Al Quoz property investment guide
Industry turned arts district
Al Quoz is a budget mixed community in Dubai where recorded residential sales have a median price of AED 859 per sqft. Ownership is mixed. The nearest metro station is Equiti, within the area.
Warehouses turned art-and-design hub (Alserkal Avenue) with a small but growing residential pocket.
Key numbers
- Price tier
- Budget
- Ownership
- Mixed
- Maturity
- Established
- Handover
- Ready
- Metro served
- No
- Commute to downtown
- 10 min
- Projects tracked
- 2
Market data: recorded sales
Over the 12 months to Jun 2026, Al Quoz recorded 193 property sales with a residential median of AED 800 per sqft — +3.1% on the previous 12 months.
See how Al Quoz ranks city-wide: price per sqft, sales momentum, price growth.
- Median sale price
- AED 859/sqft
- 125 residential sales, last 4 quarters
- Sales, last 12 months
- 193
- -11.9% vs the 12 months before
- Price change, year on year
- +3.1%
- residential median AED/sqft
Monthly figures, last 12 months
| Month | Median AED/sqft | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 806 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 941 | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 900 | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 922 | 13 |
| Feb 2026 | 930 | 21 |
| Jan 2026 | 896 | 20 |
| Dec 2025 | 833 | 23 |
| Nov 2025 | 847 | 20 |
| Oct 2025 | 856 | 15 |
| Sep 2025 | 593 | 19 |
| Aug 2025 | 562 | 20 |
| Jul 2025 | 749 | 16 |
Price by bedroom count
| Type | Median price | Median AED/sqft | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 600,000 | 999 | 8 |
Latest quarter with recorded residential sales; thin sample sizes are excluded.
Top-selling projects in Al Quoz
Ranked by registered sales, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026. "Prior year" is the 12 months before that window.
| Project | Sales | Prior year | Median AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL Khail Heights | 159 | 181 | 860 |
Projects
Build status and unit counts from the Dubai Land Department project register; rows we could not match to a register entry are marked unverified.
| Project | Developer | Units | Status | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Quoz Creative Lofts | Multiple | Studio–2 BR | Off-plan· unverified | AED 800,000 |
| Al Khail Heights | Texture Holding | 392 | Complete | AED 451,000 |
Amenities & access
- Beach
- 20 min drive
- Metro
- Noor Bank 15 min
- Schools
- Nearby
- Also nearby
- Alserkal Avenue galleries
Getting around & daily life
Nearest of each, measured to the edge of Al Quoz — not driving distance.
- Metro station
- Equiti · within the area
- Tram stop
- Al Sufouh · 4.0 km away
- School
- Dubai International School · within the area
- Hospital
- MedCare Hospital · 750 m away
- Mall
- Oasis Mall · within the area
- Supermarket
- Carrefour · within the area
- Park
- Al Quoz Park 1 · within the area
- Beach
- 730 m away
- Golf course
- The Hills Golf Course · 1.5 km away
- University
- Jumeira University · within the area
- Airport
- Dubai International Airport · 14 km away
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Infrastructure that moves values
- Al Khail Road Development Project (Al Quoz 1 section)operational · 2024
Completed RTA upgrade adding a 650m bridge and 2,170m of road widening at Al Quoz 1, raising capacity by 3,200 vehicles/hour and cutting travel time ~30%.
- Sheikh Zayed Road - Mall of the Emirates Bridgeoperational · 2025
RTA/Majid Al Futtaim bridge opened October 2025 connecting Sheikh Zayed Road directly to Mall of the Emirates, easing traffic on Al Quoz's SZR edge.
- Al Meydan Street / Al Khail Connectivity Upgradeoperational · 2025
RTA widened the SZR exit to Al Meydan Street and the bridge over First Al Khail Road (completed July 2025), cutting peak travel times up to 40% on Al Quoz's southern edge.
