Dubai Sports City Area Guide: Prices, Rents and What It's Like to Live There
Dubai Sports City suits renters and buyers looking at lower apartment prices with schools inside the community, and families wanting a golf-side villa in Victory Heights. The community broke ground in Dubailand in 2004 and handed over its first Victory Heights villa in 2008, its developer says. Over the latest twelve months the median one-bedroom apartment sold for AED 1,000,000, from 928 sales, and rented for AED 56,000 a year, from 3,403 contracts.
Prices at a glance
| Bedrooms | Median sale price |
|---|---|
| Studio | AED 604,000 |
| One bedroom | AED 1,000,000 |
| Two bedrooms | AED 1,580,000 |
| Three bedrooms | AED 2,230,000 |
| Four bedrooms | — |
| Five bedrooms | — |
| Bedrooms | Median annual rent |
|---|---|
| Studio | AED 40,000 |
| One bedroom | AED 56,000 |
| Two bedrooms | AED 80,000 |
| Three bedrooms | AED 107,000 |
| Four bedrooms | — |
| Five bedrooms | — |
| Bedrooms | Median gross yield |
|---|---|
| Studio | 6.6% |
| One bedroom | 5.6% |
| Two bedrooms | 5.1% |
| Three bedrooms | 4.8% |
| Four bedrooms | — |
| Five bedrooms | — |
Source: BrickDXB analysis of DLD registered sales and Ejari contracts, twelve months, Dubai Sports City. Data as of .
All three tables show medians, not averages, for apartments in Dubai Sports City, from BrickDXB's analysis of DLD open data over the twelve months to its latest update. Sample sizes, by bedroom type: sale medians and gross yields rest on registered sales (studio 945 sales, one-bedroom 928 sales, two-bedroom 734 sales and three-bedroom 79 sales), and rent medians rest on Ejari contracts (studio 3,644 contracts, one-bedroom 3,403 contracts, two-bedroom 1,426 contracts and three-bedroom 99 contracts). A bedroom type with no figure has no published median in the source, and gross yield is median rent divided by median price, before costs. Villas and townhouses are covered in the questions below, because mixing them into apartment rows would distort the medians.
Ask us to check the DLD-approved service charge for a specific building.
Off-plan projects in Dubai Sports City
We found no off-plan project in Dubai Sports City with a developer-published starting price on the pages we used, so this block is empty. The developer says all its residential buildings and villages are complete except Sevilla Village.
Popular buildings
| Building | Home type | Median price | Median annual rent | Gross yield | Registered sales (twenty-four months) | Rent contracts (twenty-four months) | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite 10 Sports Residence | one-bedroom apartment | AED 692,000 | AED 55,000 | 7.9% | 142 sales | 1,415 contracts | median price from 70 sales and median rent from 513 contracts for this home type |
| Elan | three-bedroom villa or townhouse | AED 3,650,000 | AED 189,000 | 5.2% | 145 sales | 1,027 contracts | median price from 81 sales and median rent from 689 contracts for this home type |
| Aura | four-bedroom villa or townhouse | AED 5,900,000 | AED 310,000 | 5.3% | 255 sales | 735 contracts | median price from 132 sales and median rent from 433 contracts for this home type |
| Elite 8 Sports Residence | studio | AED 450,000 | AED 39,000 | 8.7% | 94 sales | 799 contracts | median price from 49 sales and median rent from 365 contracts for this home type |
| Hera Tower | studio | AED 440,000 | AED 46,000 | 10.5% | 161 sales | 640 contracts | median price from 71 sales and median rent from 294 contracts for this home type |
| Canal Residence West (Phase 1) | one-bedroom apartment | AED 745,000 | AED 60,000 | 8.1% | 116 sales | 631 contracts | median price from 63 sales and median rent from 361 contracts for this home type |
| Elite 6 Sports Residence | studio | AED 430,000 | AED 38,000 | 8.8% | 75 sales | 652 contracts | median price from 47 sales and median rent from 434 contracts for this home type |
| Elite 5 Sports Residence | studio | AED 450,000 | AED 39,000 | 8.7% | 41 sales | 626 contracts | median price from 21 sales and median rent from 432 contracts for this home type |
Source: BrickDXB building pages, DLD-registered sales and Ejari rent contracts over the last twenty-four months; data as of .
