Dubai · villas & townhouses on the water
Live on the lagoon.
Every villa community in Dubai built around a lagoon, compared by budget, on one map, with homes for sale and rent.
Why a lagoon
A beach at the end of the garden.
Dubai’s newest villa communities are built around swimmable lagoons: sandy beaches, kayaks and paddleboards inland, for families who want the sea without the tower.
- A beach, pools and water sports inside a gated community
- Townhouses from about AED 2 million, detached villas and mansions above
- Schools, clinics and shops inside or next to most master plans
- Resale, rental and new launches, from one desk
15
villa communities built around a lagoon, beach or lake
AED 2M*
lowest townhouse asking price on a lagoon (DAMAC Islands, Property Finder)
7 km
of crystal lagoon at District One, the longest in Dubai’s villa communities
+17%
villa and townhouse prices, H1 2026 vs H1 2025 (DLD data via Allsopp & Allsopp)
The map
Every lagoon community, on one map.
Each pin is a villa community built around a lagoon. Filter by budget, hover a name to find it on the map, click to open its page.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
* Indicative “from” prices, 29 Sept 2026, confirmed in writing with each enquiry.
By budget
Four budgets, one lifestyle.
The same lagoon lifestyle exists at very different prices. Pick your budget to see the communities where it buys a townhouse, a villa or a mansion today.
Townhouses on the new lagoon communities of Dubailand and Dubai South, most of them handed over from 2025 onwards: the entry point to lagoon living, often below the price of a large apartment in town.
Under 3MIllustrationDAMAC Properties · DubailandDAMAC Islands
DAMAC’s tropical sequel to Lagoons: six island-themed clusters around lagoons, waterfalls and jungle rivers, handover from 2028.
FromAED 2M*Bedrooms4 – 7Off-plan
Under 3MDeveloper renderDAMAC Properties · Dubailand · Hessa StreetDAMAC Lagoons
Eleven Mediterranean-themed villages of townhouses and villas around crystal lagoons, opposite DAMAC Hills.
FromAED 2.2M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction
Under 3MIllustrationDAMAC Properties · DubailandDAMAC Islands 2
Eight Caribbean and Pacific island clusters around crystal lagoons, launched November 2025, handover from 2030.
FromAED 2.29M*Bedrooms4 – 7Off-plan
Under 3MDeveloper renderEmaar Properties · Dubai – Al Ain Road (E66)The Valley
Emaar’s townhouse community on the Al Ain road, around a 47,000 m² man-made beach: the most affordable Emaar address on the water.
FromAED 2.35M*Bedrooms3 – 5Ready & under constructionLarger townhouses and the first detached villas, in established master plans by Emaar, Majid Al Futtaim and Sobha: more garden, more choice of lagoon frontage.
Under 3MIllustrationDAMAC Properties · DubailandDAMAC Islands
DAMAC’s tropical sequel to Lagoons: six island-themed clusters around lagoons, waterfalls and jungle rivers, handover from 2028.
FromAED 2M*Bedrooms4 – 7Off-planUnder 3MDeveloper renderDAMAC Properties · Dubailand · Hessa StreetDAMAC Lagoons
Eleven Mediterranean-themed villages of townhouses and villas around crystal lagoons, opposite DAMAC Hills.
FromAED 2.2M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under constructionUnder 3MIllustrationDAMAC Properties · DubailandDAMAC Islands 2
Eight Caribbean and Pacific island clusters around crystal lagoons, launched November 2025, handover from 2030.
FromAED 2.29M*Bedrooms4 – 7Off-planUnder 3MDeveloper renderEmaar Properties · Dubai – Al Ain Road (E66)The Valley
Emaar’s townhouse community on the Al Ain road, around a 47,000 m² man-made beach: the most affordable Emaar address on the water.
FromAED 2.35M*Bedrooms3 – 5Ready & under construction
3 – 6MIllustrationDubai South Properties · Dubai South · Residential DistrictSouth Bay
Villas and waterfront mansions around a 1 km crystal lagoon in Dubai South, eleven minutes from Al Maktoum airport.
FromAED 3.2M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction
3 – 6MIllustrationDubai South Properties · Dubai South · The PulseThe Pulse Beachfront
Ready villas and townhouses around a beach lagoon in Dubai South, handed over in December 2024.
FromAED 3.27M*Bedrooms3 – 5Ready
3 – 6MIllustrationMajid Al Futtaim · Hessa Street · Al HebiahTilal Al Ghaf
Majid Al Futtaim’s lagoon community next to DAMAC Lagoons: ready townhouses around Lagoon Al Ghaf, island mansions under way.
FromAED 3.45M*Bedrooms3 – 8Ready & under construction
3 – 6MIllustrationSobha Realty · Dubailand · off the Al Ain roadSobha Sanctuary
Sobha’s largest Dubai master plan, launched in January 2026 along a 6 km lagoon, off the Al Ain road.
