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Al Reef, Abu Dhabi
Property for Sale in Al Reef
Manazel's finished community ten minutes from the airport: 2,376 villas in four styles, 1,818 Downtown apartments, what they sell for and the homes we list.
- Homes we list today
- 2
- Asking prices from
- AED 850,000
- Villa average per sq m
- AED 12,000
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Al Reef at a glance
- Developer
- Manazel, completed 2012
- Size
- Over 1 million sq m, planned for 16,000 residents
- Villas
- 2,376 in four styles
- Apartments
- 1,818 in 46 Downtown buildings
- Villa layouts
- 2 to 5 bedrooms
- Average villa price
- AED 12,000 per sq m, H1 2026
- Average apartment price
- AED 11,000 per sq m, H1 2026
- Ownership
- Freehold for every nationality
- To the airport
- About 10 minutes
- Sold
- 4,189 of 4,248 registered homes
Al Reef homes for sale today
Live listings with the price, size and advisor named on every home.
2 homes listed in Al Reef today. Prices from AED 850,000 to AED 1,700,000.
Hot Deal
Al Reef Downtown
Owner’s Home | Community View | Mortgage Ready
1
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
836 Sqft
Built-up area
Starting From
AED 850,000
Price Reduced
Al Reef Villas
Single Row Townhouse | Al Reef Villas | Mediterranean
2
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1258 Sqft
Built-up area
Starting From
AED 1,700,000
Area Guide
Why buyers choose Al Reef
Al Reef is Manazel's finished community beside Zayed International Airport, planned for 16,000 residents across two halves: Al Reef Villas and the apartment blocks of Al Reef Downtown.
Discover What Makes This Area Special
Everything is built and almost every home is sold, so buyers here buy on resale. What they get is space for the money: ADREC's average villa price here was AED 12,000 per square metre in the first half of 2026.
Four villa styles
Arabian, Desert, Mediterranean and Contemporary.
Al Reef Downtown
46 buildings of studio to 3 bedroom apartments.
Next to the airport
About 10 minutes to Zayed International Airport.
Space for the money
Villas averaged AED 12,000 per sq m in 2026.
Most searches for Al Reef are about its villas, and our Al Reef guide covers the community street by street. For the investment angle, read Al Reef and Al Ghadeer, the high yield pair.
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Buyers who weigh Al Reef against newer villa communities often look at villas for sale in Al Ghadeer and at Khalifa City, ten minutes away.
The two halves of Al Reef
Both halves are complete and share the community's pools, gyms and gated streets.
| Part | Homes | Bedrooms | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Reef Villas | 2,376 villas and townhouses | 2 to 5 | Four styles, private gardens |
| Al Reef Downtown | 1,818 apartments in 46 buildings | Studio to 3 | Shops and cafes at street level |
Manazel; bedroom ranges from our Al Reef guide.
3 bedroom villas in Al Reef
The 3 bedroom is the most asked for layout in Al Reef Villas. Manazel also built Al Reef 2 in Al Samha, a separate community that searches often mix up with this one.
| Al Reef Villas | Al Reef 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Al Reef, beside the airport | Al Samha, off the Abu Dhabi to Dubai highway |
| Villas | 2,376 in four styles | 860 contemporary villas |
| Bedrooms | 2 to 5, the 3 bedroom most popular | 2 and 3 |
| To the city centre | Within a 30 minute drive | About 35 minutes |
| Status | Complete, resale only | Complete, launched 2014 |
Manazel and our Al Reef guide. Manazel publishes no villa sizes: take the built-up area from the listing and check the price below.
Al Reef against its neighbours
How Al Reef's prices per square metre compare with the districts around it, from ADREC's first half 2026 report.
| Area | Apartments | Villas and townhouses |
|---|---|---|
| Al Reef | AED 11,000 | AED 12,000 |
| Khalifa City | AED 14,000 | AED 12,000 |
| Zayed City | AED 16,000 | AED 16,000 |
| Yas Island | AED 25,000 | AED 18,000 |
| Al Raha | AED 21,000 | AED 12,000 |
ADREC Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Report, H1 2026.
