Al Manhal

Prices, rents and yields in Al Manhal

ADREC groups the district’s homes into apartment or duplex and villa or townhouse categories. The prices section shows current asking prices from our listings when available. A home’s own terms and condition matter when comparing an asking price.

About Al Manhal

Landmarks and streets of Al Manhal

These landmarks and roads are reference points for finding your way around the district.

• Al Karamah Street

  Sheikh Khalifa Medical City is on Al Karamah Street in Al Manhal. The SEHA hospital provides acute and specialist services, including an emergency department and care for children. Bus 73 also identifies a stop at the junction of Al Karamah Street and Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak Street, a useful reference when looking at homes near this part of the district.

  Source: SEHA Clinics: Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Al Karamah Street, Al Manhal; SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and Abu Dhabi Mobility, October 2026.

• Hadfah Street

  An ADEK inspection report placed Abu Dhabi International Private School on Hadfah Street in Al Manhal and recorded an American curriculum at the time. The Hadfah Street site is about 2 minutes by car. The school now lists admissions for the current academic year at its Mohamed bin Zayed City campus only, while its curriculum page also describes a British programme at the Abu Dhabi campus.

  Source: ADEK school inspection report, Abu Dhabi International School curriculum and admissions, and OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Manhal, October 2026.

• Sheikh Fatima Street

  The published route for bus 73 names Al Manhal stops at Liwa Village, Al Karamah Street and the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council on Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak Street. The route also calls at Abu Dhabi Bus Station in Al Nahyan and continues to Al Reem Island. Stops provide useful address references, although the walk to a stop depends on the home.

  Source: Abu Dhabi Mobility bus service 73, October 2026.

• Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street

  Abu Dhabi Mobility lists stops by Omeir Bin Yousuf Mosque and Haji Abdullah Al Khoori Mosque on Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street in Al Manhal. The same bus route reaches Al Mushrif Gardens and Shakhbout Bin Sultan Park in Al Mushrif, and continues towards Al Bateen and Al Hudayriat. The named stops help orient a search along this part of the city.

  Source: Abu Dhabi Mobility bus service 73, October 2026.

Who Al Manhal suits

• Families

  The International Community Schools Al Manhal campus lists a British curriculum, and ADEK licensed Apple Field Nursery in Al Manhal. An ADEK report also records an American curriculum at Abu Dhabi International Private School on Hadfah Street, although the school currently lists admissions at its Mohamed bin Zayed City campus only. Umm Al Emarat Park has a children’s garden and other outdoor spaces in Al Mushrif.

• City workers

  Corniche Beach is about 5 minutes by car and Al Maryah Island about 9 minutes from Al Manhal (OpenStreetMap contributors, October 2026). Bus 73 serves named district stops and connects to Al Nahyan and Al Reem Island (Abu Dhabi Mobility, October 2026). Its stops include Al Karamah Street and Liwa Village on Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak Street.

• Apartment and villa seekers

  Most homes are apartments or duplexes (4,550 of 6,822 in June 2026), and 2,272 are villas or townhouses (ADREC Interactive Map, October 2026).

• Public transport users

  Bus 73 calls at several Al Manhal stops and also reaches Abu Dhabi Bus Station and destinations on Al Reem Island (Abu Dhabi Mobility, October 2026). For travel between emirates, Etihad Rail’s Abu Dhabi passenger station is in Mohamed bin Zayed City, about 22 minutes by car from Al Manhal (OpenStreetMap contributors, October 2026). The rail station is outside Al Manhal.

Living in Al Manhal

Schools, health, shopping, outdoors and how you get around.

• Schools

  Abu Dhabi International Private School

  The Hadfah Street campus, about 2 minutes by car, taught an American curriculum in 2022; admissions for the 2026 to 2027 academic year are currently open only at the Mohamed bin Zayed City campus.

  ICS Al Manhal

  The school lists a British curriculum at its Al Manhal campus.

  Apple Field Nursery

  A nursery in Al Manhal licensed by ADEK in March 2025, with average fees of AED 24,000.

  Source: ADEK inspection report, Abu Dhabi International School admissions, International Community Schools, ADEK inspection report hosted by the school, Abu Dhabi Media Office, March 2025, and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Manhal, October 2026.

