The Meydan Racecourse grandstand at night

Meydan

The heart of new Dubai.

9 residential communities

A master-planned district built around the home of the Dubai World Cup, freehold for every nationality and 15 to 20 minutes from Downtown.

Meydan Bridge lit up at night
Introducing

A district built around the Dubai World Cup.

Meydan is a master-planned district in the heart of Dubai, built around the Meydan Racecourse, home of the Dubai World Cup. Framed by Al Khail Road, Ras Al Khor Road and Dubai–Al Ain Road, it takes in some of the city's most active new communities, among them Sobha Hartland, District One and Meydan Horizon. It is freehold for buyers of every nationality and 15 to 20 minutes' drive from Downtown Dubai, and its low-rise, green streets have made it one of Dubai's busiest new-home markets. Read our full Meydan area guide

of Dubai's residential sales in 2026
median price per sq ft
15–20 minto Downtown Dubai
Dubai World Cup night at Meydan Racecourse
Downtown Dubai and Business Bay skyline
A floodlit golf course at night
Flamingos at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary
Life in Meydan

Meydan Racecourse can host up to 60,000 spectators. Each spring it stages the Dubai World Cup, a race night that carried a total purse of US$30.5 million in 2026 and puts the district in front of a global audience.

Downtown Dubai, Business Bay and DIFC are 15 to 20 minutes by car and Dubai International Airport under half an hour, yet home stays low-rise, green and quiet.

The Track, Meydan Golf is a nine-hole, Peter Harradine-designed course beside the racecourse. It is floodlit until 11pm, and water comes into play on every hole.

Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, a Ramsar-listed wetland on Meydan's north-eastern edge, is where greater flamingos gather each winter, minutes from the city's tallest towers.

Market insights

The Meydan property market in 2026.

Every residential sale and rental contract registered with the Dubai Land Department in Meydan this year, from 1 January to .

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Residential sales in total value; off-plan
Median price per sq ftDubai overall: , so Meydan sits higher
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Median villa / townhouseAED per sq ft
Gross rental yieldMedian rent per sq ft a year, ready apartments
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Dubai Land Department sales registered in 2026 for the project Tonino Lamborghini Residences (Business Park), off-plan. Current asking prices are on the live inventory.

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Meydan's established communities against Dubai as a whole. Meydan held its level through 2026 while the Dubai-wide median eased. The Business Park branded-residence launches are excluded here because their premium pricing would distort the monthly trend; they appear in the community chart below.

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Residential sales per month

The February spike came from branded-residence launches in Business Park.

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Median price per sq ft by community

The dashed line marks the Dubai-wide median of . Tonino Lamborghini Residences, shown in copper, sits inside Business Park.

Prices and rents by home type

Medians for 2026. Gross yield compares the median rent with the median price of ready homes of the same type. Most rent contracts don't state bedrooms, so rents are grouped by floor area, using the size ranges that match each type in the sales data.

Community by community

Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Residential sales transactions and Ejari rent contracts registered from 1 January to , analysed by Gulf Land Property Developers. "Meydan" covers the DLD areas of Meydan One, Meydan Avenue, Sobha Hartland, MBR District 1, Ghadeer Al Tair (District One West), MBR District 7, Horizon, Al Merkadh, Nad Al Shiba First and Business Park; rents use the Ejari areas Al Merkadh, Nad Al Shiba First and Ghadeer Al Tair. Price per sq ft is the median of individual transactions. Gross yield is median annual rent per sq ft divided by median sale price per sq ft for ready apartments. Figures are a guide, not a valuation.

Location

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Getting there by car

Free-flow drive times and road distances calculated with OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. Allow longer at rush hour.

Features and amenities

The destination: everything a resident reaches for, from race night to the school run.

Horse racing at Meydan Racecourse Students in a classroom Outdoor café terrace in Dubai The Burj Khalifa above a highway interchange in Downtown Dubai

The racing season at Meydan runs through the cooler months and builds to Dubai World Cup night in spring. The racecourse complex includes The Meydan Hotel, which overlooks the track, and through the year it also hosts concerts, festivals and large corporate events.

  • Up to 60,000 spectators
  • US$30.5M World Cup purse (2026)
  • The Meydan Hotel on the track
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Two schools sit inside Sobha Hartland, North London Collegiate School Dubai and Hartland International School, both rated Very Good by the KHDA, with a French bilingual school beside The Meydan Hotel and Outstanding-rated Repton and GEMS Modern Academy a short drive east. Nurseries are spread across Meydan and District One, and Nad Al Sheba Health Centre and private clinics are a short drive away.

  • 18 schools within a short drive
  • Nurseries across Meydan
  • Clinics a short drive away
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Everyday shopping is close at hand: Spinneys, Choithrams and Carrefour in Sobha Hartland, Azizi Riviera and Polo Residence, Meydan Heights Retail Centre, and Waitrose at The Grand, which opened at Nad Al Sheba Gardens in August 2026. For more, Dubai Mall is about 20 minutes away. Dining runs from Farriers at The Meydan Hotel, overlooking the track, to the cafés of Sobha Hartland and District One.

  • Spinneys, Choithrams, Carrefour and Waitrose
  • Community retail in every district
  • Dubai Mall about 20 minutes
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Three highways frame the district: Al Khail Road (E44), Ras Al Khor Road and Dubai–Al Ain Road (E66). Downtown, Business Bay and DIFC are 15 to 20 minutes away. There is no metro station inside Meydan; the nearest are Creek and Business Bay stations.

  • Al Khail Road, Ras Al Khor Road, E66
  • DXB airport under 30 minutes
  • Nearest metro: Creek
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    Buying in Meydan

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    Government fees from the Dubai Land Department's published service fees for initial-sale (Oqood) registration and mortgage registration, retrieved 6 October 2026. UAE banks lend up to 50% of the price on off-plan homes; they also charge valuation and arrangement fees, which vary. The rate shown is an example, so check current offers with your bank. The service charge is an estimate you can change; the final figure is set once the building is completed. This is an estimate, not financial advice.

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    Photography: Meydan grandstand by Sakena (CC BY 2.0); Dubai World Cup and race by Imadkayyali (CC BY-SA 4.0); and Ras Al Khor flamingos by Iwona Rege (CC BY-SA 4.0), all via Wikimedia Commons. Other photographs via Unsplash. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; imagery © Esri and its partners.

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