# Living in The Meadows, Dubai: prices, vibe, who it suits

> One of Dubai's original and most established villa enclaves, built by Emaar in 2004 as part of the Emirates Living master community (alongside The…

Source: https://www.askeric.io/dubai/the-meadows

## The Meadows at a glance

One of Dubai's original and most established villa enclaves, built by Emaar in 2004 as part of the Emirates Living master community (alongside The Springs, The Lakes and Emirates Hills). It is a low-rise, gated, 24/7-secured grid of tree-lined streets wrapped around man-made lakes, with no apartments or towers at all, only detached two-storey villas. As a 2004-built community it is fully built out and matured, and it sits next to the Marina/JLT business cluster off Sheikh Zayed Road. Split into nine numbered sub-communities (Meadows 1-9) of roughly 1,800 villas, with pricing rising by sub-community (Meadows 6 commands a clear premium).

## Who it suits

- Families with school-age children
- Long-term end-user residents wanting space and quiet
- Professionals working in Dubai Marina / Media City / Internet City / JLT
- Investors seeking established Emaar villa stock

## Homes and prices

Villas only, no apartments or townhouses. Detached two-storey Emaar villas of roughly 3 to 7 bedrooms with private gardens and porches, average plot/built-up around 5,800 sqft, across ~1,800 homes in nine sub-communities (Meadows 1-9).

Villas only (no 1BR/2BR). Sale ~AED 1,748/sqft; community avg asking ~AED 12.07M; 3BR ~AED 8.75M-10M, 4BR ~AED 13.5M-16M, 5BR ~AED 16M-20M (PropertyFinder, trailing 12-month listing data). Rent (annual): 3BR ~AED 350k, 4BR ~AED 456k, 5BR ~AED 564k, 6BR ~AED 777k; Bayut community avg asking rent ~AED 531k (~AED 76/sqft). (as of 2026-06.)

**Ownership:** Freehold designated zone (Emirates Living) - open to non-GCC foreign buyers for full freehold ownership; verify the specific plot via Dubai REST/DLD

## Getting around

No metro/tram inside the community (it is villa-only and car-dependent). Nearest Red Line metro is Sobha Realty / DMCC station (~2.5-3 km, ~5-7 min drive); nearest tram is Dubai Marina / JLT (~2.5-3 km, ~6 min drive). Dubai Marina/JBR is effectively adjacent (~5-10 min). Via Sheikh Zayed Road, Downtown Dubai and DIFC are roughly 20-25 min in normal traffic.

## Lifestyle

Self-contained suburban amenities: The Meadows Village and The Meadows Souk retail centres with Spinneys and Waitrose, community swimming pools, parks, lakeside walking/cycling paths, basketball courts and football pitches, plus casual dining clustered in the village retail centres. The Montgomerie Golf Club is ~5 min away. Beaches are a short drive: Pine Beach ~10 min, JBR Beach ~14 min.

## Schools nearby

- Emirates International School Meadows (KHDA rating: KHDA Very Good (2023-2024); IB Continuum (PYP/MYP/DP); inside The Meadows (~1.1 km))
- Dubai British School Emirates Hills (KHDA rating: KHDA Outstanding (2023-2024); UK National Curriculum; adjacent Emirates Hills (~1.4 km))
- Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills (KHDA rating: KHDA Outstanding; IB curriculum; adjacent Emirates Hills (~1.7 km))

## Developers active here

Emaar Properties

## Provenance

Last verified 2026-06-30 by human-signoff-2026-06-30.

Sources:

- https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/area-insights/dubai/meadows
- https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/buy/dubai/villas-for-sale-meadows.html
- https://www.bayut.com/area-guides/the-meadows/
- https://propsearch.ae/dubai/the-meadows

Live asking prices and current listings for The Meadows are on the page itself: https://www.askeric.io/dubai/the-meadows