FromAED 3.95M*Bedrooms4 – 6Off-plan
3 – 6MIllustrationBinghatti Developers · Academic City · Emirates RoadTilal Binghatti
Binghatti’s first villa community, on Emirates Road by Academic City, with a 12,000 m² man-made beach and swimmable lakes.
FromAED 4.2M*Bedrooms4 – 6Off-plan
3 – 6MIllustrationZaya · Jebel Ali · Sheikh Zayed RoadLunaya
A lagoon-centred villa community by Zaya on Sheikh Zayed Road in Jebel Ali, launched April 2026, 40 / 60 payment plan.
FromAED 4.5M*Bedrooms4 – 5Off-plan
3 – 6MIllustrationMeraas · Nad Al Sheba 1Nad Al Sheba Gardens
Meraas’ gated villa community near Meydan, with lagoons reached straight from residents’ gardens and a wave pool.
FromAED 4.8M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction
3 – 6MIllustrationMeraas · Dubailand · Wadi Al Safa 7The Acres
Meraas’ standalone villas in Dubailand around swimmable lagoons with floating decks, handover from late 2027.
FromAED 5.35M*Bedrooms3 – 7Off-planDetached villas on large plots, many facing the water directly, in the communities closest to the city.
Under 3MIllustrationDAMAC Properties · DubailandDAMAC Islands
DAMAC’s tropical sequel to Lagoons: six island-themed clusters around lagoons, waterfalls and jungle rivers, handover from 2028.
FromAED 2M*Bedrooms4 – 7Off-planUnder 3MDeveloper renderDAMAC Properties · Dubailand · Hessa StreetDAMAC Lagoons
Eleven Mediterranean-themed villages of townhouses and villas around crystal lagoons, opposite DAMAC Hills.
FromAED 2.2M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under constructionUnder 3MIllustrationDAMAC Properties · DubailandDAMAC Islands 2
Eight Caribbean and Pacific island clusters around crystal lagoons, launched November 2025, handover from 2030.
FromAED 2.29M*Bedrooms4 – 7Off-planUnder 3MDeveloper renderEmaar Properties · Dubai – Al Ain Road (E66)The Valley
Emaar’s townhouse community on the Al Ain road, around a 47,000 m² man-made beach: the most affordable Emaar address on the water.
FromAED 2.35M*Bedrooms3 – 5Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationDubai South Properties · Dubai South · Residential DistrictSouth Bay
Villas and waterfront mansions around a 1 km crystal lagoon in Dubai South, eleven minutes from Al Maktoum airport.
FromAED 3.2M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationMajid Al Futtaim · Hessa Street · Al HebiahTilal Al Ghaf
Majid Al Futtaim’s lagoon community next to DAMAC Lagoons: ready townhouses around Lagoon Al Ghaf, island mansions under way.
FromAED 3.45M*Bedrooms3 – 8Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationSobha Realty · Dubailand · off the Al Ain roadSobha Sanctuary
Sobha’s largest Dubai master plan, launched in January 2026 along a 6 km lagoon, off the Al Ain road.
FromAED 3.95M*Bedrooms4 – 6Off-plan3 – 6MIllustrationZaya · Jebel Ali · Sheikh Zayed RoadLunaya
A lagoon-centred villa community by Zaya on Sheikh Zayed Road in Jebel Ali, launched April 2026, 40 / 60 payment plan.
FromAED 4.5M*Bedrooms4 – 5Off-plan3 – 6MIllustrationMeraas · Nad Al Sheba 1Nad Al Sheba Gardens
Meraas’ gated villa community near Meydan, with lagoons reached straight from residents’ gardens and a wave pool.
FromAED 4.8M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationMeraas · Dubailand · Wadi Al Safa 7The Acres
Meraas’ standalone villas in Dubailand around swimmable lagoons with floating decks, handover from late 2027.
FromAED 5.35M*Bedrooms3 – 7Off-plan
6 – 15MPhotoMeydan · Nakheel · MBR CityDistrict One
Villas and mansions on a 7 km crystal lagoon in MBR City, sixteen minutes from Downtown.
FromAED 6M*Bedrooms4 – 7+Ready & under construction
6 – 15MIllustrationEmaar Properties · Dubailand · Emirates RoadThe Oasis
Emaar’s lagoon-and-canal villa city in Dubailand: Palmiera, Mirage, Lavita, Mareva and branded Address Villas, handover from 2027.
FromAED 9.45M*Bedrooms4 – 7Under constructionMansions and signature villas on the lagoon edge, a few minutes from Downtown: the top of the villa market.
Under 3MDeveloper renderDAMAC Properties · Dubailand · Hessa StreetDAMAC Lagoons
Eleven Mediterranean-themed villages of townhouses and villas around crystal lagoons, opposite DAMAC Hills.
FromAED 2.2M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationDubai South Properties · Dubai South · Residential DistrictSouth Bay
Villas and waterfront mansions around a 1 km crystal lagoon in Dubai South, eleven minutes from Al Maktoum airport.
FromAED 3.2M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationMajid Al Futtaim · Hessa Street · Al HebiahTilal Al Ghaf
Majid Al Futtaim’s lagoon community next to DAMAC Lagoons: ready townhouses around Lagoon Al Ghaf, island mansions under way.
