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 1,192 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

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 Jun 2026, DAMAC Hills 2 recorded 1,795 property sales with a residential median of AED 1,162 per sqft — -3.6% on the previous 12 months.

See how DAMAC Hills 2 ranks city-wide: price per sqft, sales momentum, price growth.

Median sale price
AED 1,192/sqft
125 residential sales, last 4 quarters
Sales, last 12 months
1,795
-68.9% vs the 12 months before
Price change, year on year
-3.6%
residential median AED/sqft
Median residential price, AED per sqft
1,000AED 1,309/sqftJul 2023Jul 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026Jul 2023: AED 783/sqftAug 2023: AED 811/sqftSep 2023: AED 850/sqftOct 2023: AED 859/sqftNov 2023: AED 932/sqftDec 2023: AED 835/sqftJan 2024: AED 883/sqftFeb 2024: AED 936/sqftMar 2024: AED 907/sqftApr 2024: AED 894/sqftMay 2024: AED 969/sqftJun 2024: AED 1,072/sqftJul 2024: AED 1,172/sqftAug 2024: AED 1,170/sqftSep 2024: AED 1,212/sqftOct 2024: AED 1,229/sqftNov 2024: AED 1,211/sqftDec 2024: AED 1,212/sqftJan 2025: AED 1,213/sqftFeb 2025: AED 1,238/sqftMar 2025: AED 1,128/sqftApr 2025: AED 1,128/sqftMay 2025: AED 1,122/sqftJun 2025: AED 1,135/sqftJul 2025: AED 1,097/sqftAug 2025: AED 1,134/sqftSep 2025: AED 1,181/sqftOct 2025: AED 1,181/sqftNov 2025: AED 1,101/sqftDec 2025: AED 1,185/sqftJan 2026: AED 1,264/sqftFeb 2026: AED 1,207/sqftMar 2026: AED 1,120/sqftApr 2026: AED 1,251/sqftMay 2026: AED 783/sqftJun 2026: AED 1,309/sqft
Recorded sales per month
1,000Jul 2023: 304 salesAug 2023: 228 salesSep 2023: 271 salesOct 2023: 230 salesNov 2023: 164 salesDec 2023: 129 salesJan 2024: 272 salesFeb 2024: 301 salesMar 2024: 273 salesApr 2024: 152 salesMay 2024: 305 salesJun 2024: 406 salesJul 2024: 528 salesAug 2024: 367 salesSep 2024: 1,096 salesOct 2024: 910 salesNov 2024: 345 salesDec 2024: 450 salesJan 2025: 676 salesFeb 2025: 479 salesMar 2025: 212 salesApr 2025: 215 salesMay 2025: 244 salesJun 2025: 258 salesJul 2025: 233 salesAug 2025: 185 salesSep 2025: 181 salesOct 2025: 195 salesNov 2025: 200 salesDec 2025: 159 salesJan 2026: 149 salesFeb 2026: 143 salesMar 2026: 78 salesApr 2026: 110 salesMay 2026: 83 salesJun 2026: 79 salesJul 2023Jul 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026
Monthly figures, last 12 months
MonthMedian AED/sqftSales
Jun 20261,30979
May 202678383
Apr 20261,251110
Mar 20261,12078
Feb 20261,207143
Jan 20261,264149
Dec 20251,185159
Nov 20251,101200
Oct 20251,181195
Sep 20251,181181
Aug 20251,134185
Jul 20251,097233

Price by bedroom count

TypeMedian priceMedian AED/sqftSales
1 bedroomAED 556,3601,1996

Latest quarter with recorded residential sales; thin sample sizes are excluded.

Top-selling projects in DAMAC Hills 2

Ranked by registered sales, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026. "Prior year" is the 12 months before that window.

ProjectSalesPrior yearMedian AED/sqft
Damac Hills (2) - Violet 4167556
Damac Hills (2) - Mulberry11985
Damac Hills (2) - Viridis1061131,003
Sold Without Project for Front Line Investment Managment10620
Damac Hills (2) - Camelia8461
Damac Hills (2) - Vardon7684
Damac Hills (2) - Janusia6861
Damac Hills (2) - Pacifica62108

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.

ProjectDeveloperUnitsStatusFrom
VioletDAMAC4 BRSelling· unverifiedAED 1,800,000
Damac Hills (2) - VioletDAMAC526Under construction · 85%
Damac Hills (2) - NaturaDAMAC439Under construction · 86%
Damac Hills (2) - Violet 3DAMAC616Under construction · 36%
Damac Hills (2) - Victoria 2DAMAC96Complete
Damac Hills (2) - EloDAMAC557Under construction · 22%AED 562,000
Damac Hills (2) - Amargo 2DAMAC105Complete
Damac Hills (2) - EvergreensDAMAC131Under construction · 26%AED 554,000
Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 2DAMAC274Under construction · 31%
Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 3DAMAC387Under construction · 33%
Damac Hills (2) - Violet 2DAMAC223Under construction · 45%
Damac Hills (2) - Park Greens 1DAMAC252Under construction · 22%
Damac Hills (2) - VeronaDAMAC384Complete
Damac Hills (2) - FarmhousesDAMAC13Under construction · 83%
Damac Hills (2) - Violet 4DAMAC803Under construction · 14%AED 1,956,000
Damac Hills (2) - PrimroseDAMAC353Complete
Damac Hills (2) - MulberryDAMAC110Complete
Damac Hills (2) - AsterDAMAC378Complete
Sold Without Project for Front Line Investment ManagmentDAMACResale· unverified
Damac Hills (2) - CentauryDAMAC413Complete
Damac Hills (2) - ViridisDAMAC870CompleteAED 370,000
Damac Hills (2) - Elo 2 & Elo 3DAMAC1145Under construction · 6%AED 580,000
Damac Hills (2) - CameliaDAMAC515Complete
Damac Hills (2) - BasswoodDAMAC419Complete
Damac Hills (2) - VardonDAMAC692Complete
Damac Hills (2) - SanctnaryDAMAC388Complete
Damac Hills (2) - JanusiaDAMAC478Complete
Damac Hills (2) - AquilegiaDAMAC424Complete
Damac Hills (2) - PacificaDAMAC640Complete
Damac Hills (2) - JuniperDAMAC313Complete
Damac Hills (2) - VictoriaDAMAC406Complete
Damac Hills (2) - ZinniaDAMAC487Complete
Damac Hills (2) - AlbiziaDAMAC604Complete
Damac Hills (2) - Avencia-2DAMAC406Complete
Damac Hills (2) - AmargoDAMAC398Complete
Damac Hills (2) - Navitas (A & B)DAMAC218CompleteAED 281,000
Damac Hills (2) - OdoraDAMAC254Complete
Damac Hills (2) - MimosaDAMAC338Complete
Damac Hills (2) - ClaretDAMAC315Complete

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 1,192 per sqft, across 125 transactions. Prices are down -3.6% 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) - Violet 4 (167 sales), Damac Hills (2) - Mulberry (119 sales), Damac Hills (2) - Viridis (106 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 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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