DAMAC Hills 2 property investment guide
Affordable themed villas (Akoya)
DAMAC Hills 2 is a budget villas community in Dubai where recorded residential sales have a median price of AED 1,198 per sqft. Ownership is freehold. The nearest metro station is مدينة الأكاديمية, 12 km away.
A large-value villa-and-townhouse community (formerly Akoya) on the city’s southern edge, amenity-rich.
Key numbers
- Median price
- AED 1,198/sqft
- Price tier
- Budget
- Ownership
- Freehold
- Maturity
- Established
- Handover
- Ready · ongoing
- Metro served
- No
- Commute to downtown
- 40 min
- Projects tracked
- 47
Market data: recorded sales
Over the 12 months to Sep 2026, DAMAC Hills 2 recorded 1,475 property sales with a residential median of AED 1,185 per sqft — -2.1% on the previous 12 months.
See how DAMAC Hills 2 ranks city-wide: price per sqft, sales momentum, price growth.
- Median sale price
- AED 1,198/sqft
- 139 residential sales, last 4 quarters
- Sales, last 12 months
- 1,475
- -66.4% vs the 12 months before
- Price change, year on year
- -2.1%
- residential median AED/sqft
Monthly figures, last 12 months
| Month | Median AED/sqft | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1,356 | 100 |
| Aug 2026 | 1,258 | 80 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,183 | 99 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,309 | 79 |
| May 2026 | 783 | 83 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,251 | 110 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,120 | 78 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,207 | 143 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,264 | 149 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,185 | 159 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,101 | 200 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,181 | 195 |
Price by bedroom count
| Type | Median price | Median AED/sqft | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR · Apartment | AED 556,360 | 1,199 | 6 |
Latest quarter with recorded residential sales; thin sample sizes are excluded. Apartments and villas are priced separately. Villa AED/sqft is left out because the registry often records the plot rather than the built area.
Top-selling projects in DAMAC Hills 2
Ranked by registered sales, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. "Prior year" is the 12 months before that window.
| Project | Sales | Prior year | Median AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damac Hills (2) - Mulberry | 91 | 110 | — |
| Sold Without Project for Front Line Investment Managment | 83 | 45 | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Viridis | 77 | 109 | 1,006 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Camelia | 75 | 78 | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Vardon | 68 | 90 | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Janusia | 55 | 62 | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Pacifica | 55 | 93 | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Centaury | 42 | 36 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet | DAMAC | 4 BR | Selling· unverified | AED 1,800,000 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Violet | DAMAC | 526 | Under construction · 88% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Natura | DAMAC | 439 | Under construction · 86% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Violet 3 | DAMAC | 616 | Under construction · 36% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Victoria 2 | DAMAC | 96 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Elo | DAMAC | 557 | Under construction · 22% | AED 562,000 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Amargo 2 | DAMAC | 105 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Evergreens | DAMAC | 131 | Under construction · 26% | AED 554,000 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 2 | DAMAC | 274 | Under construction · 31% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 3 | DAMAC | 383 | Under construction · 33% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Violet 2 | DAMAC | 223 | Under construction · 58% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 1 | DAMAC | 252 | Under construction · 22% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Verona | DAMAC | 384 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Farmhouses | DAMAC | 13 | Under construction · 83% | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Violet 4 | DAMAC | 803 | Under construction · 14% | AED 1,956,000 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Primrose | DAMAC | 353 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Mulberry | DAMAC | 110 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Aster | DAMAC | 378 | Complete | — |
| Sold Without Project for Front Line Investment Managment | DAMAC | Resale· unverified | — | |
| Damac Hills (2) - Centaury | DAMAC | 413 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Viridis | DAMAC | 870 | Complete | AED 370,000 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Elo 2 & Elo 3 | DAMAC | 1145 | Under construction · 6% | AED 580,000 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Camelia | DAMAC | 515 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Basswood | DAMAC | 419 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Vardon | DAMAC | 692 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Sanctnary | DAMAC | 388 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Janusia | DAMAC | 478 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Aquilegia | DAMAC | 424 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Pacifica | DAMAC | 640 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Juniper | DAMAC | 313 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Victoria | DAMAC | 406 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Zinnia | DAMAC | 487 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Albizia | DAMAC | 604 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Avencia-2 | DAMAC | 406 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Amargo | DAMAC | 398 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Navitas (A & B) | DAMAC | 218 | Complete | AED 281,000 |
| Damac Hills (2) - Odora | DAMAC | 254 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Mimosa | DAMAC | 338 | Complete | — |
| Damac Hills (2) - Claret | DAMAC | 315 | Complete | — |
Amenities & access
- Beach
- 35 min drive
- Metro
- 30 min
- Schools
- Nearby
- Also nearby
- Water town, sports
Getting around & daily life
Nearest of each, measured to the edge of DAMAC Hills 2 — not driving distance.
- Metro station
- مدينة الأكاديمية · 12 km away
- School
- Gems Metropole School · 9.6 km away
- Hospital
- Fakeeh University Hospital · 14 km away
- Mall
- Dubai Outlet Mall · 8.2 km away
- Supermarket
- Zoom · 6.6 km away
- Park
- Mira Oasis 3 Park · 7.1 km away
- Beach
- 3.1 km away
- Golf course
- Arabian Ranches Golf Club · 12 km away
- University
- International Center for Biosaline Agriculture · 11 km away
- Airport
- Al Maktoum International Airport · 22 km away
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Infrastructure that moves values
- Cityland Malloperational · 2019
Nature-inspired mall beside Global Village with 350+ stores, dining and entertainment; a major retail destination roughly a 15-20 minute drive via Al Qudra Road.
