Area guide
Dubai Studio City
Media free zone, quiet residential blocks · Dubai
- AED 1,525
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 1,506
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 11
- Off-plan projects
- AED 691K
- Priced from
Dubai Studio City is a TECOM media free zone in Dubailand, immediately behind Motor City, built for film and television production: sound stages, workshops, production offices and back lots, with a residential quarter added along its northern edge.
The housing is a compact cluster of mid-rise apartment buildings, mostly studios, one and two-bedrooms, developed from the 2010s onwards by a small number of developers rather than the long list that filled JVC or Arjan. The buildings are newer than in most neighbouring districts and the residential footprint is small, which keeps the population modest and the streets quiet. There are no villas here.
It suits an investor who wants new apartment stock at a low entry price beside a district that already works, or a single professional or couple who value quiet above everything. It suits less well a family: the community's own schools, retail and amenities are thin, and daily life leans on Motor City next door rather than on Studio City itself.
What Dubai Studio City sells for
Dubai Studio City sells at AED 1,525 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 375 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 580K. That is 2.2 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 1,506 sales here in the last twelve months and 3,724 over three years, across 27 buildings with a page of their own. Studio units are the commonest, at 845 of the 1,506 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 1,525per sqft
Median registered sale price in Dubai Studio City over the last three months, the 44th most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 1,506 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, down 2.2% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in Dubai Studio City, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azizi Mirage 1 | 288 | AED 1,404 | 31 August 2026 |
| Beach Oasis 2 - Tower A | 174 | AED 1,571 | 2 September 2026 |
| AZIZI Mirage 1 - TOWER 2 | 152 | AED 1,402 | 17 August 2026 |
| Beach Oasis 2 - Tower B | 131 | AED 1,503 | 28 August 2026 |
| RYAH LIVING by ALYAKKA | 94 | AED 1,388 | 23 July 2026 |
| The First Collection at Dubai Studio City | 84 | AED 3,550 | 2 September 2026 |
New developments in Dubai Studio City
11 off-plan projects from 8 developers, priced from AED 691K with a median entry price of AED 848K, handing over 2023 to 2027. 4 complete, 7 under construction.
Living in Dubai Studio City
The practical reality is that Studio City is a residential appendage to Motor City. Residents walk or drive a few minutes to First Avenue Mall, the supermarkets and the restaurants there, because the retail inside Studio City is limited to what sits under the residential blocks. In return the streets are genuinely quiet: the free zone side is a working production campus with little through traffic, and evenings are still.
Service charges are low and the buildings are recent enough to have no maintenance backlog. Some residential plots remain undeveloped, so expect intermittent construction on the fringe of the cluster. Access is via Hessa Street and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, and the drive to the coast is the same twenty to thirty minutes as from Motor City.
Schools
- Nurseries within the residential cluster
- GEMS Metropole School (nearby, in Motor City)
- Victory Heights Primary School (nearby, in Dubai Sports City)
- Further schools in Al Barsha South, a short drive away
Getting around
- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311)
- Hessa Street towards Al Barsha and the Marina
- Al Khail Road (E44) via Motor City
- No Metro station; the Red Line is a drive away
Shopping and dining
- Ground-floor retail and supermarkets in the residential blocks
- First Avenue Mall (nearby, in Motor City)
- City Centre Me'aisem (nearby, in Dubai Production City)
Leisure
- Building pools, gyms and courts
- Dubai Autodrome (nearby, in Motor City)
- Dubai Sports City venues and golf (nearby)
- Community parks in Motor City, a short walk or drive
Who buys in Dubai Studio City
The buyers are predominantly investors: Indian, Pakistani, Russian, CIS and European purchasers taking a new-build studio or one-bedroom at an entry price near the bottom of the freehold market. The tenants are young professionals and couples working in the media free zones, Motor City, Sports City and Barsha, who want a newer building than JVC offers and are prepared to be this far inland to get it.
Resale liquidity is thinner than in the larger neighbouring districts, simply because fewer buyers search by this name and the transaction history is shallower. That cuts both ways: less speculative churn, but a longer marketing period and a price that has to be argued from Motor City and Sports City comparables as much as from Studio City's own. Newer buildings with proper amenity decks are the ones that sell without a discount.
Dubai Studio City: common questions
What is the price per square foot in Dubai Studio City?+
Dubai Studio City sells at AED 1,525 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 375 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 580K. That is 2.2 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 1,506 sales here in the last twelve months and 3,724 over three years, across 27 buildings with a page of their own. Studio units are the commonest, at 845 of the 1,506 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in Dubai Studio City sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 580K, across 3,724 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in Dubai Studio City?+
11 off-plan projects from 8 developers are catalogued in Dubai Studio City, priced from AED 691K, with handovers from 2023 to 2027. 4 are complete and 7 are under construction.
Is Dubai Studio City freehold?+
Yes. The residential plots in Dubai Studio City are designated freehold, so buyers of any nationality can own apartments outright with a title deed registered at the Dubai Land Department. The district sits within a TECOM free zone, and each building is administered by an owners' association that levies an annual service charge.
What is the trade-off of choosing Studio City?+
You get newer buildings and lower prices than the established districts around it, but the community itself is small and under-served. There is no mall, no school and limited dining inside Studio City, so you depend on Motor City next door for ordinary life, and on a car for everything else. Resale is also slower because fewer buyers search for this address by name.
How does it compare with Motor City?+
Motor City is finished, greener, more walkable and has the schools, the mall and the community feel, and it prices accordingly. Studio City sits a few minutes away with newer stock, lower entry prices and much less around it. If you are buying to live, Motor City usually wins. If you are buying newer stock for yield, Studio City is the cheaper way into the same area.
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