale:

Villas and townhouses for sale in Jumeirah Golf Estates

Average sold price*, new and finished homes together. Most four- to six-bedroom sales were new villas still being built.
🏠
2 bedrooms3 sales, last 12 months
Too few to rely on
🏠
3 bedrooms98 sales, last 12 monthsAED 2,423 a sq ft
AED 5.57m
$1.52m · £1.14m
🏡
4 bedrooms34 sales, last 3 monthsAED 2,097 a sq ft
AED 12.13m
$3.30m · £2.48m
🏰
5 bedrooms30 sales, last 3 monthsAED 2,241 a sq ft
AED 20.73m
$5.65m · £4.24m
🏰
6 bedrooms20 sales, last 3 monthsAED 2,137 a sq ft
AED 27.93m
$7.61m · £5.71m
🏰
7 bedrooms3 sales, last 12 months
Too few to rely on

A villa still being built earns no rent

Most villa sales here are off-plan. They are new homes in wasl's Ashwood, Cedarwood and Pinewood estates, Arada's Jouri Hills, D Villas and Terra Golf Collection. You pay in stages until the handover and get no rent until then. Ask for the handover date in writing and check the project's escrow account.

For a finished villa, ask the agent for:

  • The last sales in the same community.
  • The built-up size on the title deed.
  • Proof that every extension was approved.

See homes for sale:

Restaurants in Jumeirah Golf Estates

The places to eat inside Jumeirah Golf Estates are the five restaurants and cafés at the clubhouse. They suit a family lunch, a sports night or a dinner looking out over the course. For fast food or more choice, you drive about 6 km.

Inside Jumeirah Golf Estates
⛳
The clubhouse
By the Earth course · inside
🍕Italian: Bussola: pizza from a clay oven, pasta, grills
🍺Pub and sport: Crafty Fox Gastropub & Sports Bar
🥩Grill, outdoors: Tap & Grill, by the tennis and padel courts
🍣Asian café: BŌTA Café: breakfast to dinner, sushi
🏊By the pool: BŌTA by the Pool, for pool users
A short drive away
🏝️
The Els Club
Dubai Sports City · 5.6 km
🍴Restaurant: 261
🍖Bar and grill: The Big Easy Bar & Grill
🛍️
City Centre Me'aisem
Off the E311 · 5.8 km
☕Coffee: Starbucks, Tim Hortons
🥐Bakery café: Paul
🍔Fast food: McDonald's, Subway
🛍️
Mall of the Emirates
Al Barsha · 17 km
🍴Big choice: Restaurants and food courts in a large mall

Good to know:

  • You do not need to be a member to eat at Bussola, Crafty Fox, Tap & Grill or BŌTA Café. Book on the club's website. The pool, and so BŌTA by the Pool, is for members and residents.
  • A drink with dinner: Bussola has a wine list, BŌTA serves cocktails and sake, and Crafty Fox has a happy hour.
  • Late and early: Crafty Fox is open every day from 6.30 am to 11.30 pm.
  • Dogs: Tap & Grill welcomes them at its outdoor tables.

Earth and Fire Golf Courses

Jumeirah Golf Estates is built around two 18-hole courses, both designed by Greg Norman. The DP World Tour Championship, the last event of the Race to Dubai, is played on the Earth course. Here is what the courses and the clubhouse give you:

⛳Earth course
18 holes, par 72, 7,706 yards.
White bunkers and water on the last holes.
🔥Fire course
18 holes, par 72, 7,480 yards.
Laid out to blend with the desert.
🏊Pools
A 25 m lap pool and a family pool.
For members and residents.
🎾Tennis and padel
Three tennis courts and four padel courts.
Padel is open to guests too.
🏋️Gym
Viya Fit at the Country Club.
A new cardio gym and group classes.
🏌️Golf lessons
Tommy Fleetwood Academy.
A Trackman practice range.

Earth course and the DP World Tour Championship

The Earth course was opened for the first championship, then called the Dubai World Championship, in November 2009. The 2026 championship runs from 12 to 15 November, and the Earth course will host it until at least 2031. Tickets are sold on the DP World Tour's championship page. In championship week, expect more traffic around the estate.

Fire course

Fire is the second course, laid out to look like the desert around it. To play either course:

  • Book a tee time with the club.
  • You do not need a handicap certificate, but the club asks men to play to a handicap of about 28 and women to about 36.
  • Green fees are higher from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays.
  • Wear a collared golf top. Jeans, T-shirts and gym clothes are not allowed.