Is an Al Reef asking price in line?
Type the size and asking price of any Al Reef villa or apartment and compare its price per square metre with the regulator's averages for Al Reef.
Home type
Start from a home we list
- Price per sq ft
- AED 1,053
- Price per sq m
- AED 11,330
- Al Reef average, H1 2026
- AED 11,000
- Highest average, H1 2026
- AED 20,000
- This size at the average
- AED 1,165,000
- This size at the highest average
- AED 2,118,000
Within 3% of the Al Reef average
ADREC Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market Report, H1 2026. For a villa, pick Villa or townhouse and type the built-up area from the listing.
What an Al Reef home costs to buy
Take a Downtown flat we list, or slide up to a villa's price, to see what it takes on day one and each month.
Start from a real price
Who is buying
Estimated monthly repaymentAED 5,336
- Down Payment
- AED 240,000
- Registration fee (2%)
- AED 24,000
- Cash needed on day one
- AED 264,000
- Loan amount
- AED 960,000
- Total if you pay cash
- AED 1,224,000
An estimate, not a quote. A bank values the home before it lends and sets the rate; its own fees are extra.
Living in Al Reef
Everyday life
- Supermarkets
- Carrefour Market and Select Market
- Downtown
- Shops and cafes at street level
- Facilities
- Pools, gyms, play areas and barbecue spaces
- Security
- Gated, with 24 hour security
- Mosques
- Two: Al Reef Mosque and Masjid Jama Al Reef
Schools and nurseries
- Maple Bear Nursery
- In Al Reef Downtown, from four months
- Redwood Montessori Nursery
- Early years
- Al Raha International School
- A short drive
- Al Yasmina Academy
- Within easy reach
- GEMS American Academy
- About 15 minutes
Health care
- Al Reef Medical Centre
- In the community
- NMC Royal Hospital
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Mediclinic Khalifa City
- Within 20 minutes
Drive times
- Zayed International Airport
- About 10 minutes
- Khalifa City
- About 10 minutes
- Yas Island and Yas Mall
- About 12 to 15 minutes
- Downtown Abu Dhabi
- About 30 to 35 minutes
- Dubai
- About 50 minutes by the E11
The case for Al Reef
4,189
A sold out community
4,189 of the 4,248 homes on the register are sold, so buyers trade on resale.
AED 12,000
Villa prices below the islands
Al Reef villas averaged AED 12,000 per sq m against AED 18,000 on Yas.
10 min
Airport demand
Airline and airport staff live ten minutes from Zayed International Airport.
16,000
A complete community
Planned for 16,000 residents, with a nursery, a clinic and shops in place.
Things to weigh
- Morning traffic on the E11 and E10 lengthens the drive to the city.
- Most residents drive: buses mainly serve the airport.
- There is no beach or waterfront in the community.
- Homes date from 2012, so condition varies from villa to villa.
Who Al Reef suits
First time buyers
Downtown apartments averaged AED 11,000 per sq m in 2026.
Homes under AED 1 millionAirport and airline staff
About 10 minutes from Zayed International Airport.
Buyers weighing newer villas
Al Ghadeer and Khalifa City are the usual comparisons.
Villas in Al GhadeerBuying in Al Reef, step by step
Set the budget
Start with the calculator above: the Down Payment, the 2% fee and the monthly repayment.
Check the price
Compare the asking price per square metre with the Al Reef average.
View the villa
Check the style, the plot and the condition: homes date from 2012.
Sign the MOU
Agree the price and pay the deposit set out in the memorandum of understanding.
Arrange the finance
A bank pre-approval first; the bank values the home before it lends.
Transfer on DARI
Buyer and seller sign the transfer on DARI, which charges 2% of the price.
What you need
- Passport
- Emirates ID, for UAE residents
- Proof of funds or a bank pre-approval
Your trusted brokers
Find your trusted broker in Al Reef
Licensed Masterpiece advisors who know Al Reef street by street. Call, WhatsApp or book a consultation.
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