Abu Hail is an established residential district in Deira, north of the creek, with its own station on the green metro line and Al Mamzar beach park a short distance away. It is one of the more affordable central places to rent in Dubai.
The stock is mostly older apartment buildings with some villas and compounds, in a dense street grid with shops at ground level.
Abu Hail sits a little inland from the creek, in the part of Deira closest to Sharjah, which is the single fact that shapes most of life here: rents are lower than almost anywhere else in central Dubai, and the Sharjah border crossing is close enough to use regularly for shopping, fuel or visiting family.
Abu Hail is bordered by Al Waheda to the east, Hor Al Anz to the south and Al Baraha to the west, a short distance from the Sharjah border. It is one of the smaller districts in this part of Dubai, just 1.27 square kilometres, with a recorded population of around 21,400.
Long before the apartment blocks, an 1830 British survey described a small village here of about 250 people, mostly fishermen. The settlement was shelled by British forces in January 1820 during the Gulf campaign that led to the General Maritime Treaty later that year, one of the agreements behind the eventual formation of the UAE in 1971. By the early twentieth century the village was largely abandoned outside the date harvest season, so today's dense residential grid sits on a much older place name.
People working in Deira, Al Qusais, Sharjah or along the green line who want low rents and a short commute. It has a long term resident population and a practical, unpretentious feel.
It suits buyers looking for freehold and new build amenities less well. This is largely an older rental district.
Most tenants here are single workers or small households rather than families with school age children, which is reflected in the mix of studios and one and two bedroom flats that dominate the local market. Larger family apartments and villas exist, but they are a smaller share of the stock than in the newer suburbs further from the centre.
Day to day, Abu Hail feels more like Deira's older streets than the newer suburbs further out: ground floor shops, small restaurants and a settled population who have often lived there for years. It is not a district built around a single mall or a landscaped community centre, so most of what residents need is spread along the main roads rather than concentrated in one place.
Freehold ownership options in Deira are limited, so buyers attracted by the centrality and the rental demand generally compare it with freehold districts a similar distance from the centre, notably Al Jaddaf. If yield is the objective, that is the practical alternative.
Abu Hail is a district in Deira, bordered by Al Waheda, Hor Al Anz and Al Baraha, a short drive from the Sharjah border.
Yes. Abu Hail station on the Green Line opened in September 2011 and sits inside the district, close to Abu Hail Shopping Centre.
It suits families who want low rent and a short, practical commute into Deira or Sharjah. Schools and clinics are available locally and in neighbouring Al Qusais and Hor Al Anz, though the building stock is older than in Dubai's newer suburbs.
No. Like most of Deira's older districts, Abu Hail is a rental district rather than one of Dubai's freehold zones.
Yes. Al Mamzar Beach Park is a short drive from the district and is one of the better public beaches in Dubai, with its own pools, chalets and gardens alongside the open sand.
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