The clubhouse

The clubhouse is the social centre of the estate. Besides its five places to eat, it has pools, courts, a gym and a spa. Who can use what:

  • Pools: members and residents.
  • Padel: members, residents and guests.
  • Tennis: Country Club members and Tennis 360 students.
  • Gym: ask the club about a Country Club membership.

Supermarkets, Clinics, Mosques and Gyms in Jumeirah Golf Estates

Jumeirah Golf Estates has a supermarket, a mosque and a gym of its own, but no mall and no clinic. For the rest, you drive a few minutes to Dubai Production City or Dubai Sports City.

Supermarkets in Jumeirah Golf Estates

Spinneys, by the Al Andalus towers, is the supermarket in Jumeirah Golf Estates. It is about 2.6 km by road from the middle of the estate. For a big weekly shop:

  • Carrefour hypermarket: City Centre Me'aisem, 5.8 km.

Clinics in Jumeirah Golf Estates

There is no clinic inside Jumeirah Golf Estates. The nearest, by road:

  • Mediclinic Me'aisem: City Centre Me'aisem, 6.1 km.
  • Pharmacies: Life Pharmacy, Boots and Super Care Pharmacy, also at City Centre Me'aisem.
  • NMC Royal Hospital: Dubai Investments Park, 13.6 km.

Mosques in Jumeirah Golf Estates

The mosque in Jumeirah Golf Estates is in Al Andalus. There is a second mosque just outside the estate, on Al Fay Road in Dubai Production City.

Gyms in Jumeirah Golf Estates

The gym inside the estate is Viya Fit at the clubhouse. Your options:

  • Viya Fit, the clubhouse: a gym, a new cardio room and group classes.
  • Your building or community: some have their own pool and gym, so ask what comes with your home.
  • Fit Republik, Dubai Sports City: a big gym next door.

Schools in Jumeirah Golf Estates

There is no school inside Jumeirah Golf Estates, but Victory Heights Primary School, rated Outstanding, is 5.6 km away in Dubai Sports City. Most British and IB schools nearby are within 16 km. For an Indian or American school, you drive to JVC or Al Barsha South.

KHDA is the Dubai government office that inspects private schools. Its top ratings are Outstanding, Very good and Good.

WhereSchoolCurriculumKHDA rating
Dubai Sports City (5.6 km)Victory Heights Primary School (to Year 6)BritishOutstanding
Dubai Sports CityRoyal Grammar School Guildford Dubai (to Year 10 for now)BritishVery good
Dubai Sports City (5.6 km)Dwight School DubaiIBGood
Jumeirah Park (10 km)Dubai British School Jumeirah ParkBritishOutstanding
Jumeirah Village Circle (11 km)JSS International SchoolIndianVery good
Jumeirah Village CircleArcadia British SchoolBritishVery good
Al Barsha South (14 km)GEMS Dubai American AcademyAmerican and IBOutstanding
Dubai Investments Park (16 km)Greenfield International SchoolIBVery good

Distances are by road from the middle of Jumeirah Golf Estates. Every school's fee sheet is on the KHDA school directory. To compare family areas on schools, safety, space and cost, read our guide to the best areas to live in Dubai for families.

Nurseries in Jumeirah Golf Estates

There are two licensed nurseries inside Jumeirah Golf Estates:

  • Dibber: near Orange Lake. It follows a Nordic way of teaching and takes children from 45 days to six years.
  • Maple Bear Nursery: a branch of the Maple Bear chain.

Ask each nursery which ages it takes this year and whether it has places.

Getting Around Jumeirah Golf Estates

You get around Jumeirah Golf Estates by car. Most trips start on one of these roads:

  • Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) runs along the north side. It goes north-east towards Sharjah and south-west towards Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi.
  • Al Khail Road (E44) meets the E311 at City Centre Me'aisem. It is the fast road north to Al Barsha, Business Bay and Downtown Dubai.
  • Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street (D54) runs along the south side, towards Dubai Sports City and Motor City.
By road from the middle of Jumeirah Golf Estates
🛒
City Centre Me'aisem (Carrefour)
5.8 km
🚇
Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro station
9 to 16 km
🛍️
Mall of the Emirates
17 km
⛵
Dubai Marina Mall
19 km
🎡
Expo City Dubai
21 km
🏙️
Downtown Dubai (Burj Khalifa)
27 km
✈️
Al Maktoum Airport (DWC)
30 km
✈️
Dubai International Airport (DXB)
41 km

These are distances along the roads, not times. At rush hour, and in the week of the DP World Tour Championship, allow more time.

