Area guide
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Tech free zone with a residential heart · Dubai
- AED 1,156
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 2,178
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 14
- Off-plan projects
- AED 800K
- Priced from
Dubai Silicon Oasis is a government-established technology free zone on the Dubai to Al Ain road, roughly halfway between the airport and the desert edge. Unlike most free zones it was planned from the start with a residential half, so it functions as a working town rather than as a business park with flats attached.
The housing is mid-market and varied: apartment towers and mid-rise blocks around the central boulevards, plus the Cedre Villas compound of family houses on landscaped streets. Units are large for the money, particularly the two and three-bedrooms, and the buildings date from the mid 2000s onwards, so quality and management vary building by building rather than across the district.
It suits a family or a professional who wants space, schools and a short commute to Academic City, the airport corridor or the free zone itself, at one of the lowest price points for a properly serviced district. It suits less well anyone whose life is on the coast: the Marina, Downtown and the beaches are all a long drive, and there is no Metro.
What Dubai Silicon Oasis sells for
Silicon Oasis sells at AED 1,156 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 392 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 956K. That is 3.6 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 2,178 sales here in the last twelve months and 8,014 over three years, across 86 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 910 of the 2,178 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 1,156per sqft
Median registered sale price in Dubai Silicon Oasis over the last three months, the 61st most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 2,178 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, down 3.6% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in Silicon Oasis, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timez By Danube | 382 | AED 1,786 | 31 August 2026 |
| The Hillgate - Tower A | 106 | AED 1,608 | 13 August 2026 |
| The Hillgate - Tower B | 101 | AED 1,646 | 30 July 2026 |
| Selicon Star 2 | 89 | AED 935 | 1 September 2026 |
| Tria by Deyaar | 85 | AED 1,296 | 31 August 2026 |
| Ayat Oasis | 79 | AED 967 | 17 August 2026 |
Every registered sale in Dubai Silicon OasisValue a unit here
New developments in Dubai Silicon Oasis
14 off-plan projects from 9 developers, priced from AED 800K with a median entry price of AED 1.09M, handing over 2017 to 2028. 6 complete, 8 under construction.
Living in Dubai Silicon Oasis
Silicon Oasis works as a self-contained town, which is its main practical advantage. There are schools, nurseries, clinics, a hospital, supermarkets, a shopping centre and parks inside the district. Internal roads are wide and well signed; the friction is the junctions onto the Dubai to Al Ain road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road at peak, and the drive time to anywhere on the coast.
Service charges are among the lowest in the city and the free zone authority maintains the public realm to a decent standard, so streets, parks and lighting hold up better than in the privately built Dubailand districts. Older residential towers have the usual mixed maintenance record and should be inspected on that basis. The district is largely built out, with new residential plots developing on the fringes rather than in the centre.
Schools
- GEMS Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis (in the community)
- Indian International School Dubai Silicon Oasis
- Nurseries throughout the district
- Further universities and schools in Academic City (nearby)
Getting around
- Dubai to Al Ain Road (E66) along the eastern edge
- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) on the western edge
- Around fifteen to twenty minutes to Dubai International Airport
- No Metro station yet; bus routes serve the free zone and the Blue Line under construction is planned to reach it
Shopping and dining
- Silicon Central mall
- Supermarkets and community retail across the residential clusters
- Dubai Festival City Mall (nearby, towards the creek)
Leisure
- Community parks and the central green spine
- Gyms, pools and courts within the residential buildings
- Cycling and running routes on the internal roads
- Dubai Safari Park (nearby, off the Al Ain road)
Who buys in Dubai Silicon Oasis
The buyer base here is heavily Indian, Pakistani, Arab and Filipino, with a strong end-user component: families who already work in the free zone, at the universities in Academic City or along the airport corridor, and who buy where they live. Investors buy the smaller apartments for a rental market that is unusually stable, because tenants are tied to nearby employment and schools rather than to fashion, and they stay for years.
Resale is steady and unspectacular. The district does not attract the speculative flows that move JVC or Arjan. What sells reliably is a large, well-kept two or three-bedroom in a building with a working pool and a clean car park, or a Cedre villa, since that compound's supply is fixed and family demand for it is constant.
Dubai Silicon Oasis: common questions
What is the price per square foot in Dubai Silicon Oasis?+
Silicon Oasis sells at AED 1,156 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 392 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 956K. That is 3.6 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 2,178 sales here in the last twelve months and 8,014 over three years, across 86 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 910 of the 2,178 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in Dubai Silicon Oasis sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 956K, across 8,014 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in Dubai Silicon Oasis?+
14 off-plan projects from 9 developers are catalogued in Dubai Silicon Oasis, priced from AED 800K, with handovers from 2017 to 2028. 6 are complete and 8 are under construction.
Is Dubai Silicon Oasis freehold for foreigners?+
Yes. Dubai Silicon Oasis is a designated freehold area, so buyers of any nationality can own apartments and villas outright with a title deed registered at the Dubai Land Department. The district sits within a free zone authority that manages the public realm and community services, which is reflected in the annual service charge.
What is the trade-off of the location?+
Distance from the coast. The Marina, the beaches and Downtown are all substantial drives, and there is no Metro station, so a household here needs cars. What you get instead is a self-sufficient town with schools, clinics and shops inside it, large apartments at low prices, and a genuinely short commute if you work anywhere along the airport or Academic City corridor.
Who actually rents in Silicon Oasis?+
Mostly people working in the free zone, at the nearby universities, at the airport and in the eastern industrial and logistics areas, plus families choosing the district for its schools. It is a practical, employment-driven tenant base rather than a lifestyle one, which makes occupancy consistent and tenant turnover lower than in the speculative apartment districts.
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