The Acres
What homes in The Acres cost, how prices and rents have moved, every building with its figures, and what it is like to live there. All of it from Dubai Land Department records.
About The Acres
The Acres is a district of standalone villas in Dubailand, close to Emirates Road. The master developer is Meraas, which planned the area as a residential neighbourhood with an emphasis on green and outdoor space. The district has 485 villas across 3 villa communities. They include The Acres itself and two later phases: The Acres 2 & Estates 2 and The Acres 3 & Estates. Every home is a standalone villa, so there are no apartment buildings here. The nearest green space is Al Reem 2 Park, about 900 m away. For shopping, Union Coop in Rukan is about 1.5 km away. Emirates Road is the main route in and out, and it connects the district to the rest of Dubailand and to the city's other main roads.
The Acres is a villa community of about 485 homes. The villas sit in three communities.
Over the last 12 months 24 homes changed hands in The Acres at a median of AED 2,050 per sqft, down 0.8% on the year before. The typical sale was AED 10.3M for a 5,482 sqft home. Rents run at AED 75 per sqft a year, a gross yield of 3.6% at today's prices, below the Dubai-wide 6.0%.
1 rental contracts were registered in the same 12 months, 100% of them renewals, and a typical home rents for AED 445,050 a year.
- Homes
- about 485
Average prices in The Acres
- 3-bed villa5,880,000
- 4-bed villa7,200,000
- 5-bed+ villa15,530,500
In The Acres, villas sold for around AED 7.2M for four-bed villas and AED 15.8M for five-bed and larger villas. Sales ranged from AED 4.5M to AED 24.2M, and 10 of the 24 were 5-bed homes, the most traded type.
Off-plan sales were 100% of the last 12 months (24 of 24).
| Type | Typical price | Per sqft | 12-mo change | Sales (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-bed villa | AED 5,880,000 | AED 1,929 | Few sales | 2 |
| 4-bed villa | AED 7,200,000 | AED 1,761 | Few sales | 5 |
| 5-bed+ villa | AED 15,530,500 | AED 2,084 | Down 1.9% | 16 |
- Off-plan share
- 100% · 23 of 23
- Off-plan /sqft
- AED 2,034
- Completed /sqft
- Few sales
Medians of the last 12 months of DLD sales, per type. A change needs ten records in each year.
What is in The Acres
Villas and townhouses are 100% of the stock, 485 of them in three communities such as The Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3, The Acres 2 & Estates 2 - The Acres Phase 2 and The Acres.
| Type | Homes | Share | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-bed villa | 36 | 7% | 3,048 sqft |
| 4-bed villa | 125 | 26% | 3,987–4,087 sqft |
| 5-bed+ villa | 324 | 67% | 4,962–7,747 sqft |
Counted from DLD unit records of 0 completed buildings and 3 communities.
Prices in The Acres since 2024
- 1 year
- Down 2.8%
The Acres's first registered sales, in 2024, were at about AED 1,800 per sqft. They have risen in most years since, to AED 2,050 over the last 12 months. The steepest recent climb was in 2025, when the annual median rose 20%. Year on year the annual median has gone up 20% in 2025. On the monthly median of every registered sale, prices are down 0.8% over the last 12 months.
Nothing is under construction in The Acres today, so the stock is what it is: 0 buildings and about 485 homes. The figures on this page refresh monthly as new sales and contracts are registered.
The line is the monthly median of every sale, smoothed over three months; a month with fewer than ten records sits between its neighbours, and the latest such months are read together. The changes compare 12-month medians: the last 12 months against the 12 before. Source: Dubai Land Department.
Price history in The Acres
Every registered sale in The Acres in the last 12 months; the dashed line is the trend within those 12 months, grey dots are flagged outliers left out of it.