Metro stations near Jumeirah Golf Estates

Jumeirah Golf Estates has its own Metro station, but it is outside the gates. The station is on the Route 2020 branch of the Red Line, between Al Furjan and Dubai Investment Park. By road:

  • From the station to the clubhouse: about 9 km.
  • From the estate to the station: about 16 km, because of the way the junctions on the E311 work.

So most residents drive or take a taxi to it. Bus F38 links the station with Dubai Production City and Dubai Sports City. Bus routes change, so check them in the RTA's S'hail app before you rely on one.

The Gold Line will end at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Dubai approved the new line on 22 April 2026. It will run underground for 42 km from Al Ghubaiba, through Business Bay and JVC. At Jumeirah Golf Estates it will meet the Red Line and Etihad Rail. It is due to open on 9 September 2032.

Parking in Jumeirah Golf Estates

Ask how many parking spaces come with the home before you sign. This matters most for a flat in Al Andalus. In the villa communities, most people park at home.

Is Jumeirah Golf Estates a Good Place to Live?

Jumeirah Golf Estates is a good place to live if you want a large villa on a golf course and quiet, gated streets, and you drive. It is not a cheap place to rent, and there is little to walk to.

A one-bedroom flat in Al Andalus rents for about AED 17,000 a year more than one in Al Furjan, one stop away on the Metro. A four-bedroom villa here rents for about AED 188,000 a year more than one in Jumeirah Park. What you pay for is the course, the space and the quiet.

The good

  • Two golf courses and a clubhouse
  • Gated, with quiet streets
  • Villas pay owners about 6% a year
  • A Metro station now, the Gold Line in 2032
  • Al Andalus flats cost less than villas

The not so good

  • No school or clinic inside
  • No mall; you drive for most shopping
  • The Metro station is outside the gates
  • Most new villas are not built yet
  • High rents for the large villas

Our reasons:

  • For a family that wants space, the villas give a lot of house. Even the cheapest townhouses in Jasmine Lane have three bedrooms.
  • For a couple or a single person, Al Andalus is the cheapest way in. You get the golf course views at a flat's rent.
  • For a buyer, the yield is good, but the risk is new supply. Thousands of new homes are planned in wasl's "The Next Chapter". When they are handed over, more villas will compete for tenants.

Three bills to ask about before you sign:

  • Chiller: we could not confirm whether any home here has a separate cooling bill. Ask the agent: "Is the air conditioning in the DEWA bill, or is there a separate chiller bill?"
  • DEWA: you pay DEWA, the water and electricity bill, yourself. A large villa with a garden and a pool uses a lot of power and water in summer, so ask to see last summer's bills.
  • Service charges: owners pay a yearly charge to run the community. If you are buying, ask the seller for the latest bill for that home, and read our guide to service charges in Dubai.

To compare Jumeirah Golf Estates with other areas, read our guide to rental yield by area in Dubai. Before you make an offer, use our guide on how to check property value in Dubai.

FAQs

Is there a Metro station in Jumeirah Golf Estates?

Yes, but it is outside the gates. Jumeirah Golf Estates station is on the Route 2020 branch of the Red Line, across Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. By road it is about 9 km from the station to the clubhouse. The Gold Line will also end there when it opens in 2032.

Which golf course hosts the DP World Tour Championship?

The Earth course in Jumeirah Golf Estates. The championship, the last event of the Race to Dubai, has been played there since 2009. In 2026 it runs from 12 to 15 November.

Is Jumeirah Golf Estates freehold?

Yes. People of any nationality can buy a home here. Dubai's official list of freehold land goes by plot number, not by community name, so check that the title deed of the home you want says "freehold".

Who is the developer of Jumeirah Golf Estates?

The estate was first built by Leisurecorp, a Dubai World company. Its new phases are by wasl (Ashwood, Cedarwood and Pinewood, in "The Next Chapter") and by Arada (Jouri Hills).

Is Jouri Hills in Jumeirah Golf Estates?

Yes. Jouri Hills is a community of townhouses and villas inside Jumeirah Golf Estates, by the Sharjah developer Arada. It was still being built when this guide was last updated, and its homes were selling off-plan.

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