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Springs 3E, renovated
The Springs 4, Emirates Living
3 beds3 baths2,100 sq ftAED 4,650,000
The closest Dubai gets to a suburb that has had time to settle. Mature trees, established lakes, twenty-year-old plumbing, and a renovation market that has become the community’s real economy.
At a glance
- Average sale price, all stock
- AED 3.4m
- metropolitan.realestate, Property for Sale in Emirates Living
- Springs townhouse rents from
- AED 150,000 / yr
- bhomes.com, Emirates Living Area Guide
02 / The area
What it is actuallylike to live here.
Emirates Living is the closest Dubai gets to a suburb that has had time to settle. The Springs, The Meadows, The Lakes and Emirates Hills were built between 2002 and 2006, which means mature trees, established lakes and pavements people actually walk on. It also means twenty-year-old plumbing and a renovation market that has become the community’s real economy.
The four sub-communities are not variations of one thing. The Springs is townhouses on small plots, tight and friendly, and it is where most first villa purchases in Dubai happen. The Meadows is detached villas with pools and gardens, the family default. The Lakes sits between them, quieter, with the better water frontage. Emirates Hills is a separate market entirely—custom-built mansions on plots up to an acre, sold and resold among a small pool of buyers.
The reason to buy here is layout. These homes were designed before the current fashion for double-height voids and open-plan everything, so they have proper rooms, proper storage and gardens that are usable rather than decorative. A well-renovated Springs 3E or Meadows Type 6 is one of the few things in Dubai that genuinely improves with a good architect.
The reason not to buy here is the same reason. If you want new, this is not new. You are buying bones and paying for the renovation yourself.
Why here
Across all Emirates Living stock the average sale price is about AED 3.4m; Meadows villas themselves start near AED 5.5m, with four-bedroom houses trading at roughly AED 6m to 9m. (metropolitan.realestate; joinoliva.com)
Villas here run roughly 2,500 to 10,000 sq ft and townhouses 2,100 to 7,500 sq ft, so plot size is the main price variable, not finish. (providentestate.com, Emirates Living Area Guide)
Emirates Hills prices start near AED 6m and run to about AED 190m; it is Dubai’s established trophy-villa community rather than a step up from Meadows. (bayut.com, Emirates Hills Area Guide)
Springs townhouse rents start around AED 150,000 a year, which keeps the community liquid on the letting side. (bhomes.com, Emirates Living Area Guide)
What it is like to live here
Springs Souk and Meadows Village for daily shopping, Montgomerie golf on the boundary, lakes with a running loop. Dubai British School and Emirates International School are inside the gates; Regent International is a short drive. It is the least transient community in this list—people move within it rather than out of it.
Getting around
Two exits onto Sheikh Zayed Road and one onto Al Khail. Al Khail Road is the honest route in the morning; Sheikh Zayed at the Interchange 5 junction is not.
The stock
Springs 2E, 3E and 4E townhouses, Meadows Type 4 to 16 villas, Lakes Hattan, Forat and Deema villas, Emirates Hills custom mansions, and a handful of Springs low-rise apartments.
About these price bands
Bands are indicative market ranges as at Q3 2026, not a valuation. For a figure on your own property, ask for a Frank valuation.
03 / Available now
Homes in Emirates Living.
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Meadows 9, lake-facing
The Meadows 9, Emirates Living
5 beds5 baths4,300 sq ftAED 11,900,000Photograph 1 of 4
Springs 2E townhouse
The Springs 7, Emirates Living
3 beds3 baths2,100 sq ftAED 195,000 / yearPhotograph 1 of 4
Meadows 4 family villa
The Meadows 4, Emirates Living
4 beds4 baths3,500 sq ftAED 420,000 / year
04 / The numbers and the map
What it costs,and how far it is.
Townhouse for saleSprings 2E and 3E, unrenovated to fully rebuilt. Q3 2026.AED 2,900,000 to AED 5,500,000
Villa for saleMeadows and Lakes, Type 4 to Type 16, lake-facing at the top. Q3 2026.AED 5,500,000 to AED 16,000,000
Mansion for saleEmirates Hills custom mansions on 12,000 to 40,000 sq ft plots. Q3 2026.AED 6,000,000 to AED 190,000,000
Townhouse to rentSprings townhouses. Q3 2026.AED 150,000 to AED 260,000 a year
Villa to rentMeadows and Lakes villas. Q3 2026.AED 300,000 to AED 900,000 a year
Dubai Marina12 minutes by car
DIFC22 minutes by car
Downtown Dubai25 minutes by car
Dubai International (DXB)35 minutes by car
Where Emirates Living is
05 / Before you commit
Questions people ask about Emirates Living.
Springs or Meadows?
The Springs is townhouses on small plots and it is where most first villa purchases in Dubai happen. The Meadows is detached, with a pool and a garden, and it costs roughly twice as much. Both are on the same school run.
How much does a full renovation cost here?
A competent Springs 3E refresh starts around AED 400,000 and a structural reworking with an extension passes AED 1.2m. Not all of it comes back on resale, and we will tell you which parts do before you commit.
Is twenty-year-old stock a risk?
It is a known quantity, which is the opposite of a risk. Plumbing, AC and glazing are the three systems that age here, and all three are inspectable before you offer. What cannot be added later is the plot, the aspect and the planting.
06 / Nearby
Communities peoplecompare this one with.
07 / Selling here
Thinking of sellingin Emirates Living?
A Frank valuation is evidence rather than flattery: the comparable sales in Emirates Living, what is listed against you now, and a range instead of a single number.