Buildings are ranked by registered transactions, meaning DLD-registered sales plus Ejari rent contracts over the last twenty-four months, as published on each building's BrickDXB page. Each row shows the median price, median rent and gross yield for the building's most-sold home type, with its own sample sizes; these medians, yields and samples also cover those twenty-four months, unlike the twelve-month area tables, and the source line gives the end date. This is a ranking of activity, not a list of every building or a recommendation.
Living in Dubai Sports City
Schools
The developer lists Wonder Years Nursery, Victory Heights Primary School, Dwight School Dubai, Renaissance School and IDEA Learning Centre in the community. Check each school's curriculum, fees and current rating in the KHDA directory.
Healthcare
We have not yet verified a hospital in Dubai Sports City for this guide (to be confirmed); the retail promenade at Canal Residence West has a pharmacy. Check which hospitals your insurance covers and time the drive.
Parks
The developer lists parks and green spaces, community centres, children's play areas, cycling and jogging paths and 2 mosques, alongside The Els Club golf course and other sports facilities. The retail promenade at Canal Residence West has a supermarket, pharmacy and cleaners.
Transport
We have not verified a metro station serving Dubai Sports City, so plan on driving or using buses and taxis; the developer's address is on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. Test the route at the hours you would travel.
Commute times
The developer does not publish drive times, so none are shown.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dubai Sports City freehold?
Dubai's freehold regulation, which lists land by area and plot number, does not name Dubai Sports City, and we have not matched it to a later instrument, so the designating instrument is to be confirmed. Check the exact unit in the DLD Property Status Enquiry before you sign or pay.
What communities are in Dubai Sports City?
The developer lists Victory Heights, a villa and townhouse community, and Canal Residence West, an apartment development with a retail promenade, alongside the apartment towers in the busiest-buildings table.
How much does a one-bedroom apartment cost in Dubai Sports City?
The median registered sale price was AED 1,000,000, or a median AED 1,256/sq ft, from 928 sales over the latest twelve months. Compare registered sales in the building you want.
What do villas cost in Dubai Sports City?
The median three-bedroom villa or townhouse sold for AED 4,000,000 from 74 sales, and the median four-bedroom for AED 5,550,000 from 115 sales. Median rents were AED 200,000 from 575 contracts and AED 300,000 from 771 contracts respectively.
What is the rent for a one-bedroom in Dubai Sports City?
The median Ejari rent was AED 56,000 a year, from 3,403 contracts. The median for new leases was AED 60,000 and on renewals AED 55,000; renewal increases are capped by the RERA rental index.
What rental yield do Dubai Sports City homes make?
Median gross yields for apartments ranged from 4.8% for a three-bedroom to 6.6% for a studio; three- and four-bedroom villas or townhouses showed 5% and 5.4%. These are historical gross figures before service charges, vacancy and fees, not a forecast or a promise of return.
Have prices in Dubai Sports City gone up?
Yes, over the latest year: the median sale price per square foot was 10.4% higher than in the previous twelve months, according to BrickDXB's analysis of DLD registered sales. Past growth is not a guide to future prices.
Which schools are in Dubai Sports City?
The developer lists Victory Heights Primary School, Dwight School Dubai, Renaissance School, IDEA Learning Centre and Wonder Years Nursery. Check ratings in the KHDA directory.
What are service charges in Dubai Sports City?
Each jointly owned building or villa community has its own DLD-approved budget. Ask the seller for the latest statement, or ask us to check the approved figure for the building.