Jumeirah Heights

Jumeirah Heights sits in the lakes part of Dubai that includes Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Park and Jumeirah Lake Towers. Nakheel lists these driving times from the community:

Treat these as off peak guides. Traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road at rush hour adds to every figure. There is no Dubai Metro station inside the community, so most residents drive or use taxis to reach the DMCC and Jumeirah Lakes Towers stations.

Three things set it apart from the apartment districts around it.

• Low rise buildings. Six buildings in two clusters, rather than the tall towers of JLT or Dubai Marina.
• Lake views. The buildings are arranged around water and landscaping, which is the main selling point in Nakheel's own description.
• A quiet, mostly residential feel. Its neighbour Jumeirah Islands is a gated community of villas and townhouses on 46 islands, and Jumeirah Heights shares that calm rather than the busier tower districts nearby.

Inside the community

Nakheel and Dubai Holding Community Management list swimming pools, a jogging track, kids' play areas, a dog park, a barbecue area and a shopping pavilion, plus recycling stations. The pavilion covers everyday errands before you need to drive anywhere else.

Walks, beach and marina

• Dubai Marina Walk, the waterfront promenade around the marina, for restaurants and cafes. See our Dubai Marina guide.
• JBR beach and The Beach promenade on the Jumeirah Beach Residence waterfront for the sea. See Jumeirah Beach Residence, and our list of properties with beachfront access.
• Jumeirah Lake Towers for casual dining, supermarkets and the lakeside paths. See Jumeirah Lake Towers.
• Parks and green space across the wider area are collected in our guide to the best parks in Dubai.

Shopping

Nakheel lists Ibn Battuta Mall at about 14 minutes by car. Dubai Marina Mall on the marina waterfront is the other common choice.

Neighbouring communities

• Jumeirah Islands, the villa community on lakes next door.
• Jumeirah Park, a family villa district close by.
• Emirates Hills, the gated villa community on the Montgomerie golf course.

Residents who want an apartment with a calm, lake facing outlook and a central position, without living in a tower district. It tends to suit couples, small families and professionals working in Dubai Marina, Media City, JLT or along Sheikh Zayed Road, who prefer a smaller building and a short drive over a walk to the metro.

It suits people who want a long list of options less well. With only 246 homes in the original six buildings, listings come up occasionally rather than constantly.

Nakheel's project page lists a wider range of home types on its enquiry form, from studios to larger homes. Ask the seller for the exact layout and size of the unit you are viewing, because floor plans are not interchangeable between buildings.

The Dubai Land Department registered 124 home sales in Jumeirah Heights between 1 January and 26 October 2026, as shown in the sold prices table on this page (as of November 2026). About 90% of those were off-plan, mostly in the two new towers.

• Typical price per square foot across all sales: AED 2,493.
• One bedroom: 74 sales, typical price about AED 2.10 million, typical size 832 sq ft.
• Two bedrooms: 37 sales, typical price about AED 3.30 million, typical size 1,369 sq ft.
• Three bedrooms: 12 sales, typical price about AED 4.45 million, typical size 2,444 sq ft.

These are medians of registered transactions, not asking prices. Because most sales were off-plan in new buildings, they say more about the new towers than about resale in the original buildings.

Two projects are currently selling off-plan here. Entry prices on our pages are the developer's starting prices as of November 2026 and move as units sell.

• Serenia District West by Palma Holding, from AED 1,856,000.
• Eltiera Heights by Ellington Properties, from AED 3,063,828.

Some project materials describe the same plots as Jumeirah Islands rather than Jumeirah Heights. If you are comparing, check the plot and title details in the sale contract rather than the marketing name. You can also browse all off-plan projects in Jumeirah Islands.

Rents depend on the building, the floor and whether the apartment faces the lake, and they vary with the furnishing and the condition of the unit. For general guidance on contracts and increases, see our guides to how Dubai rent increases are calculated and who pays for maintenance in a rental.

• Which building and cluster, East or West, and whether the view is over the lake.
• Service charges, and what the shared pools, landscaping and water features cost to run. Our service charge index and guide to checking service charges before you buy explain how to compare.
• Parking. Dubai Holding Community Management reminds residents that parking spaces are for cars and motorbikes only. Ask how many spaces come with the unit.
• Condition and maintenance history, since the original buildings are established.
• Chiller and utility billing, which our DEWA and chiller charges guide covers.
• Exterior changes. The community manager asks for authorisation before any change to a balcony or facade.

Jumeirah Islands is built around villas and townhouses on islands, so it is the choice if you want a house. Jumeirah Lake Towers is a dense tower district with a metro station and a lot of restaurants, and it is the choice if you want to walk to things. Jumeirah Heights sits between the two: apartments in small buildings, with a lake outlook and a quieter pace than JLT.