- Al Quoz Creative Zone - Soft Mobility & Transport Integrationoperational · 2026
RTA package completed January 2026: a 45m artistic pedestrian/cycle bridge on Al Manara Street, three mobility hubs and 4km of pedestrian, cycling and e-mobility routes linking the zone to Onpassive (Al Safa) Metro and Al Quoz Bus Station.
- Equiti Metro Station (Red Line)operational
Red Line station on Sheikh Zayed Road near Umm Suqeim Street, adjacent to Gold & Diamond Park and serving Al Quoz 1.
- Onpassive Metro Station (Red Line)operational
Red Line station (formerly Al Safa) and the closest metro to Alserkal Avenue and the Al Quoz Creative Zone; now linked to the zone via new RTA pedestrian/cycle routes.
- Sheikh Zayed Road (E11)operational
Dubai's main arterial highway forms Al Quoz's northeastern edge, linking it to Downtown, Marina and Business Bay in 10-15 minutes.
- Al Khail Road (E44)operational
Major highway bounding Al Quoz on its inland side, providing fast access to Business Bay, Meydan and the wider city.
- Alserkal Avenueoperational
Dubai's flagship contemporary-art and cultural district of galleries, studios and Cinema Akil in a converted Al Quoz warehouse complex; anchor of the Creative Zone.
- Gold and Diamond Parkoperational
Emaar-operated jewellery mall at the SZR/Umm Suqeim junction, adjacent to Equiti Metro Station.
- Al Quoz Malloperational
Community mall with 90+ outlets including a hypermarket, dining, clinics and government services in Al Quoz Industrial Area 3.
- Times Square Centeroperational
Lifestyle and furniture-focused mall on Sheikh Zayed Road, home to OliOli children's museum.
- Oasis Centre Malloperational
Long-established retail hub on Sheikh Zayed Road with supermarkets, fashion, cinema and casual dining serving Al Quoz residents.
- OliOli Children's Museumoperational
Award-winning interactive play-and-learn museum for children, located at Times Square Center in Al Quoz.
- GEMS Our Own Indian School / Safa British Schooloperational
Established schools serving Al Quoz, including GEMS Our Own Indian School, Safa British School and Oaktree Primary, with more options in adjacent Al Barsha.
- Aster Clinic & Advanced Care Medical Centre (Al Quoz)operational
Network of clinics and outpatient medical centres (Aster Clinic at Al Khail Mall, Advanced Care in Al Quoz 2 & 4); nearest full hospitals are in Dubai Hills and Al Barsha.
- Q-East by Alphabeta Propertiesunder construction · 2026
Mixed-use creative-district development with 12 concepts including residences, a luxury cinema, food hall, Japanese dining, health studios and the now-open AXD Space co-working club; later residential/retail phases delivering through 2026.
- Al Quoz Creative Zone (Master Plan)under construction · 2029
Dubai Culture master-plan transforming Al Quoz into a global creative hub; phased rollout adding 2,900 affordable residential units for ~8,000 residents, scaling creatives from 900 to 20,000 and tripling recreational/public space.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does property cost in Al Quoz?
- Recorded residential sales in Al Quoz over the last four quarters have a median price of AED 859 per sqft, across 125 transactions. Prices are up +3.1% year on year. Buying costs add roughly 7–10% on top, and net rental yield after service charges typically lands 2–3 percentage points below the gross figure.
- What is the nearest metro station to Al Quoz?
- Equiti is the nearest metro station — within the area, measured to the edge of Al Quoz.
- Can foreigners buy property in Al Quoz?
- Al Quoz is mixed, so check the specific project's ownership terms before committing; many nearby Dubai communities offer full freehold ownership to foreigners.
- How far is Al Quoz from downtown Dubai?
- Al Quoz is roughly 10 minutes from downtown by car. Upcoming infrastructure: Q-East by Alphabeta Properties, Al Quoz Creative Zone (Master Plan).
Compare with nearby areas
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, sales data through Jun 2026. Medians are computed from registered residential sales and can lag or diverge from asking prices. Not investment advice. Asking-price figures come from Esto’s area dataset, updated 2026-07-15. Net yield after service charges and buying costs is what decides a deal —here’s how to run that math.
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