Transaction history in The Acres
- 5-bed · 4,962 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 19 Oct 2026AED 8,303,0001,673 /sqft
- 4-bed · 3,986 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 04 Sep 2026AED 6,050,0001,518 /sqft
- 5-bed · 6,001 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 21 Aug 2026AED 9,950,0001,658 /sqft
- 6-bed · 7,746 sqftOff-planThe Acres 2 & Estates 2 - The Acres Phase 2 23 Jul 2026AED 16,073,0002,075 /sqft
- 4-bed · 4,087 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 21 Jul 2026AED 7,249,0001,774 /sqft
- 3-bed · 3,047 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 12 Jun 2026AED 5,560,0001,824 /sqft
- 5-bed · 2,972 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 24 Apr 2026AED 4,500,0001,514 /sqft
- 4-bed · 4,087 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 07 Feb 2026AED 7,200,0001,762 /sqft
- 5-bed · 6,913 sqftOff-planThe Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3 06 Feb 2026AED 13,540,5001,959 /sqft
- 6-bed · 7,937 sqftOff-planThe Acres 2 & Estates 2 - The Acres Phase 2No villa no. 05 Feb 2026AED 18,236,0002,298 /sqft
Over the last 12 months The Acres recorded 23 sales; typical homes sold for around AED 10.26M (about AED 2,034 per sqft); with a median size of 4,962 sqft; most were 5-beds; from roughly AED 4.5M to AED 18.8M.
Communities in The Acres
3 completed| The Acres 3 & Estates - The Acres Phase 3Community | 288 | AED 1,958 | Up 4.1% | AED 75 | 3.8% | 21 | |
| The Acres 2 & Estates 2 - The Acres Phase 2Community | 197 | AED 2,169 | 2 | ||||
| The AcresCommunity | Few sales | 0 |
Rents and yields in The Acres
Last 12 months| 5-bed+ villa | AED 445,050 | AED 75 | AED 15.53M | 3.6% | 1 |
- Renewals
- 100% of 1
1 rental contracts were registered in The Acres in the last 12 months, 100% of them renewals. The gross yield across every type is 3.6%, before service charges.
Ejari registrations via Dubai Land Department; yields use the same 12 months of sales.
Buying or renting in The Acres
Buying
Expect a 20% deposit as a UAE resident or 25% as a non-resident on a home under AED 5M, plus the 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee and about AED 5,000 of registration and trustee costs. On the typical sale of AED 10.3M, that is AED 2,051,000 down and AED 410,000 in transfer fee. Before offering, check the service charge per sqft on the building page, the registered size against the marketed one, and whether the unit has sold before and at what price.
Renting
A typical home rents for AED 445,050 a year. Increases on renewal are capped by the RERA rental index. Landlords in Dubai usually take one to four cheques and a 5% security deposit, and every contract is registered on Ejari, which is where the figures on this page come from.
Nearby areas compared
All Dubai areas →| Area | Sale /sqft | 12-mo change | Typical rent | Yield | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acres | AED 2,034 | Down 2.8% | AED 445K | 3.7% | 0 |
| Rukan | AED 1,091 | Up 5.2% | AED 48K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Serena | AED 1,556 | Up 9.9% | AED 150K | 4.8% | 0 |
| Riverside | AED 906 | 0 | |||
| Arabian Ranches | AED 2,193 | Up 8.9% | AED 245K | 3.9% | 0 |
| Damac Islands | AED 1,157 | Up 4.9% | 0 | ||
| Arabian Ranches 2 | AED 1,884 | Up 6.4% | AED 250K | 4.6% | 0 |
The Acres is about 88% dearer per square foot than Rukan, its nearest neighbour, at AED 2,050 against AED 1,091. Riverside is the cheapest nearby at AED 831. Its closest comparables on price are Arabian Ranches and Arabian Ranches 2.
The Acres in numbers
- Across 24 DLD sales in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, the median price in The Acres was AED 2,050 per sqft and the typical home sold for about AED 10.3M.
- Prices are down 0.8% on the year.
- 0 completed buildings; about 485 homes.
- A gross yield of 3.6% across every type, before service charges.
Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 19 October 2026.
Questions about The Acres
How much does a home in The Acres cost?
Over the 12 months to 9 November 2026 the median was AED 2,050 per sqft; the typical sale was AED 10.3M.
Have prices in The Acres gone up?
No: down 0.8% in the 12 months to 9 November 2026, on the monthly median of every registered sale.
What is the rental yield in The Acres?
About 3.6% gross across all types at today's prices, before service charges.
What does it cost to rent in The Acres?
The median contract in the 12 months to 9 November 2026 was AED 445,050 a year, across 1 Ejari registrations.
For sale with OpenOffers in The Acres
No The Acres property is on the board today. Follow The Acres to hear the day one is listed, or see what is for sale across Dubai with every offer public.