FromAED 3.45M*Bedrooms3 – 8Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationZaya · Jebel Ali · Sheikh Zayed RoadLunaya
A lagoon-centred villa community by Zaya on Sheikh Zayed Road in Jebel Ali, launched April 2026, 40 / 60 payment plan.
FromAED 4.5M*Bedrooms4 – 5Off-plan3 – 6MIllustrationMeraas · Nad Al Sheba 1Nad Al Sheba Gardens
Meraas’ gated villa community near Meydan, with lagoons reached straight from residents’ gardens and a wave pool.
FromAED 4.8M*Bedrooms3 – 7Ready & under construction3 – 6MIllustrationMeraas · Dubailand · Wadi Al Safa 7The Acres
Meraas’ standalone villas in Dubailand around swimmable lagoons with floating decks, handover from late 2027.
FromAED 5.35M*Bedrooms3 – 7Off-plan6 – 15MPhotoMeydan · Nakheel · MBR CityDistrict One
Villas and mansions on a 7 km crystal lagoon in MBR City, sixteen minutes from Downtown.
FromAED 6M*Bedrooms4 – 7+Ready & under construction6 – 15MIllustrationEmaar Properties · Dubailand · Emirates RoadThe Oasis
Emaar’s lagoon-and-canal villa city in Dubailand: Palmiera, Mirage, Lavita, Mareva and branded Address Villas, handover from 2027.
FromAED 9.45M*Bedrooms4 – 7Under construction
15M+Developer renderSobha Realty · MBR City · BukadraSobha Hartland II
Sobha Estates: a gated enclave of 5- and 6-bedroom villas with direct access to the Blue Lagoon, next to Ras Al Khor.
FromAED 21.5M*Bedrooms5 – 6Under construction
DAMAC Lagoons · Developer renderFeatured community
A holiday resort you can live in.
DAMAC went on sale with DAMAC Lagoons on 1 November 2021: a master community of Mediterranean-themed clusters, each with its own architecture and its own leisure hub, set around crystal lagoons with sandy beaches.
Available now
Villas and townhouses for sale and rent.
A selection of homes offered today by RERA-licensed agents we work with, in lagoon communities. Many more are available off-market: tell us what you need.
For saleDeveloper renderAED 2,600,0004-bedroom townhouse in Malta, DAMAC Lagoons
Malta, DAMAC Lagoons4 bed3 bath
For saleDeveloper renderAED 2,700,0004-bedroom townhouse by the lagoon in Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo, DAMAC Lagoons4 bed4 bath1,551 sq ft
For saleDeveloper renderAED 3,300,0004-bedroom + maid townhouse near the lagoon in Marbella
Marbella, DAMAC Lagoons4 bed4 bath2,287 sq ft
For saleDeveloper renderAED 4,900,0004-bedroom twin villa with lagoon view in Rivana, The Valley
Rivana, The Valley4 bed3,544 sq ft
For saleDeveloper renderAED 4,700,3773-bedroom terrace apartment at Lunaya Terraces
Lunaya Terraces, Lunaya3 bed3 bath2,466 sq ft
For saleDeveloper renderAED 1,750,0001-bedroom apartment facing the crystal lagoon, 310 Riverside Crescent
310 Riverside Crescent, Sobha Hartland II1 bed2 bath699 sq ftOwners
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Families and investors come to this site looking for lagoon homes. Tell us about yours: we value it against registered sales and live rents, and list it with RERA-licensed agents.
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Homes available today across every lagoon community, with registered prices and handover status, not one developer’s stock.
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Questions
Before you choose.
We list 15, from the lowest entry price: DAMAC Islands, DAMAC Lagoons, DAMAC Islands 2, The Valley, South Bay, The Pulse Beachfront, Tilal Al Ghaf, Sobha Sanctuary, Tilal Binghatti, Lunaya, Nad Al Sheba Gardens, The Acres, District One, The Oasis, Sobha Hartland II. Crystal Lagoons itself lists Tilal Al Ghaf and District One among its Dubai projects; the others have lagoons, beaches or swimmable lakes as described on each page.
The large crystal lagoons are designed for residents to swim, with sandy beaches; opening hours and rules are set by each community. Some communities have decorative lakes or canals instead: each community page says which.
The villa communities on this site are marketed to buyers of every nationality. Before any offer we check the title deed (or the Oqood registration for an off-plan home) with the Dubai Land Department.
The Dubai Land Department’s Golden Visa service requires property worth AED 2 million or more at purchase, alone or combined, including mortgaged homes with a bank letter. Most lagoon townhouses and villas are above that threshold.
Many families rent for a year in the community they like, then buy. We handle both: the rental search, and the purchase when you are ready, resale or new launch.
Dubai Villas Lagoons is an independent platform about lagoon communities. We work with the developers for new launches and with RERA-licensed agents for resale and rentals; each home is presented and transacted by a licensed professional whose details are given before any viewing.
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