Area guide
Sobha Hartland
Waterfront district in MBR City · Dubai
- AED 2,223
- Median per sq ft, 3 months
- 2,505
- Registered sales, 12 months
- 11
- Off-plan projects
- AED 2.00M
- Priced from
Sobha Hartland is a single-developer district inside Mohammed Bin Rashid City, on the creek side of Al Khail Road between Ras Al Khor and Meydan. Sobha built the whole thing, from the villas on the water's edge to the apartment towers behind them, which is why the finish level is consistent in a way that mixed-developer districts rarely are.
The stock runs from one-bedroom apartments in the Creek Vistas and Hartland Greens buildings to large detached villas on the waterfront in Hartland Estates, with the newer Sobha Hartland II phase adding more towers and a lagoon behind.
It suits a buyer who wants Downtown within a short drive, two strong schools inside the community, and a build quality above the Dubai average. It suits less well anyone who wants a beach, a walkable high street, or a district that is finished and quiet today.
What Sobha Hartland sells for
Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid sells at AED 2,223 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 438 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 2.23M. That is 6.6 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 2,505 sales here in the last twelve months and 14,908 over three years, across 121 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,068 of the 2,505 sales registered in the last twelve months.
AED 2,223per sqft
Median registered sale price in Sobha Hartland over the last three months, the 24th most expensive of the 73 Dubai communities the sold register covers. Measured across 2,505 sales the Dubai Land Department recorded in the last twelve months, down 6.6% on the previous quarter. Transactions, not asking prices, as of 2 September 2026. Sold prices in Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, building by building.
| Busiest buildings | Sales, 12 months | Median per sq ft, 3 months | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palace Residences Hillside A | 335 | AED 2,650 | 18 August 2026 |
| Greencrest Tower | 136 | AED 2,241 | 20 August 2026 |
| Rosehill Block A | 106 | n/a | 7 May 2026 |
| Sway Residences | 61 | AED 1,922 | 1 September 2026 |
| City view Dubai Hills Residences | 60 | AED 3,053 | 11 August 2026 |
| Ellington House | 60 | AED 1,847 | 29 July 2026 |
New developments in Sobha Hartland
11 off-plan projects from 4 developers, priced from AED 2.00M with a median entry price of AED 2.00M, handing over 2020 to 2026. 7 complete, 4 under construction.
Living in Sobha Hartland
The location is the practical argument: you are minutes from Downtown Dubai, Business Bay and the Ras Al Khor road, without paying Downtown prices or living under a tower block. Inside, the district is green by Dubai standards, with landscaped walkways along the water and a genuine amount of tree cover, and the two schools mean a school run measured in minutes rather than motorway junctions.
The trade-offs are construction and access. Hartland II and the neighbouring plots in Mohammed Bin Rashid City are still being built, so there is site traffic and noise on parts of the district, and the road network in and out is limited enough that peak-hour queues form at the exits onto Al Khail Road. Service charges in the Sobha towers sit above the city average, which is the cost of the specification and the landscaping.
Schools
- Hartland International School (inside the community)
- North London Collegiate School Dubai (inside the community)
- Nurseries within the district
Getting around
- Al Khail Road on the community's western edge
- Ras Al Khor Road towards the airport and Downtown
- No Metro station inside the district
- Downtown Dubai and Business Bay a short drive away
Shopping and dining
- Community retail and supermarkets inside Hartland
- The Dubai Mall (nearby, in Downtown Dubai)
- Dubai Festival City Mall (nearby, across the creek)
Leisure
- Waterfront boardwalks and landscaped parks
- Community pools, gyms and courts in the towers
- Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and its flamingo hides (nearby)
- Meydan Racecourse (nearby, in Meydan)
Who buys in Sobha Hartland
Indian buyers are the largest single group here, drawn by Sobha's reputation from its Indian projects and by the two schools, and they buy to live rather than to trade. Around them sit British, European and Russian-speaking investors buying one and two-bedroom apartments for rent, and a smaller group of Gulf and Chinese buyers taking the waterfront villas.
The rental market is strong because the location does the work: tenants who want a short commute to Business Bay and Downtown without the tower-block density will pay for it. Resale liquidity in the apartments is good, helped by a deep register of near-identical units, but you are frequently competing with Sobha's own launches in the adjacent phase, and a resale priced against a new payment plan will lose.
Sobha Hartland: common questions
What is the price per square foot in Sobha Hartland?+
Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid sells at AED 2,223 per square foot, the median of registered sales, Dubai Land Department, as of 2 September 2026, 438 sales in the last three months, on a median price of AED 2.23M. That is 6.6 percent below the three months before them. The register holds 2,505 sales here in the last twelve months and 14,908 over three years, across 121 buildings with a page of their own. One-bedroom units are the commonest, at 1,068 of the 2,505 sales registered in the last twelve months.
What does a typical unit in Sobha Hartland sell for?+
The median registered price over the last three complete months is AED 2.23M, across 14,908 registered sales in three years. The register is as of 2 September 2026.
How many off-plan projects are there in Sobha Hartland?+
11 off-plan projects from 4 developers are catalogued in Sobha Hartland, priced from AED 2.00M, with handovers from 2020 to 2026. 7 are complete and 4 are under construction.
Is Sobha Hartland freehold?+
Yes. Sobha Hartland is in a designated freehold area within Mohammed Bin Rashid City, so buyers of any nationality can own outright with the title deed registered at the Dubai Land Department. Ownership can support the property-linked residence visa routes, subject to the value thresholds applied at the time. Service charges are set by the community's owners association and vary by building.
What is the main trade-off of living here?+
Access. You are close to Downtown in distance but dependent on a small number of exits onto Al Khail Road and Ras Al Khor Road, which queue at peak hours, and there is no Metro station in the district. In exchange you get schools inside the community, a quieter setting than Business Bay, and a build standard above what most of the city offers.
How much construction is still going on?+
A meaningful amount. The original Hartland phase is largely complete and occupied, while Hartland II and the surrounding Mohammed Bin Rashid City plots continue to build out. Before buying, check what is approved on the plots immediately around your building, particularly if you are paying for a creek or skyline view that a future tower could take away.
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