Tilal Al Ghaf Area Guide 2026
Updated 13 August 2026 · By the Cresco local market team
Tilal Al Ghaf is Majid Al Futtaim’s lagoon community, launched in April 2018 on 3 million square metres with a AED 14 billion investment. The centrepiece is Lagoon Al Ghaf, a swimmable crystal lagoon with sandy beaches. Product runs from three bedroom townhouses up to Serenity and Elysian mansions. It is one of the best executed villa communities in Dubai and it is also one where we could not find a reliable transaction volume, which we will explain.
Registered sale prices
Dubai Land Department registered transactions, not advertised asking prices.
Not available for this community. Only 0 registered residential sales fell inside 30 June 2026 to 18 August 2026. We do not publish a median from a sample that small. We would rather show nothing than show a number we cannot stand behind.
The community
Majid Al Futtaim launched Tilal Al Ghaf on 21 April 2018 with an investment of AED 14 billion across 3 million square metres, planned for around 15,000 residents on a ten year phasing.
Two figures have changed since launch and we will give you both rather than pick one. The total home count was announced as 6,500 in 2018; the official site now says 3,500. The lagoon was announced at 70,000 square metres with a 400 metre beach; the official site now says 110,000 square metres. The lagoon almost certainly grew. The home count almost certainly reflects a repositioning to lower density and higher value. Neither is a number we will state as fact.
Neighbourhoods: Elan, Aura, Aura Gardens, Harmony 1, 2 and 3, Alaya, Alaya Gardens, Alaya Beach, Amara, Bo Monde, Elysian Mansions, Lanai Islands, Serenity Mansions, Waterfront Serenity Mansions and Plagette 32.
Status: Elan and Harmony 1 to 3 are complete. Alaya, Amara and Elysian are still in development. Expect construction activity through at least 2027.
Prices
The most defensible numbers here are individual Land Department transactions rather than averages, because the mansion stock distorts every average.
| Transaction | Price | Per sqft | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 bedroom villa | AED 3,380,000 | AED 2,236 | 31 July 2026 |
| 4 bedroom villa | AED 4,900,000 | AED 1,869 | 30 July 2026 |
| Land plot | AED 13,650,000 | AED 2,186 | 31 July 2026 |
These are single recorded transactions, not averages. We are showing them because they are real.
Rents and yield
| Unit | Annual asking rent |
|---|---|
| 4 bedroom | AED 297,000 |
| 5 bedroom | AED 646,000 |
| 6 bedroom | AED 1,600,000 |
| Community average | AED 319,000 |
Projected gross yield around 5.27%, single source. A second portal shows four bedroom rents around AED 248,000, roughly 20% below the figure above. We are showing you both rather than averaging them.
What is here
- Lagoon Al Ghaf, swimmable, with sandy beaches and Crystal Lagoons technology
- Hive Park, The Park, a 400 metre beach, jogging and cycling trails, outdoor gyms
- 25 plus Majid Al Futtaim signature retail units
- Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai is the community school. Dwight School Dubai and GEMS Metropole are both around six minutes away, with Victory Heights Primary and Jebel Ali School nearby
Getting around
- Nearest metro: Jumeirah Golf Estates on the Red Line, about an 18 minute drive
- Dubai Marina around 20 minutes, Al Maktoum International around 25 minutes, Dubai International around 30 minutes
- Dubai Sports City 8 minutes, Motor City 10 to 12 minutes
- Downtown Dubai drive time is not published in any source we would stand behind
The caveats
- We could not obtain a transaction volume for Tilal Al Ghaf. No portal publishes a twelve month sales count for the community and the Land Department’s aggregate data is behind a broker login. That means we cannot tell you how liquid it is, and neither can anyone else who is being honest. We can pull it for you directly as a licensed brokerage.
- Still an active construction site across Alaya, Amara and Elysian through at least 2027.
- Service charge around AED 3 to 5 per square foot, single source, not verified against Mollak.
- It is not one market. A three bedroom townhouse and a Serenity mansion are entirely different assets. Do not let anyone show you community wide averages.
Tilal Al Ghaf questions, answered
How much does a villa at Tilal Al Ghaf cost?
Recent Land Department transactions include a three bedroom villa at AED 3.38 million and a four bedroom at AED 4.9 million, both in late July 2026. Community wide averages of around AED 9.97 million are asking based and dominated by mansion stock, so they are not representative of a typical villa.
Is Tilal Al Ghaf freehold?
Yes. It was launched in 2018 as a freehold community open to all nationalities.
What is Lagoon Al Ghaf?
A swimmable crystal lagoon at the centre of the community with sandy beaches. It was announced at 70,000 square metres with a 400 metre beach and is now described at 110,000 square metres.
What school is at Tilal Al Ghaf?
Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai is the community school. Dwight School Dubai and GEMS Metropole are both around six minutes away.
How liquid is Tilal Al Ghaf?
No credible twelve month transaction count is published for the community. That is a genuine data gap rather than a good or bad sign, and we would obtain the Land Department figure directly before advising a client on exit.
Looking at Tilal Al Ghaf? Ask us for the Land Department transaction history on your specific neighbourhood. Nobody publishes it and it is the number that tells you whether you can sell.
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