• Getting around

  Bus 73

  Abu Dhabi Mobility lists Al Manhal stops on Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak Street and Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, with links to Al Nahyan and Al Reem Island.

  Etihad Rail

  The Abu Dhabi passenger station is in Mohamed bin Zayed City, about 22 minutes by car; passenger services connect Abu Dhabi with other emirates.

  Airport

  Zayed International Airport is about 28 minutes by car.

  Source: Abu Dhabi Mobility, Etihad Rail and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Manhal, October 2026.

• Healthcare

  Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

  SEHA’s hospital is on Al Karamah Street in Al Manhal, with emergency and specialist care.

  Ultra Care Medical Center

  Dental care, under 2 minutes by car.

  Source: SEHA Clinics, SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ultra Care Medical Center and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Manhal, October 2026.

• Parks and outdoors

  Corniche Beach

  The waterfront has a beach and separate walking and cycling paths; it is about 5 minutes by car.

  Umm Al Emarat Park

  The park has a botanic garden, children’s garden and an animal barn.

  Source: Experience Abu Dhabi, Umm Al Emarat Park and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Manhal, October 2026.

• Shopping

  Al Wahda Mall

  The mall has shops, a Lulu Hypermarket, dining and cinema. Visit Abu Dhabi places it a short walk from Centro Al Manhal on Airport Road.

  Khalidiyah Mall

  This mall is in Al Khalidiyah and has shops and a Lulu Hypermarket.

  Source: Al Wahda Mall, Khalidiyah Mall and Experience Abu Dhabi, October 2026.

Buying in Al Manhal: rules and costs

• Ownership

  Al Manhal is not listed among the investment zones in the Masterpiece Property guide to buying property in Abu Dhabi as an expat, where foreign buyers can own freehold. Confirm the title of the particular home before buying. An apartment owner holds an undivided share of the common parts under the registration rules.

  Source: Masterpiece Property guide to buying property in Abu Dhabi as an expat and ADREC registration rules, October 2026.

• Sale registration

  ADREC’s registration rules let the Executive Committee set the sale registration fee within 1% to 4% of the transaction, shared equally by seller and buyer unless they agree otherwise. The amount for an individual transaction depends on the applicable fee and agreement. Allow for registration in addition to the agreed purchase price.

  Source: ADREC registration rules, October 2026.

• Off-plan purchases

  For an off-plan unit, ADREC’s rules require the sale to be recorded in the initial register and payments to go into the project escrow account. The initial registration fee for an off-plan sale is 2%, shared equally by seller and buyer, with a maximum of AED 2,000,000 per transaction. These are general rules and do not imply that a particular Al Manhal project is currently on offer.

  Source: ADREC registration rules, October 2026.

• Mortgage

  A mortgage is secured on a home, and the lender bases its lending calculation on the appraised value. If that valuation is below the agreed price, the buyer needs to cover the difference as well as the Down Payment. The lender’s offer may be below the permitted lending ceiling and will include its own terms.

  Source: Masterpiece Property mortgage guide, October 2026.

• Golden Visa

  ICP, the federal authority that issues it, gives real estate investors a 10 year Golden Residency when they fully own one or more UAE properties worth at least AED 2,000,000 in total and registered in their name. A property financed by an approved local bank qualifies, and so do off-plan units worth at least AED 2,000,000 bought from an approved developer. ICP decides each application.

  Source: ICP, UAE Golden Residency, updated September 2026.

• Service charges

  Owners of shared buildings may need to budget for service charges as well as the purchase price. Charges depend on the property and its management arrangements. Request the current statement for the particular building before committing, so that ongoing costs can be considered alongside financing and registration.

  Source: Masterpiece Property guide to buying property in Abu Dhabi as an expat, October 2026.

Pros and cons of Al Manhal

Source: ADREC Interactive Map, ADEK inspection report, International Community Schools, Abu Dhabi International School admissions, SEHA Clinics, SEHA, Abu Dhabi Media Office, Abu Dhabi Mobility, Etihad Rail and OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap drive times (OSRM) from the centre of Al Manhal, October 2026; Masterpiece Property guide to buying property in Abu Dhabi as an expat, October 2026.

Nearby communities

• Al Nahyan
• Al Khalidiyah
• Al Mushrif
• Al Karamah
• Al Bateen

Questions about Al Manhal