The Valley: how to price a district the city has not reached
A family community well beyond the current edge of Dubai. The argument for buying is straightforward, and it rests on four numbers rather than a master plan.
The Valley
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Located in The Valley.
Specifications for Avena 2 at The Valley per Propsearch and the Dubai Land Department. They describe the whole building, not the individual unit.
Avena 2 is a residential complex in The Valley.
The building holds 322 apartments in total.
There is not a single lot in this project in the database right now — it is refreshed every night, and listings here appear and go.
Avena 2, the second phase of the Avena cluster in The Valley, has 322 residences: sizes around 3,470 sq ft, four bedrooms, prices from AED 4 million to AED 5 million. At AED 1,285/ft², it has the lowest price per square foot among the suburban districts.
Avena 2 is the second phase of the Avena villa cluster in Emaar's The Valley master plan, with 322 residences. Our own stock has three listings: sizes around 3,472 sq ft, four bedrooms, prices from AED 4 million to AED 5 million.
The Valley is a large suburban master plan by Emaar on the Dubai–Al Ain road, being built out in phases since 2019.
The first phase of Avena is listed separately in our database.
The Valley has the cheapest suburban price per square foot of the districts we've calculated: AED 1,323/ft² versus AED 3,374 in Al Barari — 2.6 times cheaper.
| District | Median, AED million | AED / ft² | Lots |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Oasis by Emaar | 16.88 | 1606 | 22 |
| Tilal Al Ghaf | 10.00 | 2289 | 33 |
| Arabian Ranches | 10.80 | 2398 | 31 |
| Al Barari | 9.45 | 3374 | 10 |
| The Acres | 8.00 | 1642 | 20 |
| Arabian Ranches 2 | 5.95 | 1907 | 6 |
| DAMAC Hills | 5.50 | 1846 | 51 |
| The Valley | 4.30 | 1323 | 91 |
| Arabian Ranches 3 | 4.15 | 1781 | 57 |
| Villanova | 3.80 | 1602 | 37 |
| Damac Lagoons | 3.60 | 1371 | 85 |
Our own stock as of 28 August 2026. The median is the price of the district's middle lot; the price per square foot is calculated from lots with a reliable size figure. The median and the price per square foot move independently — an expensive district isn't necessarily expensive per foot.
The Valley in our database has 91 lots, with a median of AED 4.3 million at a price of AED 1,323/ft². Ninety-one lots is a deep market for the suburban format — there's plenty to compare against.
The reason for the low price per square foot is location. The Valley is further from the city than Arabian Ranches and Dubai Hills, and it sells not proximity but house size for a clear price.
For a family that needs four bedrooms and a yard rather than an address, it's the best value in the city. For an investor, it's a slow-growth district: outlying communities always lag behind central ones.
What you need to check is the commute. The distance to school, work, and the airport at rush hour is the one figure that genuinely sets The Valley apart from communities twice as expensive.
Propsearch property passport: 322 residences. Our own stock as of 28 August 2026: 3 lots (sizes, bedrooms, prices), medians and price per square foot across eleven suburban districts.
The stock refreshes every night, and lots here appear and go. Message me — I will check the closed bases and suggest the nearest alternatives in The Valley.
Ask about this projectThe Valley. Emaar’s newer community out on the Al Ain road: affordable townhouses with Emaar management, a long way from the centre.
There are no open listings for this building in the database right now. I will check the price for a particular layout against the closed databases and send it with the deal costs worked out.
What has been written about the building, its developer and The Valley
A family community well beyond the current edge of Dubai. The argument for buying is straightforward, and it rests on four numbers rather than a master plan.
Early buyers move into a finished house in the middle of an unfinished district. That means several years of very specific living conditions, and they are worth picturing in advance.
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