Emirates Hills
The Beverly Hills of Dubai
Community guide
Emirates Hills is Dubai's most established gated villa community, built around the Montgomerie golf course. Large freehold plots, fully bespoke mansions and absolute privacy make it the address of choice for the emirate's most prominent families. Supply of prime mansions is scarce, which keeps values among the highest in the city.
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Key facts
- Property types
- Custom mansions & villa plots
- Typical price range
- AED 30M - 300M+
- Setting
- Gated, golf-course frontage
- Best for
- Ultra-private family estates
The Address
Often called the Beverly Hills of Dubai, Emirates Hills is the emirate's original ultra-prime villa community and remains the definitive address for prominent families. Gated and discreet, it is arranged around the Montgomerie golf course, with mansions set on some of the largest private plots in the city.
What distinguishes Emirates Hills is exclusivity of the quietest kind. There is no retail spectacle and no through traffic, only landscaped avenues, high hedges and bespoke homes. Life here is private by design, and the community's reputation has been built over two decades of hosting Dubai's most established residents.
Custom Mansions
Unusually for Dubai, homes in Emirates Hills are custom-built. Owners acquire plots and commission their own residences, which has produced an extraordinary variety of architecture, from classical palaces to sharp contemporary statements, each responding to its plot and its owner's taste.
Plots are large, frequently backing onto the golf course or lakes, and finished mansions rank among the most valuable homes in the country. Supply is exceptionally scarce, transactions are infrequent, and prices reflect both the size of the plots and the rarity of ever coming to market.
- β’Custom-built mansions on large private plots
- β’Many homes fronting the Montgomerie golf course or lakes
- β’Diverse bespoke architecture across the community
- β’Very limited supply and infrequent resales
- β’Freehold title registered at the Dubai Land Department
Location and Setting
Emirates Hills sits within the wider Emirates Living district, moments from Sheikh Zayed Road and neighbouring Dubai Marina, JLT and Jumeirah Islands. This places the business core, coast and airports within an easy drive while the community itself remains screened and serene behind its gates.
The Montgomerie golf course and its clubhouse anchor the leisure offering, and an excellent selection of international schools, retail and dining lies immediately around the community in the surrounding neighbourhoods, giving residents convenience without compromising seclusion.
The Buyer Case
Emirates Hills is for buyers at the very top of the market who want a landmark family estate and the privacy to match. The ability to build to one's own specification, combined with plot sizes rarely seen elsewhere in Dubai, makes it a destination for legacy homes rather than transactional purchases.
As an asset it behaves as ultra-prime real estate: values are underpinned by acute scarcity and enduring prestige rather than rental yield, and the community's blue-chip status has proven resilient across market cycles. Freehold title, no property or income tax and the standard 4% DLD fee apply.
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Emirates Hills questions, answered
How much is a villa in Emirates Hills?+
Mansions in Emirates Hills typically trade from around AED 30 million and rise beyond AED 200 million for large, renovated homes with golf-course frontage. Empty plots trade at a premium given how rarely they become available.
Can foreigners buy in Emirates Hills?+
Yes. Emirates Hills is a designated freehold area, so non-UAE nationals can buy, own and sell with full title registered at the Dubai Land Department.
Why is Emirates Hills called the Beverly Hills of Dubai?+
The nickname reflects its status as Dubai's most exclusive villa community. Set around the Montgomerie golf course, it features custom-built mansions on very large private plots, gated and discreet, and has long been home to prominent families. Its combination of scarcity, prestige and privacy mirrors the reputation of its Californian namesake.
Can you build your own home in Emirates Hills?+
Yes, and this is central to the community's character. Buyers typically purchase a plot and commission a bespoke mansion to their own design, subject to community guidelines. This has created an exceptional variety of architecture and makes Emirates Hills one of the few Dubai communities defined by fully custom homes.