- Water Town (Malibu Beach & wave pool)operational · 2020
Signature leisure zone with the man-made Malibu Beach, wave/surf simulator, lazy river, floating cinema, boating lake and splash pads; opened to residents in late 2020.
- DAMAC Hills 2 Community Mall (Carrefour)operational · 2020
Akoya Community Centre anchored by a 24/7 Carrefour hypermarket plus F&B (KFC, Pizza Hut) and shops; the main on-site retail and grocery destination.
- Sports Townoperational
Sports hub with cricket grounds, football pitches, basketball/tennis/volleyball courts, outdoor gym, jogging and cycling tracks; complemented by Motor Town go-kart track and a paintball arcade.
- Trump World Golf Club Dubaioperational
18-hole championship golf course with a ~30,000 sq ft clubhouse and The Stoke House restaurant within the wider DAMAC Hills development serving the community.
- Saudi German Clinic, DAMAC Hills 2operational
On-site outpatient clinic providing primary healthcare inside the community.
- Cherry Tree Nurseryoperational
Early-years nursery operating on-site; the main in-community childcare facility while larger schools are still planned within the master plan.
- Jebel Ali - Lehbab Road (E77)operational
Major highway bordering the community, the primary access route linking to Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Qudra Road and the wider Dubai network.
- Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)operational
Dubai's second international airport, roughly a 30-40 minute drive; itself undergoing a major multi-year expansion to become the world's largest airport.
- Etihad Rail passenger station - Jumeirah Golf Estatesunder construction · 2026
Dubai's only Etihad Rail passenger station, on the national network linking Abu Dhabi to Fujairah; the nearest intercity rail access for DAMAC Hills 2, with this station slated to open 30 Sept 2026.
- Al Qudra Road (D63) Development Projectunder construction · 2027
Dh798m RTA upgrade: 11.6 km road widening plus 2,700 m of new bridges and interchanges, explicitly serving DAMAC Hills 2 and neighbours; cuts a key junction's travel time from 9.4 to 2.8 minutes. Phased openings began Feb 2026.
- Violet & ongoing residential clustersunder construction · 2027
Active build-out of the 36-cluster master plan; Violet townhouse phases hand over Q2 2026 through Q1 2027, with further clusters off-plan, steadily increasing population and supporting amenities.
- Dubai Metro Blue Lineunder construction · 2029
30 km, 14-station line (Creek Harbour, Silicon Oasis, International City, Mirdif) due 2029; does not directly serve DAMAC Hills 2 but extends the network across south-east Dubai for onward connections.
- Etihad Rail high-speed line (Abu Dhabi-Dubai)under construction · 2030
Announced 150 km, 350 km/h high-speed line connecting Abu Dhabi and Dubai in ~30 minutes, expanding regional rail access for southern Dubai communities including DAMAC Hills 2; targeted operational by 2030.
- Master-plan community facilities (schools, mosque, civic services)approved
DAMAC Hills 2 master plan provisions for in-community schools (primary/secondary), additional mosques, a civil defence centre, police station and ambulance services, to be delivered as the community matures; no fixed dates announced.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does property cost in DAMAC Hills 2?
- Recorded residential sales in DAMAC Hills 2 over the last four quarters have a median price of AED 1,198 per sqft, across 139 transactions. Prices are down -2.1% 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 DAMAC Hills 2?
- مدينة الأكاديمية is the nearest metro station — 12 km away, measured to the edge of DAMAC Hills 2.
- What are the best-selling projects in DAMAC Hills 2?
- By registered sales over the last 12 months, the top projects in DAMAC Hills 2 are Damac Hills (2) - Mulberry (91 sales), Sold Without Project for Front Line Investment Managment (83 sales), Damac Hills (2) - Viridis (77 sales).
- Can foreigners buy property in DAMAC Hills 2?
- Yes — DAMAC Hills 2 is a freehold zone, so foreign buyers get full ownership with no residency requirement.
- How far is DAMAC Hills 2 from downtown Dubai?
- DAMAC Hills 2 is roughly 40 minutes from downtown by car. Upcoming infrastructure: Etihad Rail passenger station - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Al Qudra Road (D63) Development Project, Violet & ongoing residential clusters, Dubai Metro Blue Line, Etihad Rail high-speed line (Abu Dhabi-Dubai), Master-plan community facilities (schools, mosque, civic services).
- What new projects are selling in DAMAC Hills 2?
- 12 projects are still under construction in DAMAC Hills 2, including Damac Hills (2) - Violet by DAMAC, Damac Hills (2) - Natura by DAMAC, Damac Hills (2) - Violet 3 by DAMAC, Damac Hills (2) - Elo by DAMAC (from AED 562,000), Damac Hills (2) - Evergreens by DAMAC (from AED 554,000), Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 2 by DAMAC, Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 3 by DAMAC, Damac Hills (2) - Violet 2 by DAMAC.
Compare with nearby areas
Source: Dubai Land Department open data, sales data through Sep 2026. Medians are computed from registered residential sales and can lag or diverge from asking prices. Not investment advice. Project starting prices and area details 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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