Creek Harbour: higher price per foot and nearly three times the recorded sales.

Dubai Creek Harbour or Dubai Hills Estate — Which Emaar Community?

Dubai Creek Harbour costs about 8% more per square foot than Dubai Hills Estate — AED 2,625 against AED 2,420 — and recorded 1,937 off-plan sales against Dubai Hills' 718, according to the Dubai Land Department transaction register, off-plan sales January to 17 September 2026. Both are Emaar master communities, which is why buyers weigh them against each other: Creek Harbour is the waterfront option near Ras Al Khor, Dubai Hills the green, established one.

Median price per sqft
2,625 vs 2,420
Creek Harbour vs Dubai Hills, AED
Recorded 2026 off-plan sales
Median price paid
AED 2,764,105 vs AED 2,499,011
Creek Harbour vs Dubai Hills
Recorded, not asking
Recorded off-plan sales
1,937 vs 718
18 vs 20 developments
2026 to date
Projects past their 2026 date
0 of 4 vs 0 of 9
Filed completion passed, not finished
As of 17 September 2026

Price and what sells

Creek Harbour's median sale is AED 2,764,105; Dubai Hills' is AED 2,499,011. Creek Harbour: 46% one-bedroom, 42% two-bedroom, 12% three-bedroom. Dubai Hills: 44% one-bedroom, 39% two-bedroom, 17% three-bedroom.

The mixes are close, so the per-foot gap of 8% is a genuine difference in what the market is paying, not an artefact of unit size.

Similar unit mix, so the 8% per-foot gap is real.

Supply and delivery

Creek Harbour's busiest projects are Creek Bay (679), Creek Haven (464), Valia (250); Dubai Hills' are Palace Residences Hillside A (194), Greencrest (141), Vida Residences Hillside (51). Neither has a 2026 project past its filed completion date in the register: 0 of 4 in Creek Harbour and 0 of 9 in Dubai Hills, as of 17 September 2026. In the register Creek Harbour is filed as Al Khairan First.

No late 2026 projects in either community as of 17 September 2026.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure is from the Dubai Land Department transaction register, off-plan sales January to 17 September 2026, read on 17 September 2026. Prices are medians of what buyers actually paid, pooled across all recorded off-plan sales in each community — not asking prices and not an average of project averages. 'Past their 2026 date' counts projects whose filed completion date in the register has already passed without the project being recorded as finished; the register can lag a real site, so verify any single project in Dubai REST. Communities are matched to the register through their official DLD district names, listed on our district-names page.

The buildings behind these numbers

Every project we track in these areas, busiest first — each page has its payment plan, handover date and the prices actually paid.

Dubai Creek Harbour

All Dubai Creek Harbour projects →

Dubai Hills Estate

All Dubai Hills Estate projects →

Project vs project

  • Creek Bay vs Creek Haven Two Emaar towers at Dubai Creek Harbour, 2% apart per square foot but AED 1.3m apart on the typical purchase. The gap is unit size, not value — and it is the most common way Dubai comparisons mislead.
  • Greencrest vs Vida Residences Hillside Both are Emaar one-bedroom-led buildings in Dubai Hills Estate handing over in 2029. Greencrest transacts at AED 2,138/sqft across 141 recorded sales; Vida Residences Hillside at AED 2,527 across 40.
Our verdict

Dubai Creek Harbour or Dubai Hills Estate? Creek Harbour is about 8% dearer per square foot (AED 2,625 vs AED 2,420) with a similar unit mix, and it is the busier market by recorded sales (1,937 vs 718). Dubai Hills has a lower median sale (AED 2,499,011 vs AED 2,764,105). Both are Emaar communities with no 2026 project past its filed completion date. Source: Dubai Land Department transaction register, off-plan sales January to 17 September 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dubai Creek Harbour more expensive than Dubai Hills?

Per square foot, yes: AED 2,625 in Dubai Creek Harbour against AED 2,420 in Dubai Hills Estate for recorded 2026 off-plan sales, about 8% higher, per the DLD register as of 17 September 2026.

Which is better, Dubai Creek Harbour or Dubai Hills?

Creek Harbour is the waterfront, higher-volume market at a higher price per foot; Dubai Hills is the established green community at a lower median sale. Both are Emaar developments and neither has a late 2026 project in the register.

What is the DLD district for Dubai Creek Harbour?

Al Khairan First. Creek Bay, Creek Haven and Creek Palace are all registered there.